Caxton's Blanchardyn and Eglantine C. 1489: From Lord Spencer's Unique Imperfect Copy, Completed by the Original French and the Second English Version of 1595William Caxton, Leon Kellner |
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adjective aduenture ardyn arryued ayen ayenst Aymon bataylle Blanch Blanchardyn byfore Cassydonye Caxton Charles the Grete Chaucer commaunded corage coude courser Cursor Mundi cyte daryus daye deth doon doughter doune dyde Eglantine enmyes F. J. Furnivall fader fayre felawe ferre folke French Gesta Romanorum gyue hath haue herte Huon hyghe hymself ibid instances Ioye King knyght kynge Alymodes lady leue lord loue manere mayden Middle English moche Morte Darthur myght neuer noble noun nyghe Old English Orig ouer pronoun proude pucelle prouost prysoner pucelle in amours redy ryght Sadoyne sawe sayde sette shal sholde shulde slayne socoure sone sore sorowe speke spere Subyon swerde Syntax syth thenne theym thou thynge toke Tormaday tydynges tyme verbs vnto hym vpon waye whan wherfore wherof wolde wyff wylle wyse wyst wyth wyth hym wythin wythout ye haue ynough Zupitza
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