e to stryke,
& frounses bo?
& frounses bo?
Gawaine and the Green Knight
ou ?
ro mon, ?
ou ?
rete3 to longe,
I hope ? at ? i hert ar3e wyth ? yn awen seluen. "
"For so? e," quod ? at o? er freke, "so felly ? ou speke3,
I wyl no lenger on lyte lette ? in ernde,
2304 ri3t nowe. "
[G] ? enne tas he[2] hym stry?
e to stryke,
& frounses bo? e lyppe & browe,
No meruayle ? a3 hym myslyke,
2308 ? at hoped of no rescowe.
[Sidenote A: Bring me to the point; deal me my destiny at once. "]
[Sidenote B: "Have at thee, then," says the other. ]
[Sidenote C: With that he aims at him a blow. ]
[Sidenote D: Gawayne never flinches, but stands as still as a stone. ]
[Sidenote E: "Now," says the Green Knight, "I must hit thee, since thy
heart is whole. "]
[Sidenote F: "Thrash on," says the other. ]
[Sidenote G: Then the Green Knight makes ready to strike. ]
[Footnote 1: ? ryne3 Touches. ]
[Footnote 2: he he, in MS. ]
XIV.
[A] He lyftes ly3tly his lome, & let hit doun fayre,
[B] With ?
I hope ? at ? i hert ar3e wyth ? yn awen seluen. "
"For so? e," quod ? at o? er freke, "so felly ? ou speke3,
I wyl no lenger on lyte lette ? in ernde,
2304 ri3t nowe. "
[G] ? enne tas he[2] hym stry?
e to stryke,
& frounses bo? e lyppe & browe,
No meruayle ? a3 hym myslyke,
2308 ? at hoped of no rescowe.
[Sidenote A: Bring me to the point; deal me my destiny at once. "]
[Sidenote B: "Have at thee, then," says the other. ]
[Sidenote C: With that he aims at him a blow. ]
[Sidenote D: Gawayne never flinches, but stands as still as a stone. ]
[Sidenote E: "Now," says the Green Knight, "I must hit thee, since thy
heart is whole. "]
[Sidenote F: "Thrash on," says the other. ]
[Sidenote G: Then the Green Knight makes ready to strike. ]
[Footnote 1: ? ryne3 Touches. ]
[Footnote 2: he he, in MS. ]
XIV.
[A] He lyftes ly3tly his lome, & let hit doun fayre,
[B] With ?
