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

                                
                                  That somtyme were clothed well.
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                                  Ther he wept, and wrong hys hond:
                                
                                  In the world ys noon [man) MS.]  levand
                                
                                  Of so stronge herte that can hyt see,
                                
                                  But [That MS.]  of hym he myȝt have pyte;
                                
                                  And so had Gye so grete mornyng,
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                                  That they fell both in sownyng.
                                
                                  'Terry,' quod Gye, 'my fellow dere,
                                
                                  I wyll wend, ye shall dwell here.
                                
                                  I the be-tech god all-myȝte:
                                
                                  He the kepe both day and nyȝte.
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                                  I have a chyld be my wyfe:
                                
                                  He ys a knyȝt, yf he have lyfe.
                                
                                  Yf he ever have to the mystere,
                                
                                  Helpe hym with thy powere.'
                                
                                  'My dere brother,' quod terry than,
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                                  'For hys love that mad man,
                                
                                  Be-levyth here styll ryght,
                                
                                  And my trouth I wyll the plyȝt,
                                
                                  All in thys world that ys myn,
                                
                                  I wyll the plyȝt hyt shall be thyne.
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                                  And yf ye wyll not do that thyng,
                                
                                  I prey yow, doth myn askyng,
                                
                                  That I may the world for-sake,
                                
                                  And to youre company me take,
                                
                                  That we be partyd in no manere,
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                                  Whyle we bene in erth here:
                                
                                  Me ys lever to wend with yow, [Caius MS. 107 page 243] 
                                
                                  And suffer both honger and sorrow
                                
                                  Than to be from yow with all the honourre

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Title: The romance of Guy of Warwick. The first or 14th-century version.
Canvas: Page 573
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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