Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 12

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Percy Society, 1844
 

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Pagina viii - So much for the outward fortunes of this remarkable Book. It comes before us with a character such as can belong only to a very few ; that of being a true World's-Book, which through centuries was everywhere at home, the spirit of which diffused itself into all languages and all minds.
Pagina 130 - And badhym to make not to[o] moche sorowe / But that he sholde endeuore hym to seche hem. For he had so moche preysed hem. that they had grete wyl and desyre to haue them/ And by cause he had made them to vnderstonde that he had sente these lewellis to them, though they...
Pagina 97 - Alle the beestis, both poure and riche, were alle stylle whan the foxe spak so stoutly. The cony Laprel, and the roek, were so sore aferde, that they durste not speke ; but pyked and strykcd them out of the court bothe two, and whan they were a room, fer in the playne, they saide, God graunte that this felle murderare may fare evyl.
Pagina 181 - Gualtier changed in the one instance into " felony," in the second into " misdeed." It is from the Flemish breucke, a crime. P . 60. Male and staffblessyd as belongeth to a pilgrim. — In Fosbroke's British Monachism, p. 326, ed. 1843, is a chapter on the consecration of pilgrims, from which we learn that after certain prayers and psalms had been said over the intended pilgrims as they lay prostrate before the altar, they arose, and the priest consecrated their scrips and staves. He next sprinkled...
Pagina xliv - Non tibi sella super dorsa, sed intus erit." and while they are arguing the point, which they do at considerable length, a peasant passes along carrying a ham. Reynard makes his uncle a proposal that they should rob the peasant ; his uncle agrees to do so ; and accordingly Reynard approaches him, feigns lameness, and allows himself to be hunted by the countryman, who, that he may the more readily make him his prize, throws down the ham. This is speedily snapped up by Isengrim, who had been on the...
Pagina 16 - Bruyn the bere that he stronge and hardy is, that may not helpe hym ; he sawe wel that he begyled was, he began to howle and to braye, and crutched wyth the hynder feet and made suche a noyse and rumour, that Lantfert cam out hastely, and knewe nothyng what this myght be, and brought in his hand a sharp hoke. Bruyn the bere laye in the clyfte of the tree in grete fere and drede, and helde fast his heed, and nyped both his fore feet, he wrange, he wrastled, and cryed, and all was for nought, he wiste...
Pagina 23 - ... by ryght ayenste hym and alle hys lygnage wythout mercy / Tybert spack / My lord the kynge / they that this counseylde you were not my frendes what shal I doo there / he wil not for me neyther come ne abyde / I beseche you dere kynge sende some other to hym / I am lytyl and feble / bruyn the bere whiche was so grete and...
Pagina 11 - After this, the kynge sente for his lordes and wysest of his counseyl for to take advys, how this grete murdre and trespaas shold be punyshyd on Reynart the foxe. Ther was concluded and apoynted for the beste, that Reynart shold be sent for, and that he lefte not for ony cause, but he came into the kynges court, for to here wat shold be sayd to hym, and that Bruyn the bere shold do the message. The kynge thought that alle this was good, and said to Brune the bere : Syr Brune, I wyl that ye doo this...
Pagina 67 - Bather than they shold be vnborn, I shal rather gyue yow my male, that I bere, and put the kynges lettres therin, and hange them aboute your necke. Ye shal haue of the kynge grete thanke therfore and be right welcomen to hym. Ther vpon Bellyn promysed hym to bere thise lettres.
Pagina 42 - Isegrym sayde late vs goo / ffor ye curse vs bi cause we lengthe the tyme / euyl mote he fare yf we abyde ony lenger / he wente forth wyth grete enuye on that one side and bruyn stoode on the other syde / and so lede they hym forth to the galowes warde / Tybert ranne with a good wil to fore / and bare the corde and his throte was yet sore of the grynne / and his croppe dyde hym woo of the stryke that he was take in that happed by the counseil of the foxe / and that thought he now to quyte...

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