I longut so sore to se.
I longed so sorely to see.
34 Matching Annotations
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Ther was never yoman in mery Inglond
There was never a human in merry England
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And seid, "So mot I the,
And said, "So I may thrive"
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The kyng red the letturs anon,
The king read the letters immediately,
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The kyng did hit unfold.
The king did unfold.
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He gaf hym the letturs in his hand,
He gave him the letters in his hand,
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To speke John was full bolde;
To speak John was full bold;
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"God yow save, my lege kyng!"
God you save, my liege!
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Jhesus yow save and se!
Lord you save and see!
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"God yow save, my lege lorde,
God you save, my liege,
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He knelid down upon his kne:
He kneeled down upon his knee:
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Litull John cam in unto the kyng
Little John came un unto the king
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Bare the letturs to oure kyng.
Bore (brought) the letters to our king.
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Non of theym were in her mynde But only Litull Jon.
None of them kept their heads, Except Little John
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And Litull John and Much in fere
And Little John and Moch together
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In nouther mosse nor lyng,
In neither bog nor hearth,
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So did Moch the litull page,
So did Moch to the little page ,
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Ther thei beryed hem bothe,
They buried them both,
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For ferd lest he wolde tell.
For fear that he would tell
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No longer wolde he dwell;
No longer would he wait;
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John smote of the munkis hed,
John struck of the monk's head,
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Het is gret shame to se.
Hate is a great shame to see
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No wyckud deth shal he dye.
No wicked death shall he dye.
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Therfor I trust in hir specialy
Therefore I trust in her specially
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And yet wil, securly;
And still will, surely;
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"He has servyd Oure Lady many a day,
He has served Our Lady many a day,
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And harkyn what I shal say.
And listen to what I shall say.
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Pluk up your hertis, and leve this mone,
Pluck (pick) up your hearts and lament,
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And yet scapyd away;
And yet escaped;
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"Oure maister has bene hard bystode
Our master has been hard beset
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And lay stil as any stone;
And lay still as stone;
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Ye that shulde be dughty men;
You that should be daughty men;
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"For His luf that dyed on tre,
For Christ's love that died on the cross,
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Sum fel in swonyng as thei were dede,
Some fell in swooning as [if] they were dead,
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