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... ther 20 Thenne 1 hy 18 hi ær seowen.21 23 Thanne ic me bethenche , 15 wel sore ic me adrede.16 17 18 Mest al that ic habbe ydon ys chilche ; 19 idelnesse and me God do Wel late ic habbe me bithoht , bute 20 milce . " Fele " ydele word ...
... ther 20 Thenne 1 hy 18 hi ær seowen.21 23 Thanne ic me bethenche , 15 wel sore ic me adrede.16 17 18 Mest al that ic habbe ydon ys chilche ; 19 idelnesse and me God do Wel late ic habbe me bithoht , bute 20 milce . " Fele " ydele word ...
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... Ther weore monie væie ! 35 Uppen there Tambre 38 Heo 37 tuhten 38 to - gadere ; The stude hatte 39 Camelford , - - Ever - mare ilast that ilke weorde ! 40 And at Camelforde wes isomned " 1 Sixti thusend And ma thusend there - to ; 42 2 ...
... Ther weore monie væie ! 35 Uppen there Tambre 38 Heo 37 tuhten 38 to - gadere ; The stude hatte 39 Camelford , - - Ever - mare ilast that ilke weorde ! 40 And at Camelforde wes isomned " 1 Sixti thusend And ma thusend there - to ; 42 2 ...
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... Ther faht 16 al to - somne 17 Folc unimete . Tambre wes on flode 18 Mid unimete 19 blode . Mon i than fihte Non 20 ther ne mihte 28540 28550 Twa gloven ithraste.1 Tha 2 nas ther na mare I than fehte to lave 3 Tha Of twa hundred thusend ...
... Ther faht 16 al to - somne 17 Folc unimete . Tambre wes on flode 18 Mid unimete 19 blode . Mon i than fihte Non 20 ther ne mihte 28540 28550 Twa gloven ithraste.1 Tha 2 nas ther na mare I than fehte to lave 3 Tha Of twa hundred thusend ...
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John Matthews Manly. 3 Sceoven mid uthen ; 1 And twa wimmen ther - inne Wunderliche idihte.2 And heo nomen Arthur anan , 3 And an eovste hine vereden , * And softe hine adun leiden , And forth gunnen lithen.3 Tha wes hit iwurthen That ...
John Matthews Manly. 3 Sceoven mid uthen ; 1 And twa wimmen ther - inne Wunderliche idihte.2 And heo nomen Arthur anan , 3 And an eovste hine vereden , * And softe hine adun leiden , And forth gunnen lithen.3 Tha wes hit iwurthen That ...
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... ther of ; 80 Hi wenden to - wisse Of here lif to misse , 132 Ther heo livede alone . Ther heo 10 servede Gode , Agenes the paynes 11 forbode.12 Ther he 10 servede Criste , That no payn hit ne wiste.13 84 Evere heo bad 14 for Horn Child ...
... ther of ; 80 Hi wenden to - wisse Of here lif to misse , 132 Ther heo livede alone . Ther heo 10 servede Gode , Agenes the paynes 11 forbode.12 Ther he 10 servede Criste , That no payn hit ne wiste.13 84 Evere heo bad 14 for Horn Child ...
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Page 326 - MILTON ! thou should'st be living at this hour : England hath need of thee : she is a fen Of stagnant waters : altar, sword, and pen, Fireside, the heroic wealth of hall and bower, Have forfeited their ancient English dower Of inward happiness. We are selfish men ; Oh ! raise us up, return to us again ; And give us manners, virtue, freedom, power. Thy soul was like a Star, and dwelt apart : Thou hadst a voice whose sound was like the sea : Pure as the naked heavens, majestic, free, So didst thou...
Page 364 - And there was mounting in hot haste: the steed, The mustering squadron, and the clattering car, Went pouring forward with impetuous speed, And swiftly forming in the ranks of war; And the deep thunder peal on peal afar; And near, the beat of the alarming drum Roused up the soldier ere the morning star; While thronged the citizens with terror dumb, Or whispering, with white lips - 'The foe! they come! they come!' And wild and high the 'Cameron's gathering
Page 367 - Thy waters washed them power while they were free, And many a tyrant since; their shores obey The stranger, slave, or savage; their decay Has dried up realms to deserts: not so thou, Unchangeable save to thy wild waves' play; Time writes no wrinkle on thine azure brow; Such as creation's dawn beheld, thou rollest now.
Page 367 - There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, There is a rapture on the lonely shore, There is society, where none intrudes, By the deep Sea, and music in its roar: I love not Man the less, but Nature more...
Page 451 - ... rim. Then I cast loose my buffcoat, each holster let fall, Shook off both my jack-boots, let go belt and all, Stood up in the stirrup, leaned, patted his ear, Called my Roland his pet-name, my horse without peer ; Clapped my hands, laughed and sang, any noise, bad or good, Till at length into Aix Roland galloped and stood. And all I remember is, friends flocking round As I sat with his head 'twixt my knees on the ground; And no voice but was praising this Roland of mine, As I poured down his...
Page 364 - And Ardennes waves above them her green leaves, Dewy with nature's tear-drops as they pass, Grieving, if aught inanimate e'er grieves, Over the unreturning brave, - alas! Ere evening to be trodden like the grass Which now beneath them, but above shall grow In its next verdure, when this fiery mass Of living valour, rolling on the foe And burning with high hope shall moulder cold and low.
Page 336 - And from this chasm, with ceaseless turmoil seething, As if this earth in fast thick pants were breathing A mighty fountain momently was forced: Amid whose swift half-intermitted burst Huge fragments vaulted like rebounding hail, Or chaffy grain beneath the thresher's flail: And "mid these dancing rocks at once and ever It flung up momently the sacred river.
Page 326 - EARTH has not anything to show more fair : Dull would he be of soul who could pass by A sight so touching in its majesty : This City now doth, like a garment, wear The beauty of the morning ; silent, bare, Ships, towers, domes, theatres, and temples lie Open unto the fields, and to the sky; All bright and glittering in the smokeless air. Never did sun more beautifully steep In his first splendour, valley, rock, or hill ; Ne'er saw I, never felt, a calm so deep ! The river glideth at his own sweet...
Page 271 - Toll for the brave ! Brave Kempenfelt is gone ; His last sea-fight is fought, His work of glory done. It was not in the battle ; No tempest gave the shock ; She sprang no fatal leak, She ran upon no rock. His sword was in its sheath, His fingers held the pen, When Kempenfelt went down With twice four hundred men.
Page 329 - River where ford there was none: But ere he alighted at Netherby gate The bride had consented, the gallant came late: For a laggard in love, and a dastard in war Was to wed the fair Ellen of brave Lochinvar.