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325 330 Bothè the armis and the name Of tho that haddin large fame , Alisander
and Hercules , That with a sherte his life did lese ; And thus founde I sittyng this
goddesse In noble honour and richesse , Of which I stinte a while now , Of othir ...
325 330 Bothè the armis and the name Of tho that haddin large fame , Alisander
and Hercules , That with a sherte his life did lese ; And thus founde I sittyng this
goddesse In noble honour and richesse , Of which I stinte a while now , Of othir ...
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380 385 And with him Dares and Titus Before , and eke he Lollius , And Guido
eke de Columpnis , And Englishe Galfride eke iwis ; And eche of these , as I have
joye , Was bufie for to bere up Troye , So hevie thereof was the fame , That for to ...
380 385 And with him Dares and Titus Before , and eke he Lollius , And Guido
eke de Columpnis , And Englishe Galfride eke iwis ; And eche of these , as I have
joye , Was bufie for to bere up Troye , So hevie thereof was the fame , That for to ...
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Madame , ( thus sayid thei ) we be Folke whiche that here berechin the That thou
grauntin us now gode Fame , And let our workiş have gode name ; In full
recompensacion Of gode worke give us gode renoun . I warne it you ( quod she
anone ) ...
Madame , ( thus sayid thei ) we be Folke whiche that here berechin the That thou
grauntin us now gode Fame , And let our workiş have gode name ; In full
recompensacion Of gode worke give us gode renoun . I warne it you ( quod she
anone ) ...
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We have doen well with all our might , But we ne kepe to havin Fame ; Hidith our
workis and our name For Godd'is love , for certis we Have surely doen it for
bounte , And for no manir othir thyng . I grauntin you all your askyng , ( Quod fhe ;
) let ...
We have doen well with all our might , But we ne kepe to havin Fame ; Hidith our
workis and our name For Godd'is love , for certis we Have surely doen it for
bounte , And for no manir othir thyng . I grauntin you all your askyng , ( Quod fhe ;
) let ...
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And tho came the sixt companie , And gonin fast to Fame to crie Right verily in
this manere ; Thei saidin , Mercie , ladie dere ! To tellin certain as it is We have
doen neithir that ne this , But idill all our life hath be ; But nathèlesse yet prayin
we ...
And tho came the sixt companie , And gonin fast to Fame to crie Right verily in
this manere ; Thei saidin , Mercie , ladie dere ! To tellin certain as it is We have
doen neithir that ne this , But idill all our life hath be ; But nathèlesse yet prayin
we ...
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| Title | Bell's Edition: The Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to Churchill ... Volumes 13-14 of Bell's Edition: The Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to Churchill, John Hamilton Mortimer |
| Illustrated by | Thomas Stothard, John Hamilton Mortimer |
| Publisher | J. Bell, 1782 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 4 Oct 2006 |
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