Middle English humorous tales in verse / edited by George H. McKnight.

                                
                                  Neuly crist my ded me send!
                                
                                  Men send me hyder, vyt-vten fayle,
                                
                                  To haf yi help anty cunsayle;
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                                  Yar for amy cummen here,
                                
                                  Yat yu salt be my herand-bere,
                                
                                  To mac me and yat mayden sayct,
                                
                                  And hi sal gef ye of my nayct,
                                
                                  So yat heuer al yy lyf
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                                  Saltu be ye better wyf.
                                
                                  So help me crist, and hy may spede,
                                
                                  Riche saltu haf yi mede."
                                
                                  "A, son, vat saystu? Benedicite! [Mome Ellwis] 
                                
                                  Lift hup yi hand and blis ye!
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                                  ffor it es boyt syn and scam,
                                
                                  Yat yu on me hafs layt thys blam.
                                
                                  ffor hic am anald quyne and a lam,
                                
                                  Y led my lyf wit godis loue,
                                
                                  Wit my roc y me fede,
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                                  Cani do non oyir dede,
                                
                                  Bot my pater noster and my crede,
                                
                                  To say crist for missedede,
                                
                                  And myn auy mary —
                                
                                  ffor my scynnes hic am sory —
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                                  And my deprofundis
                                
                                  ffor al yat y sin lys;
                                
                                  ffor cani me non oyir yink—
                                
                                  Yat wot crist, of heuene kync.
                                
                                  Ihesu crist of heuene hey,

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Title: Middle English humorous tales in verse / edited by George H. McKnight.
Canvas: Page 23
Publication: Boston :: D.C. Heath; c1913.
Subject terms: English poetry; English wit and humor; Dame Siriz; Cleges; The fox and the wolf in the well

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