 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 1795 - 794 pages
...werk ; He was alfo a lerned man, a Clerk, 1 That Criftes gofpel trewely wolde prechc ; ' His parifhcns devoutly wolde he teche ; Benigne he was, and wonder diligent, And in adverfite ful patient, And fwiche he was yprercd often fithcs; j Fill loth were him to curfen for his... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 766 pages
...was, and won J. i diligent, And in adversite ful patient: And swicbe he was yprevtrd of.cn sithes. Fal loth were him to cursen for his tithes, But rather wolde he yeven out of doutc, Unto his poure parishens abuute, Of his offring, and eke of his substance. He coude in litel... | |
 | Henry John Todd - Narrative poetry, English - 1810 - 468 pages
...holy thought and werk. He was also a lerned man, a clerk, That Cristes gospel trewely wolde preche. His parishens devoutly wolde he teche. Benigne he was, and wonder diligent, 485 And in adversite ful patient : And swiche he was ypreved often sithes. Ful loth were him to cursen... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - English poetry - 1819 - 468 pages
...holy thought and werk. He was also a lerned man, a clerk, That Cristes gospel trewely wolde preche. His parishens devoutly wolde he teche. Benigne he...adversite ful patient : And swiche he was ypreved often silhes. Ful loth were him to cursen for his tithes, But rather wolde he yeven out of doute, Unto his... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Authors, English - 1819 - 432 pages
...parishens devoutly wolde he teche. •Tied. "Now; adv. J Knew. * A riding petticoat. 5Talk. 6 Parson. Benigne he was, and wonder diligent, And in adversite ful patient : And swiche he was ypreved ' often withes a. Ful loth were him to cursen for his tithes, But rather wolde he yeven 3 out of doute, Unto... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Authors, English - 1819 - 420 pages
...trewely wolde preche. His parishens devoutly wolde he teche. 'T1ed. 2 Now; adv. 3 Knew. * A riding Benigne he was, and wonder diligent, And in adversite ful patient : And swiche he was ypreved1 often sithes*. Ful loth were him to cursen for his tithes, But rather wolde he yeven3 out... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 400 pages
...holy thought and werk. He was also a lerned man, a clerk, That Cristes gospel trewely wolde preche. His parishens devoutly wolde he teche. Benigne he...diligent, And in adversite ful patient: And swiche he was ypreyed often sithes. Ful loth were him to cursen for his tithes, But rather wolde he yeven out of... | |
 | 918 pages
...thought and werk, .• He was also a lerned man, a clerk, That Criste's gospel trewely wolde preche; His parishens devoutly wolde he teche. Benigne he...wonder diligent, And in adversite ful patient : And swk.he he was, yprovtd often sillies Ful lothe were him tocursen for his tithes, But rather wolde he... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1825 - 600 pages
...lemed man, a Clerk, That Cristes gospel trewely wolde preehe ; His parishens devoutly would he teehe. I > 2n ~ 9 ;_ r` D ? 7 k w D < ! О + Q- ' swiehe he was ypreved often sithes : Ful loth were him to eursen forln's tithes : But rather wolde... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1827 - 330 pages
...holy thought, and werk; He was also a lerned man, a clerk, That Cristes gospel trewely wolde preche; His parishens devoutly wolde he teche; Benigne he...diligent And in adversite ful patient; And swiche he was yproved often sillies Ful loth were him to cursen for his tithes, But rather wolde he geven out of... | |
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A good man ther was of religioun That was a poure Parsone of a toun, But riche he was of holy thought and werk ; He was also a lerned man, a clerk, That Cristes gospel trewely wolde preche ; His parishens devoutly wolde he teche ; Benigne he was, and... 
