With lossom eye grete ant gode, Blou northerne wynd, etc. Hire lure lumes liht Ase a launterne a nyht, So feyr heo is ant fyn. A suetly swyre heo hath to holde, Blou northerne wynd, etc. Heo is coral of godnesse, Heo is parvenke of prouesse, For hire love y carke ant care, Ant al ich waxe won, 5. For hire love in slep y slake, Blou northerne wynd! Send thou me my suetyng! Blou northerne wynd! blou, blou, blou! This World's Joy WYNTER wakeneth al my care, Nou this leves waxeth bare; Ofte I sike ant mourne sare Of this worldes joie, hou hit goth al to noht. Nou hit is, and nou hit nys, Al so hit ner nere, ywys; That moni mon seith, soth hit ys: Alle we shule deye, thah us like ylle. Al that gren me graueth grene Nou hit faleweth albydene: Jesu, help that hit be sene Ant shild us from helle! C. 1300 For y not whider y shal, ne hou longe her duelle. 5. this leves] these leaves. sike] sigh. nys] is not. al so hit bote] but, ner nere] as though it had never been. soth] sooth. except thah] though. faleweth] fadeth. albydene] altogether. her duelle] here dwell. y not whider] I know not whither. 6. A Hymn to the Virgin OF F on that is so fayr and bright Brighter than the day is light, Parens et puella: Ic crie to the, thou see to me, Levedy, preye thi Sone for me, That ic mote come to thee Maria. Al this world was for-lore Eva peccatrice, Tyl our Lord was y-bore De te genetrice. With ave it went away Thuster nyth and comz the day C. 1300 Effecta. on] one. levedy] lady. thuster] dark. pris] prize. 7. Of a rose, a lovely rose, ESTENYT, lordynges, both elde and 3ynge, Swych a rose to myn lykynge In al this word ne knowe I non. The Aungil came fro hevene tour, Out of here bosum the blosme sprong. The ferste braunche is ful of myht, Blyssid be the time the rose sprong! The thredde braunche is good and swote, Therein to Every day it schewit in prystes hond. lestenyt] listen. word] world. hevene qwyn] heaven's queen. xuld] should. bote] salvation. C. 1350 schen] beautiful 8. Prey we to here with gret honour, And schyd us fro the fyndes bond. ROBERT MANNYNG OF BRUNNE Praise of Women NO thyng ys to man so dere 1260-1340 As wommanys love in gode manère. A gode womman is mannys blys, 9. JOHN BARBOUR Freedom A! Fredome is a noble thing! Fredome mayse man to haif liking; Fredome all solace to man giffis, 8. nevene] name. glew] gladden. liberty. na ellys nocht] nor aught else. d. 1395 hurde] flock. 9. liking] |