Specimens of the Early English Poets, Volume 1Nicol, 1803 - 424 pages |
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... thee , " Ne thee mis - metre for default of tongue : " And , read whereso thou be , or elles sung , " That thou be understond , God I beseech ! " Troilus and Cress . End of Book V. It was easier to prefer a prayer , than to suggest any ...
... thee , " Ne thee mis - metre for default of tongue : " And , read whereso thou be , or elles sung , " That thou be understond , God I beseech ! " Troilus and Cress . End of Book V. It was easier to prefer a prayer , than to suggest any ...
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... thee my wonges waxeth wan : Lady all for thine sake Longing is y - lent me on ! In world n'is non so wyter 5 man , That all her bounty telle can : Her swire 7 is whiter than the swan , 8 And fairest may3 in town . An hendy hap , & c . I ...
... thee my wonges waxeth wan : Lady all for thine sake Longing is y - lent me on ! In world n'is non so wyter 5 man , That all her bounty telle can : Her swire 7 is whiter than the swan , 8 And fairest may3 in town . An hendy hap , & c . I ...
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... thee , quoth Hunger , as thou thy heal3 willest , That thou drink no day ere thou dine somewhat : • Advise , exhort . Eaten . Fr. 3 Health . Eat not , I hote thee , ere Hunger thee [ 151 ]
... thee , quoth Hunger , as thou thy heal3 willest , That thou drink no day ere thou dine somewhat : • Advise , exhort . Eaten . Fr. 3 Health . Eat not , I hote thee , ere Hunger thee [ 151 ]
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George Ellis. Eat not , I hote thee , ere Hunger thee take And send thee of his sauce to savour with thy lips .: And keep some ' till supper - time , and sit not too long , And rise up ere appetite have eaten his fill . Let not Sir ...
George Ellis. Eat not , I hote thee , ere Hunger thee take And send thee of his sauce to savour with thy lips .: And keep some ' till supper - time , and sit not too long , And rise up ere appetite have eaten his fill . Let not Sir ...
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... thee , Hunger , when thou wilt , yet well be thou ever ! For this is a lovely lesson , Lord it thee for - yield ! Bihote God ! ( quod Hunger ) hence ne will I I wend Till I have dined , by this day , and drunken both . I have no penny ...
... thee , Hunger , when thou wilt , yet well be thou ever ! For this is a lovely lesson , Lord it thee for - yield ! Bihote God ! ( quod Hunger ) hence ne will I I wend Till I have dined , by this day , and drunken both . I have no penny ...
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