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

                                  
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                                    And in his herte he seide thoo:
                                  
                                    'This lyon y shall nowe slee.
                                  
                                    So y may best on Guy wroken bee.'
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                                    A sharpe wepen he forth drowe,
                                  
                                    And therwith the lyon he slowe.
                                  
                                    The lyon was afraide and vp sterte,
                                  
                                    As he that was to deth hurte.
                                  
                                    A mayde was ther, and all sighe,
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                                    And to the Styward she cride an highe:
                                  
                                    'Sir Styward,' she seide, 'that was euyl smyte.
                                  
                                    Harme dud he noon, god it wite!'
                                  
                                    The lyon ranne forth sore gronyng,
                                  
                                    And after him his guttes drawyng.
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                                    To Guyes ynne he is goo,
                                  
                                    In his chambre he fonde him tho:
                                  
                                    At his fete he felle downe in that stede:
                                  
                                    To haue socour he it dede.
                                  
                                    His handes he gan to likke gently: [Caius MS. 107 page 112] 
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                                    That was his loue, sikirly.
                                  
                                    Whan Guy the lyon wounded seigh,
                                  
                                    For sorowe his herte to-clef wel neigh.
                                  
                                    'A lorde,' he seide, 'god all-might,
                                  
                                    Who hath the thus euyl dight?
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                                    For all this Citee y ne wolde
                                  
                                    That my lyon thus sone dede bee sholde.'
                                  
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                                    With that Guy oute of the Chambre wonde,
                                  
                                    And toke his swerde in his honde,
                                  
                                    And to courte wente thinkyng.
                                  
                                    Well they sawe all by his lokyng
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                                    That he was right wroth:
                                  
                                    They all ayenst him sone gooth.

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Title: The romance of Guy of Warwick. The first or 14th-century version.
Canvas: Page 249
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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