English Poems: Old English and middle English periods 450-1550Walter Cochrane Bronson University of Chicago Press, 1910 |
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Pàgina 2
... Never did I see upon earth greater earl than is one of you , a warrior in armor ; that is no hall - man honored with weapons , unless his glance belies him , his peerless look . Now I must know your kin , ere ye fare farther from here ...
... Never did I see upon earth greater earl than is one of you , a warrior in armor ; that is no hall - man honored with weapons , unless his glance belies him , his peerless look . Now I must know your kin , ere ye fare farther from here ...
Pàgina 7
... Never found he in his life- days , before or after , hardier heroes for hall - thanes . The wight with no part in joys came then journeying to the house . The door soon sprang open , fast with fire - bands , after he laid hold of it ...
... Never found he in his life- days , before or after , hardier heroes for hall - thanes . The wight with no part in joys came then journeying to the house . The door soon sprang open , fast with fire - bands , after he laid hold of it ...
Pàgina 8
... never thought before , that any man with power might ever break it in pieces , splendid and bone - decked as it was , or force it apart with cunning , unless flame's embrace swallowed it in smoke . Noise went up , new enough ; dire fear ...
... never thought before , that any man with power might ever break it in pieces , splendid and bone - decked as it was , or force it apart with cunning , unless flame's embrace swallowed it in smoke . Noise went up , new enough ; dire fear ...
Pàgina 13
... never in battle did it fail any man who clasped his hands about it , who durst go griesly journeys , to battle - fields of foes . That was not the first time that it had to do a work of strength . Indeed Ecglaf's son , strong in might ...
... never in battle did it fail any man who clasped his hands about it , who durst go griesly journeys , to battle - fields of foes . That was not the first time that it had to do a work of strength . Indeed Ecglaf's son , strong in might ...
Pàgina 17
... never heard I man in so young life speak more wisely ; thou art strong of might and old in mind , wise in word - sayings . I count it a likelihood , if it happens that the spear , the sword - grim battle , illness or iron , take ...
... never heard I man in so young life speak more wisely ; thou art strong of might and old in mind , wise in word - sayings . I count it a likelihood , if it happens that the spear , the sword - grim battle , illness or iron , take ...
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 130 - But al be that he was a philosophre, Yet hadde he but litel gold in cofre...
Pàgina 245 - True Thomas he took off his hat, And bowed him low down till his knee : " All hail, thou mighty Queen of Heaven ! For your peer on earth I never did see.
Pàgina 127 - Of smal coral aboute hir arm she bar A peire of bedes, gauded al with grene; And ther-on heng a broche of gold ful shene, 160 On which ther was first write a crowned A, And after, Amor vincit omnia.
Pàgina 141 - Everich a word, if it be in his charge, Al speke he never so rudeliche and large, Or ellis he moot telle his tale untrewe, Or feyne thyng, or fynde wordes newe.
Pàgina 123 - Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote The droghte of Marche hath perced to the roote, And bathed every veyne in swich licour. Of which vertu engendred is the flour...
Pàgina 125 - Somtyme with the lord of Palatye Agayn another hethen in Turkye. And everemoore he hadde a sovereyn prys; And though that he were worthy, he was wys, And of his port as meeke as is a mayde. He nevere yet no vileynye ne sayde In al his lyf unto no maner wight. He was a verray, parfit gentil knyght.
Pàgina 246 - And see ye not that braid braid road, That lies across that lily leven? That is the path of wickedness, Tho some call it the road to heaven. "And see not ye that bonny road, That winds about the fernie brae? That is the road to fair Elfland, Where thou and I this night maun gae. "But, Thomas, ye maun hold your tongue, Whatever ye may hear or see, For, if you speak word in Elflyn land, Ye'll neer get back to your ain countrie.
Pàgina 227 - THE king sits in Dumferling toune, Drinking the blude-reid wine: "O whar will I get guid sailor, To sail this schip of mine?" Up and spak an eldern knicht, Sat at the kings richt kne: "Sir Patrick Spence is the best sailor. That sails upon the se.
Pàgina 145 - His byle was blak, and as the jeet it shoon ; Lyk asure were his legges and his toon ; His nayles whiter than the lylye flour, And lyk the burned gold was his colour.
Pàgina 218 - For Wetharryngton my harte was wo, That ever he slayne shulde be ; For when both his leggis wear hewyne in to, Yet he knyled and fought on hys kne.