The Story of England by Robert Manning of Brunne, A.D. 1338. Edited from mss. at Lambeth Palace and the Inner Temple, by Frederick J. Furnivall |
The Story of England | ||
De primo Lacu in Scocia.
Ohel byheld þe lough, þat lake,& til Arthur þer-of he spak:
“Arthur,” he seyde, “y haue merueille
“Of þis lough & of þis entaille:
“So many yles, y telde sexty,
“& ilkon haþ a roche hey;
“& so manye ernes nestes,
“& þer cri þat ilkon kestes:
“A wonder me þynkeþ hit may be,
“Of ilka þyng þat y se!”
The Story of England | ||