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

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2;;;;;;;;J 8 77. THOMAS OCCLEVE.Yf defectyfe were eny, as hym thoughtAnd on his naile he threwe hem <strong>of</strong>te and caste,And bagged hem and c<strong>of</strong>red hem at <strong>the</strong> laste6 1 o And opened his dore, and doun goth his wey.And after blive out <strong>of</strong> her bedde <strong>the</strong>y rise,And came doun blive, her fader thanken <strong>the</strong>yOf his goode chere in her best wise,And all^ was for <strong>the</strong> goldes couetise.And <strong>to</strong> gone home <strong>the</strong>y axed <strong>of</strong> hym leve*They ben departed, and <strong>the</strong>re <strong>the</strong>y hym leve.6 1 1 Walkyng homward <strong>the</strong>y iangled fast, and spekeOf <strong>the</strong> gold which <strong>the</strong>y sawe her fader haue.One seide, ' I wonder <strong>the</strong>r-on ;' ' and I eke,'Koth a-no<strong>the</strong>r, ' for, also god me saue,Yisterday, though Ishuld in-<strong>to</strong> my graueHaue crept, I durst on it haue leide my lyfe.That Gfold with hvm not hade be so rvfe.'G'6 1Now lete hem muse on that,And <strong>to</strong> her fader now M'ole IHe allc'what so hem lesteme dresse.this gold now taketh out <strong>of</strong> his cheste,And <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> marchaunt paide it more and lesse,Thankyng hym <strong>of</strong>te <strong>of</strong> his kyndenesseAnd <strong>the</strong>ns goth he home vn-<strong>to</strong> his mete.And <strong>to</strong> his sones hous, whan he hade ete.6 13 Whan he came thider, <strong>the</strong>y made <strong>of</strong> hym moreThan that <strong>the</strong>y were wont, by many foldeSo grete disport <strong>the</strong>y made hym not fulk yore.*Fader,' koth <strong>the</strong>y, ' this is your owen housholdeIn feith, <strong>the</strong>r is no thyng wiihm. our holde.But it shall(? be at your comaundement.Wold god that ye were <strong>of</strong> our assent

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