THE HOUS OF FAME. BOOK I. OD turne us every dreem to gode! To my wit, what causeth swevenes Why that is an avisioun, And this a revelacioun ; Why this a dreem, why that a sweven, Why this a fantom, these oracles, I noot; but who-so of these miracles Devyne he; for I certainly The authorities are F. (Fairfax 16); B. (Bodley 638); P. (Pepys 2006); Cx. (Caxton's ed.); Th. (Thynne's ed. 1532). I follow F. mainly, correcting the spelling. 1. P. drem; rest dreme. 8. All have And why; I omit why. 9, 10. F. swevene, evene; Cx. Th. sweuen, euen. 11. Th. B. a fantome; P. a fauntom; Cx. a fanton; F. affaintome; after which, all needlessly insert why. 12. F. Th. B. P. not; Cx. note (=noot). Elide o in so. 20. All wrongly insert is before more. B 24. B. of the; rest of her; I omit the (her). Cx. stryf; Th. stryfe. wote; rest wote. 26. F. B. stewe; P. stoe; 35. P. sweche; rest suche, such. 45. F. B. for50. F. vnderstonde, followed by a metrical mark, in dicating a pause; I add n. 58, 62. MSS. dreme (= dreem). 63. See note. 64. B. P. now; F. yow; rest om. 71. P. strem; rest streme (= streem); so P. drem (rest dreme) in 1. 80. MSS. cometh (=com'th). 73. Cx. Th. clepe; F. clepeth. 77. F. That; rest And. 78. Th. wol; P. wul; Cx. wyl; F. B. wolde. 85. F. B. stonde; Cx. Th. stande; P. stond. Cx. alle; F. Th. al (wrongly). 88. All pouerte. P. om. a. (abrayde). 89. B. ech; F. eche. 100. I supply that. 103. 109, 110. Cx. seyd, abreyd; the rest seyde (sayde), abreyde Grammar requires seyd, abreyd; (abreyde also occurs). 118. Cx. P. leonard, hard; F. Th. B. leonarde, harde. P. om. of. MSS. slept, slepte; read sleep, as in 1. 438. 117, 119. |