Lydgate's Temple of GlasEarly English Text Society, 1891 - 136 pages |
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Page 81 - Or call up him that left half told The story of Cambuscan bold, Of Camball, and of Algarsife, And who had Canace to wife, That owned the virtuous ring and glass, And of the wondrous horse of brass, On which the Tartar king did ride...
Page 4 - The Pilgrime or the Pilgrimage of Man in this World," copied by Will. Baspoole, whose copy "was verbatim written by Walter Parker, 1645, and from thence transcribed by GG 1649 ; and from thence by WA 1655.
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Page 125 - And if that I consente, I wrongfully Compleyne, y-wis ; thus possed to and fro, Al sterelees with-inne a boot am I A-mid the see, by-twixen windes two, That in contrarie stonden ever-mo. Allas ! what is this wonder maladye ? For hete of cold, for cold of hete, I dye.
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Page 5 - Mr. Harvey means to prepare an edition of the three MSS. of the Earliest English Metrical Psalter, one of which was edited by the late Mr. Stevenson for the Surtees Society.
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