King Horn, Floriz and Blauncheflur, The Assumption of Our Lady
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King Horn, Floriz and Blauncheflur, The Assumption of Our Lady
English poetry -- Middle English, 1100-1500; Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint -- Legends; Romances, English
Lust whi ihc wonde
Bringe þe horn to honde. 356
For horn is fair {and} riche,
Nis no whar his iliche.
Aylmar, þe gode kyng,
Dude him on mi lokyng. 360
[_No gap in MS._ . . . .]
To bringe þe horn to honde. 356
Horn hys fayr and riche,
His no man hys liche,
And aylm{er}, þe gode king,
Dede him in Mi loking. 360
ant list were fore ych wonde
to bringen horn to honde. 356
for horn is fayr {ant} riche,
nis non his ylyche.
Aylmer þe gode kyng
dude him me in lokyng. 360
Ȝef horn were her abute,
Sore y me dute
Wiþ him ȝe wolden pleie
Bitwex ȝou selue tweie. 364
Þa{n}ne scholde wiþuten oþe
Þe kyng maken vs wroþe.
Ȝyf horn þe were aboute,
Wel sore ich me doute
Þat ye schulde{n} pleye
Bitwen hou one tweye. 364
Þan scholde wit oute{n} oþe
Þe king hus maken wroþe.
Ȝif horn þe were aboute,
sore ich myhte doute
wiþ him þou woldest pleye
bituene ou seluen tueye. 364
þenne shulde wiþ outen oþe
þe kyng vs make wroþe.
[Sidenote: but asks Rymenhild’s forgiveness, and promises to bring Horn
in all events.]
Rymenhild, forȝef me þi tene,
Lefdi, my quene, 368
And horn ihc schal þe fecche,
Wham so hit recche.”
For ȝyf me þi tene,
My leuedi and my quene, 368
And horn ich wolle feche,
Wam so hit eu{er}e reche.”
[Sidenote: [leaf 85, back]]
Ah, forȝef me þi teone,
my leuedy Ant my quene. 368
Horn y shal þe fecche,
wham so hit yrecche.”
[Sidenote: Rymenhild is glad, and bids him bring Horn as a squire.]
¶ Rymenhild, ȝef he cuþe,
Gan lynne wiþ hire Muþe. 372
Heo makede hire wel bliþe
Wel was hire þ{a}t siþe.
Reymyld, ȝyf hye cowþe,
Gan leyhe wyt hire mouþe. 372
Hye lowe and makede blyþe
Wel was hire swiþe.
rymenild, ȝef heo couþe,
con lyþe wiþ hyre mouþe. 372
heo loh {ant} made hire blyþe,
for wel wes hyre olyue.
“Go nu,” q{ua}þ heo, “sone,
{And} send him aft{er} none 376
Whane þe kyng arise,
On a squieres wise.
To wude for to pleie.
Nis no{n} þ{a}t him biwreie; 380
He schal wiþ me bileue
Til hit beo nir eue,
To hauen of him mi wille.
Aft{er} ne recchecche what me telle.” 384
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