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
Haue nou here þis gold ring,
He his god to þi dobbing. 596
Ne hys none swilk vnder so{n}ne,
Þat man may offe konne.
Hy g{ra}ue hys on þe Ringe,
‘Rymyld þi lef þe yenge’; 600
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¶ Haue her þis goldring;
hit is ful god to þi dobbyng. 596
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yg{ra}ued is on þe rynge,
‘rymenild þy luef þe ȝynge.’ 600
nis non betere vnder sonne
þ{a}t enymon of conne.
For mi loue þou hit were,
{ant} on þy fynger þou hit bere. 604
[Sidenote: and which will protect him if he will look on it and think of
her.]
Þe stones beoþ of suche g{ra}ce,
Þ{a}t þu ne schalt in none place
Of none du{n}tes beon ofdrad,
Ne on bataille beon amad, 608
Ef þu loke þ{er}an
{And} þe{n}ke vpo{n} þi le{m}man.
¶ And sire Aþulf, þi broþer,
He schal haue anoþer. 612
Þe ston him hys of swiche g{ra}ce,
Þat þou ne schal i{n} none place
Of none do{n}te fayle,
Þer þou bigi{n}nes batayle. 608
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And sire ayol, þi broþer,
He sal haue anoþer. 612
þe ston haueþ suche g{ra}ce,
ne shalt þou in none place
deþ vnderfonge,
ne buen yslaye wiþ wronge, 608
ȝef þou lokest þeran
{ant} þenchest o þi lemman.
ant sire aþulf, þi broþer,
he shal han en oþer. 612
[Sidenote: She then mournfully prays for Christ’s blessing on Horn’s
undertaking.]
Horn, ihc þe biseche
Wiþ loueliche speche,
Crist ȝeue god erndinge,
Þe aȝen to bringe.” 616
¶ Þe kniȝt hire gan kesse,
{And} heo hi{m} to blesse.
Horn, god hy þe bi teche,
Wit morninde speche.
God þe ȝyeue god endynge,
An hol þe aȝen bringe.” 616
Þe knict hyre gan to kusse,
And reymyld him blisse.
Horn, c{ri}st y þe byteche,
mid mourninde speche.
c{ri}st þe ȝeue god endyng,
{ant} sound aȝeyn þe brynge.” 616
þe knyht hire gan to cusse,
{ant} rymenild him to blesse.
[Sidenote: Horn takes leave, arms himself, mounts his black steed, and
sets out in search of adventure.]
Leue at hire he nam
{And} i{n} to halle cam. 620
Þe kniȝtes ȝeden to table,
{And} horne ȝede to stable.
Þar he tok his gode fole,
Also blak so eny cole. 624
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