From alle wymmen mi love is lent " And lyht 12 on Aly soun. On heu 13 hire her is fayr ynoh, 15 Hire browe broune, hire eye blake, With lossum chere 14 he on me loh! 10 With middel 16 smal, and wel ymake.17 Bote 18 he me wolle 19 to hire take, Forte buen 20 hire owen make,21 Longe to lyuen ichulle 22 forsake, And feye 23 fallen adoun. An hendy hap, etc. Nihtes-when y 25 26 waxeth won. wende 24 and wake; Forthi myn wonges Levedi,27 al for thine sake Longinge is ylent 28 me on. ΙΟ 15 20 25 29 In world nis non so wytermon,2 That al hire bounte 30 telle con.31 Hire swyre 32 is whittore then the swon, And feyrest may 33 in toune. An hendi, etc. 34 Icham for wowyng al forwake,3 Wery so water in wore,35 Lest eny reve me my make.21 Ychabbe y-yir yore,3 36 37 Betere is tholien whyle sore Then 39 mournen evermore. 40 Geynest under gore," Herkne to my roun! 41 30 Her brows are brown, and black her eyne. She smiled on me with lovesome air; Trim is her waist and neat and fine. Unless thou'lt take me to be thine, Thy own dear love, O lady mine, Of longer living shall I pine, By death shall be undone. A blessed fortune is my lot, etc. Often at night I toss and wake; For this my cheeks are pale and wan. In world is none so wise a man IC 15 20 25 38 35 Hear my orison! An hendi, etc. 1 March 2 little bird in her language I live 5 most beautiful 6 she 7 I am 8 power 9 10 I know 11 a pleasdeparted 18 ant fortune I have got turn 26 27 A blessed fortune is my lot, etc. 30 31 35 can goodness 29 there is no so wise man 33 maid 34 I am for wooing all worn with watchweary as water in weir 36 take away from ing 35 37 I have heard long ago 38 it is better to endure hurt for a while 39 than 40 most gracious one alive (in clothing) 41 secret AE UBI SUNT QUI ANTE NOS FUERUNT? (c. 1350) Were beth' they that biforen us weren, The riche levedies in here 5 bour, 6 I 2 18 24 4 ladies pleasure 11 lost Where are they that lived of yore? 1 shaped, arrayed 2 5 hear 6 but 7 hills 8 3 4 In a summer season when soft was the sunshine, I got me into a garment that grew on a sheep's back; In habit like a hermit/unholy in living, I went wide in this world wonders to seek out. But on a May morning, side, on Malvern hill5 I met with a marvel, of magic I thought it. I was weary, forwandered, and went to refresh me Under a broad bank by the side of a brooklet. And as I lay and leaned there and looked on the waters, I slumbered in a sleeping, the sound was so soothing. Then came to my mind's eye vision, ΙΟ a marvellous That I was in a wilderness, where wist I never; And as I looked into the east and up where the sun was, I saw a tower on a toft trimly constructed; A deep dale beneath a dungeon within it, 15 With deep ditch and dark and dreadful to look on. A fair field full of folk found I between them, Of all manner of men, the mean and the mighty, Working and wandering asketh. as the world Some put hand to the plow, played very seldom, 20 In setting and sowing sweated they hardly, And won what these wasters with gluttony devour. 15 did I dream garment as if sheep dream knew on high 19 20 strange thing 9 enchant- field, building-site 21 choicely, skilfully 22 found worn out with wandering burn, brook 12 it 13 whispered, made a low sound 14 merry |