The romance of Guy of Warwick. The first or 14th-century version.

                                
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                                  Thurgh the body he him smote
                                
                                  With so grete strength, god it wote,
                                
                                  That there before the Lombardes all
                                
                                  Of his hors he did him dede fall.
                                
                                  Whan Danz Gauter that sighe
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                                  (A knyght he was of herte highe),
                                
                                  Ouere thwert [MS. thewert.]  he smote to Heraude so [Caius MS. 107 page 46] 
                                
                                  That all his hauberk he rende thoo;
                                
                                  Thurgh heraudes body the swerde yede,
                                
                                  All they wende he had bee dede.
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                                  Whan Guy sawe heraude felde,
                                
                                  To-hewe his hauberk and his shelde
                                
                                  (And of his hors felled he was
                                
                                  As a dede man vpon the gras),
                                
                                  And sawe the blode that ranne him fro,
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                                  Wonder he thoughte, and seide thoo:
                                
                                  'Thou lordyng, to the y seye,
                                
                                  His deth thou shalt full dere abeye!
                                
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                                  And by him that made sone and mone,
                                
                                  Thou shalt wite swithe sone
                                
                                  That thou shalt it forgete nought
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                                  That thou him hast to deth brought.'
                                
                                  Guy with spores smote his stede,
                                
                                  As a man that had grete nede.
                                
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                                  Than with all his mighte he smote him to,
                                
                                  Full euen he karffe his herte in two.
                                
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                                  And ther in grene he felled him downe,
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                                  And bade him Cristes malesoune,

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Title: The romance of Guy of Warwick. The first or 14th-century version.
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Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner, & co., limited,; 1883, 1887, 1891.
Subject terms: Guy of Warwick (Legendary character)

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