Early English Alliterative Poems: in the West-Midland Dialect of the Fourteenth Century
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Early English Alliterative Poems: in the West-Midland Dialect of the Fourteenth Century
English poetry -- Middle English, 1100-1500
[Sidenote 9] _fowle_ (?). [_fowle_ (?),]
[65 Sidenote] ... “pull in the plough.” [plough,”]
[263 Sidenote] No law was laid upon them.] [them,]
[320 Sidenote] ... door in the side, together with ...
[side. together]
[349 Sidenote] ... to destroy all flesh. [flesh,]
[577 Sidenote] [Fol. 65a.] [Fol. 65.]
[614 Sidenote] ... wash their feet, and bring ... [feet. and]
[667] Þe{n}ne swenged forth saré & swer by hir trawþe,
[swer hy hir _but 1864 edition has “by”_]
[721 Sidenote] [Fol. 67a.] [Fol, 67a]
[937 Sidenote] [Fol. 70a.] [Fol. 70a,]
[937 Sidenote] ... “preach to them the peril” of delay.
[“preach to them the peril” of delay.”]
[1674] & in wast{er}ne walk
[wast{ur}ne _corrected from Notes and 1864 edition_]
[1737 Sidenote] ... divided, and given ... [divided. and]
ORPHANED QUOTATION MARKS
[211] “I schal telde vp my trone i{n} þe tra mou{n}tayne
[682] “How myȝt I hyde myn hert fro habraham þe trwe,
[899] “Wyth þy wyf & þy wyȝeȝ & þy wlone deȝtters,
[1642] “Ryche ky{n}g of þis rengne rede þe oure lorde,
NOTES
365 [364]
414 kytheȝ vncouþe [kytheȝ, vncouþe]
449 ... _wern_ = _were_ (?).
[_second note numbered 448 and printed on previous line_]
461 _smach_ smack, scent [_definition printed in italics_]
501 ... (see B. l. 857). [_Printed as shown, with superfluous “B.”_]
654 _sothly_ = truly (? _sotly_, foolishly or _softly_).
[_Note is numbered 655 and printed after longer note for 655. The
word “sothely” also occurs in 657, but the text note (“sotly...”)
refers to 654._]
1358 _avayment_, exhibition. [_body text has two words “a vayment”_]
1696 [1697]
1792 _Now is a dogge also dere_ [_body text has two words “al so”_]
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PATIENCE.
[Headnotes:
PATIENCE IS TO BE COMMENDED.
JONAH IS SENT TO NINEVEH.
HE SAILS FOR TARSHISH.
HE IS OVERTAKEN BY A TEMPEST.
JONAH IS CONDEMNED TO DEATH, AND IS CAST OVERBOARD.
A WILD WHALE SWALLOWS JONAH.
THE WHALE WANDERS ABOUT.
JONAH PRAYS FOR HIS DELIVERANCE.
THE WHALE VOMITS UP JONAH.
THE PROPHET PREACHES AGAINST NINEVEH.
GOD’S MERCY DISPLEASES JONAH.
JONAH IS SHELTERED BY A WOODBINE.
HE LAMENTS ITS DESTRUCTION.
GOD JUSTIFIES HIS MERCY AND FORBEARANCE.]
[Headnote: PATIENCE IS TO BE COMMENDED.]
I.
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