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

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—;36 III. JOHN LYDGATE.;;;;And rewe on hy;;z <strong>of</strong> her wo/?/manhedeFor, <strong>of</strong> affray, he was falle in drede,Lest he hadde assayled ben <strong>of</strong>-newe 1295Of <strong>the</strong> <strong>the</strong>bans, preued ful vntrewe ;For dred <strong>of</strong> which he was so rekkeles,Ful humblely hym gelding <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> pes,Tryst in hym-silf he passed hadde his boundes.And whan that she saugh his mortal woundes, 1300She hadde routh <strong>of</strong> v^rrey gentyllesseOf his desese, & <strong>of</strong> his distresse,And bad he shulde no thing be dismayd,Nor in hert sorouful nor affrayd,Disconfort hym in no maner thing*For I,' quod she, am doghter <strong>to</strong> <strong>the</strong> kyng,'Callyd lygurge, which gretly me delyteEuery morowe this gardyn <strong>to</strong> visyteIt is<strong>to</strong> me so passingly disport.1305How wommanly <strong>the</strong> lady acquyt hire <strong>to</strong> Tydeus inhis desese.Wherfor,' quod she, ' beth <strong>of</strong> good comfort. 1310For no wight her, <strong>to</strong>uchyng ^our^ viage,Shal hynder 50U, nor do 50W no damageAnd 5if 3e list <strong>of</strong> al 30ur auentwreThe pleyn trouth vn<strong>to</strong> me discure,I wil in soth^ do my bysynesse 13 15To reforme ^oure greuous hevynesseWith al my myght and hool my dylygenceThat Ihope <strong>of</strong> 30ure gret <strong>of</strong>fence5e shal han helpe in 5our^ adut'rsiteAnd, as ferforth as it lith in me, 1320Trusteth right wel ^e shul no faute fynde.'And whan he saugh that she was kynde,

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