The Harley lyrics

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Title
The Harley lyrics
Author
anonymous
Editor
Frances McSparran
Publication
London and New York: Published for the Early English Text Society by Oxford University Press
1965
1948
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Oxford Text Archive number: U-1681-A

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"The Harley lyrics." In the digital collection Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/HarLyr. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 5, 2024.

Pages

Brook 4; Ker 29

Bytuene mersh & aueril. Line 001 when spray biginneþ to springe Line 002 þe lutel foul haþ hire wyl Line 003 on hyre lud to synge Line 004 Ich libbe in louelonginge Line 005 for semlokest of alle þynge. Line 006 he may me blisse bringe Line 007 icham in hire baundoun Line 008 An hendy hap ichabbe yhent Line 009 ichot from heuene it is me sent Line 010 from alle wymmen mi loue is lent Line 011 & lyht on alysoun Line 012 on heu hire her is fayr ynoh Line 013 hire browe broune hire eȝe blake Line 014 wiþ lossum chere he on me loh Line 015 wiþ middel smal & wel ymake Line 016 bote he me wolle to hire take Line 017 forte buen hire owen make Line 018 longe to lyuen ichulle forsake Line 019 & feye fallen adoun Line 020 an hendy hap &c Line 021 nihtes when y wende & wake Line 022 forþi myn wonges waxeþ won. Line 023 leuedi al for þine sake Line 024 longinge is ylent me on. Line 025 In world nis non so wytermon. Line 026 þat al hire bounte telle con Line 027 hire swyre is whittore þen þe swon Line 028 & feyrest may in toune Line 029 An hend &c Line 030 Icham for wolwyng al forwake Line 031 wery so water in wore Line 032 lest eny reue me my make Line 033 ychabbe yȝyrned ȝore Line 034 Betere is þolien whyle sore Line 035 þen mournen euermore Line 036 geynest vnder gore Line 037 herkne to me roun. Line 038 An hendi &c Line 039
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