The wars of Alexander: an alliterative romance translated chiefly from the Historia Alexandri Magni de preliis. Re-edited from ms. Ashmole 44, in the Bodleian library, Oxford, and ms. D.4.12, in the library of Trinity college, Dublin: by the Rev. Walter W. Skeat.

                                
                                  Be þe liȝt at he led · laches he þe way,
                                  Line 2976 
                                
                                  And fandis fast to þe fliȝt · with a fers will.
                                
                                  Þe pepill of þe palais · quen þai his passe saȝe,
                                
                                  Rusches vp in a res · rynnes in-to chambres,
                                
                                  Sum araies þaim in ringis · & sum in row brenys, [folio 51b] 
                                
                                  . . . . .
                                  Line 2980* 
                                
                                  With hard hattis on þaire hedis · hied to þaire horsis,
                                
                                  Prekis eftir þe prince · prestly enarmed. [MS. enr enarmed; with enr struck through.] 
                                
                                  Bot now was niȝt on þam neȝed · þat noyd þaim sare.
                                
                                  Sone ware þai willid fra þe way · þe wod was so thike,
                                
                                  Sum on buȝes & on brerys · blemysched þe face,
                                  Line 2985 
                                
                                  Sum ware dreuyn doun in dikis · sum in depe myrys;
                                
                                  Bot Alexander at myn ame · þaire aȝe is a-schapid,
                                
                                  Ay trottis him to þe trod-gate · as him þe torche wyssis.
                                
                                  Sire Dary as a drery man · duellis [The e above the line.]  at hame,
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                                  With princes in his palais · all pense he sittis,
                                
                                  Þe baldnes of þis baratour · he besyly remembris,
                                
                                  Þat skapid so sone skatheles · fra all his schathill dukis.
                                
                                  Þan was an ymage within · as I am enfourmede,
                                  Line 2993 
                                
                                  Of Sexeres þat sum-quyle · þat cite had to welde, [MS. ȝ welde.] 
                                
                                  Forgid all of fyne gold · & fettild [in] his seete;
                                
                                  Vndire þe souerayne sege · þare sett ere þe lawis.
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                                  And sodanly þat semylacre · as tellis þe textis,
                                
                                  It all to-paschis in-to peces · & to poudire dryuys.
                                
                                  Þan was þe wale kyng waa · & wepand he said:
                                
                                  "Þis be-takens trombling of my tild · & tene of [In the margin.]  my regne."
                                  Line 3000 
                                
                                  And Alexander all þat quile · asperly rydis
                                
                                  To þe grete flode of Granton · & it on a glace fyndis.
                                
                                  Or he was soȝt to þe side · ȝit sondird þe qweryns,
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                                  His hors it hunyschist for euire · & he with hard schapid.
                                
                                  Þan aires he with Emynelows · euen to his princes,
                                
                                  And derfly on þe toþir day · a douth he assembles,

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Title: The wars of Alexander: an alliterative romance translated chiefly from the Historia Alexandri Magni de preliis. Re-edited from ms. Ashmole 44, in the Bodleian library, Oxford, and ms. D.4.12, in the library of Trinity college, Dublin: by the Rev. Walter W. Skeat.
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Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1886.
Subject terms: Alexander, -- the Great, -- 356-323 B.C. -- Romances.

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