Twelve Centuries of English Poetry and Prose1910 |
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Page 56
... wind ne hadde been contrarie , That made hem in a citee for to tarie , That stood ful mery upon an haven - syde . But on a day , agayn the even - tyde , 240 Noot23 I nat why , ne what mischaunce it eyled24 , 281 But casuelly25 the ...
... wind ne hadde been contrarie , That made hem in a citee for to tarie , That stood ful mery upon an haven - syde . But on a day , agayn the even - tyde , 240 Noot23 I nat why , ne what mischaunce it eyled24 , 281 But casuelly25 the ...
Page 114
... wind is better kept out.f doors be made with two leaves , never locked nor bolted , so easy to be opened that they will follow the least drawing of a finger , and shut again alone . Whoso will , may go in , for there is nothing within ...
... wind is better kept out.f doors be made with two leaves , never locked nor bolted , so easy to be opened that they will follow the least drawing of a finger , and shut again alone . Whoso will , may go in , for there is nothing within ...
Page 121
... WIND . FROM BOOK II The wind is sometimes plain up and down , which is commonly most certain , and requireth least knowledge , wherein a mean shooter with mean gear , if he can shoot home , may make best shift . A side wind tryeth an ...
... WIND . FROM BOOK II The wind is sometimes plain up and down , which is commonly most certain , and requireth least knowledge , wherein a mean shooter with mean gear , if he can shoot home , may make best shift . A side wind tryeth an ...
Page 122
... wind blow in the air when nothing was stirred at the ground . And when all was still where I rode , not very far from me the snow should be lifted wonder fully . This experience made me more marvel at the nature of the wind , than it ...
... wind blow in the air when nothing was stirred at the ground . And when all was still where I rode , not very far from me the snow should be lifted wonder fully . This experience made me more marvel at the nature of the wind , than it ...
Page 207
... winds whistled , and the seas danced for joy , how the sails did swell with pride , and all because they had Urania ? O ... wind , which comes creeping over flowery fields and shadowed waters in the extreme heat of summer , and yet is ...
... winds whistled , and the seas danced for joy , how the sails did swell with pride , and all because they had Urania ? O ... wind , which comes creeping over flowery fields and shadowed waters in the extreme heat of summer , and yet is ...
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