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II. The Marriage of Sir Gawaine................................................................................ This is chiefly ...

When to his bowre he bare my love, And sore misused mee. "And when I told him, King Arthùre As lyttle shold him spare; 'Goe tell ...

What thing it is all women crave, And what they most desyre. Some told him riches, pompe, or state; Some rayment, fine and brigh ...

That some young fair and courtlye knight, Thou bringe to marrye mee." Fast then pricked King Arthùre Ore hille, and dale, and do ...

On magicke grounde his castle stands, And fenc'd with many a charme. "To bowe to him I was fulle faine, And yielde me to his han ...

There sate that ladye in red scarlette That unseemelye was to see. Sir Kay beheld that lady's face, And looked upon her sweere; ...

When, lo! instead of that lothelye dame, Hee sawe a young ladye faire. Sweet blushes stayn'd her rud-red cheeke, Her eyen was bl ...

And there to abide in lothlye shape, Most like a fiend of helle. "Midst mores and mosses; woods, and wilds; To lead a lonesome l ...

III. King Ryence's Challenge. .................................................................................... This song is ...

And bids thee thy beard anon to him send, Or else from thy jaws he will it off rend. "For his robe of state is a rich scarlet ma ...

IV. King Arthur's Death A FRAGMENT .................................................................. The object of this ballad ...

To parley with the foe in field, And make with him agreement faire. The king he charged all his hoste, In readinesse there for t ...

The teares fast trickled downe his face; That manlye face in fight so bolde. "Nowe reste yee all, brave knights," he said, "Soe ...

And bloody streames ranne from the kinge Ere to the duke returned hee. Sir Lukyn then he thus bespake, "Sir knighte, thou hast b ...

Alacke, whom may wee ever truste, When suche a knighte soe false can bee? "Saye, wouldst thou have thy master dead, All for a sw ...

V. The Legend of King Arthur. ................................................................................. We have here a s ...

Iseland, Gotheland, and Swethland; And made their kings my thrall. I conquered all Gallya, That now is called France; And slew t ...

From London to Winchester, and To Cornewalle tooke his flyght. And still I him pursued with speed Till at the last wee mett: Whe ...

VI. A Dyttie to Hey Downe. ...................................................................................... Copied from an ...

VII. Glasgerion. ......................................................................................................... An in ...