A history of English literature : $b A practical text-book

Name: A history of English literature : $b A practical text-book
Author: Albert, Edward

Albert, Edward

English literature -- History and criticism

(2) And ich isæh thæ vthen         And I saw the waves
        I there sæ driuen;             In the sea drive;
        And the leo i than ulode       And the lion in the flood
        Iwende with me seolue.         Went with myself.
        Tha wit I sæ comen,            When we two came in the sea,
        Tha vthen me hire binomen.     The waves took her from me;
        Com ther an fisc lithe,        But there came swimming a fish;
        And fereden me to londe.       And brought me to land.
        Tha wes ich al wet,            Then was I all wet
        And weri of soryen, and seoc.  And weary from sorrow, and sick.
        Tha gon ich iwakien            When I gan wake
        Swithe ich gon to quakien.     Greatly I gan quake.
                                                 LAYAMON, _Brut_, 1200

    (3) Ich am eldre þan ich wes.   a winter and ek on lore.
        Ich welde more þan ich dude.   my wyt auhte beo more.
        Wel longe ich habbe child ibe[`s].   a werke and eke on dede.
        Þah ich beo of wynter old.   to yong ich am on rede.
        Vnneð lif ich habbe ilad.   and yet me þinkþ ich lede.
        Hwenne ich me biþenche.   ful sore ich me adrede.
        Mest al þat ich habbe idon.   is idelnesse and chilce.
        Wel late ich habbe me bi-þouht.   bute god do me mylce.
        Veole idel word ich habbe ispeke.   seoþþe ich speke cuþe.
        And feole yonge deden ido.   þat me of-þincheþ nuþe.
                                                       _Moral Ode_, 1250

    (4) Herknet to me, gode men,
        Wiues, maydnes, and alle men,
        Of a tale that ich you wile telle
        Wo so it wile here, and ther to duelle
        The talk is of Hauelok i-maked;
        Wil he was litel he yede ful naked;
        Havelok was a ful god gome,
        He was ful god in eueri trome,
        He was the wicteste man at nede
        That thurte riden on ani stede
        That ye mouen nou y-here,
        And the tale ye mowen y-lere.
        At the beginning of vre tale
        Fille me a cuppe of ful god ale.
                         _Havelock the Dane_, 1300

    (5)   Byteuene Mershe & Aueril
        When spray biginneþ to springe,
          Þe lutel foul haþ hire wyl
        On hyre lud to synge;
        Ich libbe in louelonginge
        For semlokest[13] of alle þynge,
        He may me blisse bringe,
          Icham in hire baundoun.[14]
        An hendy[15] hap[16] ichabbe yhent
        Ichot[17] from heuene it is me sent
        From alle wymmen mi loue is lent
          & lyht on Alysoun.
                                 _Alysoun_, 1300

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