The "Gest hystoriale" of the destruction of Troy: an alliterative romance tr. from Guido de Colonna's "Hystoria troiana." Now first ed. from the unique ms. in the Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow, with introduction, notes, and a glossary, by ... Geo. A. Panton, and David Donaldson, esq.

Shuld neuer lady of þat lede vnto þis lond comyn. And now, after the dethe & deire of my dere sones, Thou rises as a rebell to my ranke harmys! Syche counsell, as þou kythes, kepe I none of, Line 11340 Þat will lede me to losse, & my lond hoole: Neuer of shame to be shunt when shalke is on lyue." Eneas with envy egurly Rose, And kantly to þe kyng karpis agayne; Line 11344 Mony wordis in wrathe warpes full loude: And so parted the prise all in pale angur.
HERE THE KYNG COUNSELD HIS SON TO SLE ENEAS AND ANTENOR.
The prise kyng Priam was prickit with sorow, And myche water he weppit of his wale ene; Line 11348 ffor he se hit him-seluyn, the sorow was the more, The trayn of þo traytours, þat truly were fals. He purpost hym plainly, for perell to come, Tho faitours with falsyng to fonge yf he might. Line 11352 He said to his son, on a sad wise, Amphymake, the fre þat hym faith aght:— "Dere sun, I haue doute þat dethe vs depart, Þat of lyue & of loue are lappit to-gedur! Line 11356 Syn I am fourmyt þi fader, & þou my fre child, Let us suffer our-self with sufferaunce of goddes. I wotte hit full wele, thies wicked men bothe Haue purpost hom plainly to perisshe our londes, Line 11360 Our cité to sell, & our-selfe alse. Hit is nedefull for noy, þat neghis on hond, Þat þai droppe in the dike þai deghit have for vs. I haue takon intent þo traytours to sle, Line 11364 Er þai begyle vs with gawdis, & ger vs to degh. To morn when þo men are meuyt to counsell,
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The "Gest hystoriale" of the destruction of Troy: an alliterative romance tr. from Guido de Colonna's "Hystoria troiana." Now first ed. from the unique ms. in the Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow, with introduction, notes, and a glossary, by ... Geo. A. Panton, and David Donaldson, esq.
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Colonne, Guido delle, 13th cent.
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London,: Pub. for the Early English Text Society, by N. Trübner & Co.,
1869-1874.
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Troy (Extinct city) -- Legends

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