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 |
Dicta Merlyny. |
The Story of England | ||
Dicta Merlyny.
“Syre,” seid Merlyn, “God furbede“Þat þou for hure schold be in drede,
“ffor Igerne to haue þe ded!
“Er schold y don anoþer red;
“Þou schalt hure haue wyþoute pyne,
“& ȝit wol y haue nought of þyne.
“Bot, sire Vter, þou wost hit wel,
“Strong ys þe hold of Tyntagel;
“& scho ys loken þer-yn so strait,
“Bot þorow queyntise or deseit
“Noman ne may hure out[e] take,
“Þorow non engyn þat men can make;
“ffor two men þat oughtes be,
“May kepe þe issue & þe entre;
“& þey al hit be wykke to wynne,
“fful wel schal y þe brynge þer ynne.
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