at lede in
longynge
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Gawaine and the Green Knight
e 3ere in 3isterdaye3 mony,
[G] & wynter wynde3 a3ayn, as ? e worlde aske3
no sage.
532 Til me3el-mas mone,
Wat3 cumen wyth wynter wage;
[H] ? en ? enkke3 Gawan ful sone,
Of his anious uyage.
[Sidenote A: Then the soft winds of summer,]
[Sidenote B: beautiful are the flowers wet with dew-drops. ]
[Sidenote C: But harvest approaches soon,]
[Sidenote D: and drives the dust about. ]
[Sidenote E: The leaves drop off the trees,]
[Sidenote F: the grass becomes gray, and all ripens and rots. ]
[Sidenote G: Winter winds round again,]
[Sidenote H: and then Sir Gawayne thinks of his dread journey. ]
III.
536 [A] 3et quyl al-hal-day with Ar? er he lenges,
& he made a fare on ? at fest, for ? e freke3 sake,
With much reuel & ryche of ? e rounde table;
Kny3te3 ful cortays & comlych ladies,
540 Al for luf of ?
at lede in longynge ? ay were,
Bot neuer-? e-lece ne ? e later ? ay neuened bot mer? e,
Mony ioyle3 for ? at ientyle iape3 ? er maden.
[B] For aftter mete, with mournyng he mele3 to his eme,
544 & speke3 of his passage, & pertly he sayde,
[C] "Now, lege lorde of my lyf, leue I yow ask;
3e knowe ? e cost of ? is cace, kepe I no more
To telle yow tene3 ? er-of neuer bot trifel;
548 [D] Bot I am boun to ? e bur barely to morne,
To sech ? e gome of ? e grene, as god wyl me wysse. "
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[G] & wynter wynde3 a3ayn, as ? e worlde aske3
no sage.
532 Til me3el-mas mone,
Wat3 cumen wyth wynter wage;
[H] ? en ? enkke3 Gawan ful sone,
Of his anious uyage.
[Sidenote A: Then the soft winds of summer,]
[Sidenote B: beautiful are the flowers wet with dew-drops. ]
[Sidenote C: But harvest approaches soon,]
[Sidenote D: and drives the dust about. ]
[Sidenote E: The leaves drop off the trees,]
[Sidenote F: the grass becomes gray, and all ripens and rots. ]
[Sidenote G: Winter winds round again,]
[Sidenote H: and then Sir Gawayne thinks of his dread journey. ]
III.
536 [A] 3et quyl al-hal-day with Ar? er he lenges,
& he made a fare on ? at fest, for ? e freke3 sake,
With much reuel & ryche of ? e rounde table;
Kny3te3 ful cortays & comlych ladies,
540 Al for luf of ?
at lede in longynge ? ay were,
Bot neuer-? e-lece ne ? e later ? ay neuened bot mer? e,
Mony ioyle3 for ? at ientyle iape3 ? er maden.
[B] For aftter mete, with mournyng he mele3 to his eme,
544 & speke3 of his passage, & pertly he sayde,
[C] "Now, lege lorde of my lyf, leue I yow ask;
3e knowe ? e cost of ? is cace, kepe I no more
To telle yow tene3 ? er-of neuer bot trifel;
548 [D] Bot I am boun to ? e bur barely to morne,
To sech ? e gome of ? e grene, as god wyl me wysse. "
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