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

                                
                                  All that Guy with his swerde toke,
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                                  Sone anone his lif forsoke.
                                
                                  Some he smote vpon the hode,
                                
                                  That at the girdelstede the swerde abode;
                                
                                  Some he smote thurgh the side,
                                
                                  That they ne might neuere more goo nor ryde.
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                                  Was there noon that might stonde
                                
                                  The dynte that come oute of his honde.
                                
                                  So mighti strokes ther were yiue,
                                
                                  That the stronge shaftes all to-dryue.
                                
                                  There was noon in that stede [Caius MS. 107 page 45] 
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                                  Bot of his lif he was adredde.
                                
                                  With that come ride the Erle Lambard,
                                
                                  A sterne knyght and a Lombard;
                                
                                  Vrry he hath sleyne there,
                                
                                  That forthoughte Guy whan he therof was ware:
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                                  With the Erle lambard he did iousty,
                                
                                  To awreke the deth of good Vrry.
                                
                                  With suche an hete he smote him to,
                                
                                  That all his armes auailled him not a sloo;
                                
                                  Thurgh his herte the launce he bare,
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                                  And adown he felled him dede there.
                                
                                  With that cometh forth hugon,
                                
                                  He was the Dukes Nieue Otoun:
                                
                                  Knyght he was of grete mighte,
                                
                                  Swithe hardy and good in fighte.
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                                  Toraude there he hath felled,
                                
                                  And to deth stiked him thurgh his sheelde.
                                
                                  And whan heraude saw that cas,
                                
                                  That Toraulde so foule sleyne was,
                                
                                  For his deth he was sorye:
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                                  Him to awreke he doth him hye.
                                
                                  Neuere so sory he was,
                                
                                  Toward hugon he made a chas.
                                
                                  . . . . .

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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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