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Specimens of English literature from the 'Ploughmans crede' to the ...

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XII. THE PASSETYME OF PLEASURE. 1231 Because his stroke was ^ hevy <strong>to</strong> beare,I lept asyde <strong>from</strong> hym full quickly,And <strong>to</strong> him I ran without any feare.Whan he had discharged agayne full lightly,He rored loude, and sware I should abye.But what for that ? I stroke at him fast,And he at me, but I was not agast.1 But as he faught he had a vauntage,He was right hye and I under him lowTyll at <strong>the</strong> last, with lusty courage,Upon <strong>the</strong> side I gave him such a blowThat I right nere did him overthrow,But right anone he did his might enlarge,That upon me he did such a stroke discharge,19 That unneth I might make resistaunceAgayn ^ his power, for he was so stronge.I dyd defend me agaynst his vyolence,And thus <strong>the</strong> battayll dured right longe ;Yet evermore I did thinke amongeOf La Belle Pucell, whom I shold attayneAfter my battayles, <strong>to</strong> release my payne.20 And as I loked I saw than o;^valeFayre golden Phebus, with his beames read,Than up my courage I began <strong>to</strong> hale,Which nigh before was agone and dead.My swerde so entred that <strong>the</strong> giaunt blede,And with my strokes I cut <strong>of</strong> anoneOne <strong>of</strong> his legges, amiddes <strong>the</strong> thye bone.1 Old text ' wys.'^ Old text « Agayng.'

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