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RE-EDITED FROM COTTON. MS. NERO, A.x., IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM, BY RICHARD MORRIS, EDITOR OF HAMPOLE'S "PRICKE OF CONSCIENCE," "EARLY ENGLISH ALLITERATIVE POEMS," ETC.; MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL OF THE PHILOLOGICAL SOCIETY.
While the sportsmen are hunting this "wild swine" our lovely knight lies in his bed. He is not forgotten by the lady, who pays him an early visit, seeking to make further trial...
1. Chapter 1RE-EDITED FROM COTTON. MS. NERO, A.x., IN THE BRITISH MUSEUM, BY RICHARD MORRIS, EDITOR OF HAMPOLE'S "PRICKE OF CONSCIENCE," "EARLY ENGLISH ALLITERATIVE POEMS," ETC.; MEMBER OF...
6. Chapter 6[A] Then frayned þe freke ful fayre at him-seluen, Quat derne[1] dede had hym dryuen, at þat dere tyme, 1048 So kenly fro þe kynge3 kourt to kayre al his one, Er þe halidaye3 ho...
9. Chapter 9[A] Now ne3e3 þe nw3ere, & þe ny3t passe3, Þe day dryue3 to þe derk, as dry3tyn bidde3; 2000 [B] Bot wylde wedere3 of þe worlde wakned þeroute, Clowdes kesten kenly þe colde to...
5. Chapter 5[A] Mony klyf he ouer-clambe in contraye3 straunge, Fer floten fro his frende3 fremedly he ryde3; [B] At vche warþe oþer water þer þe wy3e passed, 716 He fonde a foo hym byfore,...
10. Chapter 10[A] He lyftes ly3tly his lome, & let hit doun fayre, [B] With þe barbe of þe bitte bi þe bare nek [Fol. 122.] Þa3 he homered heterly, hurt hym no more, 2312 Bot snyrt hym on þat...
7. Chapter 71372 [A] Thenne comaunded þe lorde in þat sale to samen alle þe meny,[Fol.] Boþe þe ladyes on loghe to ly3t with her burdes, [109b.] [B] Bi-fore alle þe folk on þe flette, freke...
4. Chapter 4[A] "Bigog," quod þe grene kny3t, "sir Gawan, melykes, Þat I schal fange at þy fust þat I haf frayst here; 392 & þou hat3 redily rehersed, bi resoun ful trwe, Clanly al þe couen...
8. Chapter 8[A] After messe a morsel[1] he & his men token, Miry wat3 þe mornyng, his mounture he askes; 1692 [B] Alle þe haþeles þat on horse schulde helden hym after, Were boun busked on...
3. Chapter 3[Sidenote A: Arthur held at Camelot his Christmas feast,] [Sidenote B: with all the knights of the Round Table,] [Sidenote C: full fifteen days.] [Sidenote D: All was joy in hal...
11. Chapter 111869 Ho hat3 kyst þe kny3t so to3t. She has kissed the knight so courteous. Sir F. Madden explains to3t, promptly. To3t seems to be the same as the Northumbrian taght in the fol...