Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse

The story of England

" Drecchynge by tymes haue [poyntes haf.] [Petyt folio 48b:1] þey wrought. 8080 " Mannes nature vmwhile þey take; " Þat ys þer myght þey may so make, " Whan hit ys tyme of here powere, " To haue lyknesse of bodyes here. [sere.] 8084 " What tyme þey tak hit, wot noman " Bot he þat al may wyte & kan. " Þise spyrites do women schame; [Lambeth folio 35b:1] " Incuby / demones, ys cald þer name, 8088 " ffendes-in-bedde, as our bokes [so þei.] sayn, " Þat many woman han forlayn. " On þis manere myghte Merlyn " Be geten & born, by [in.] oure deuyn." 8092 ¶ Þen seide Merlyn: "Sire kyng! þou has " Sent after me; sey me þy [what.] cas! [Dicta Merlyny.] " What þou wilt, sey me þy wille, " Wheþer hit is for god oþer ylle!" Þen seid þe kyng, "þou schalt here; 8097 " ffor þe y sente, at þe to lere. " A castel y haue bygonne, [begunnen.] " & lore þer-on þat y haue wonne; [& lost þerfor þat .I. haf wunnen.] 8100 " Al þat þey make þer on a day, " O nyght alone [holy.] stand hit ne may; " & eft when þey gynne [begyn.] þe walles, " Eyþer hit synkes, or cleues, or falles; 8104 " & ffayn y wolde þe werk haue hasted, " & mykel of myn þer-fore ys wasted, " Bot þus seide alle my dyuinours, " Þat þer ne schal stande wal ne tours 8108 " Bot þy blod þer-on be schad, " Þow þat neuere no fader had." Þenne seide Merlyn, "þat wold nought God,
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Title
The story of England
Author
Mannyng, Robert, fl. 1288-1338.
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Page 284
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London,: Longman & co.; [etc., etc.]
1887.
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Great Britain -- History

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