[Sidenote A: The knight was then dreaming of his
forthcoming
adventure at
the Green Chapel.
the Green Chapel.
Gawaine and the Green Knight
e grene chapel, when he ?
e gome metes,
& bi-houes his buffet abide, with-oute debate more;
[B] Bot quen ? at comly he keuered his wyttes,
1756 Swenges out of ? e sweuenes, & sware3 with hast.
? e lady luflych com la3ande swete,
[C] Felle ouer his fayre face, & fetly him kyssed;
He welcume3 hir wor? ily, with a wale chere;
1760 He se3 hir so glorious, & gayly atyred,
So fautles of hir fetures, & of so fyne hewes,
[D] Wi3t wallande Ioye warmed his hert;
With smo? e smylyng & smolt ? ay smeten in-to mer? e,
1764 ? at al wat3 blis & bonchef, ? at breke hem bi-twene,
& wynne,
? ay lanced wordes gode,
Much wele ? en wat3 ? er-inne,
1768 [E] Gret perile bi-twene hem stod,
Nif mare of hir kny3t mynne.
[Sidenote A: The knight was then dreaming of his forthcoming adventure at
the Green Chapel. ]
[Sidenote B: He awakes and speaks to his fair visitor,]
[Sidenote C: who sweetly kisses him. ]
[Sidenote D: Great joy warms the heart of Sir Gawayne,]
[Sidenote E: and "great peril between them stood. "]
XXVI.
[A] For ? at prynce of pris de-presed hym so ? ikke.
Nurned hym so ne3e ? e ? red, ? at nede hym bi-houed,
1772 O? er lach ? er hir luf, o? er lodly re-fuse;
He cared for his cortaysye, lest cra? ayn he were,
[B] & more for his meschef, 3if he schulde make synne,
& be traytor to ? at tolke, ?
& bi-houes his buffet abide, with-oute debate more;
[B] Bot quen ? at comly he keuered his wyttes,
1756 Swenges out of ? e sweuenes, & sware3 with hast.
? e lady luflych com la3ande swete,
[C] Felle ouer his fayre face, & fetly him kyssed;
He welcume3 hir wor? ily, with a wale chere;
1760 He se3 hir so glorious, & gayly atyred,
So fautles of hir fetures, & of so fyne hewes,
[D] Wi3t wallande Ioye warmed his hert;
With smo? e smylyng & smolt ? ay smeten in-to mer? e,
1764 ? at al wat3 blis & bonchef, ? at breke hem bi-twene,
& wynne,
? ay lanced wordes gode,
Much wele ? en wat3 ? er-inne,
1768 [E] Gret perile bi-twene hem stod,
Nif mare of hir kny3t mynne.
[Sidenote A: The knight was then dreaming of his forthcoming adventure at
the Green Chapel. ]
[Sidenote B: He awakes and speaks to his fair visitor,]
[Sidenote C: who sweetly kisses him. ]
[Sidenote D: Great joy warms the heart of Sir Gawayne,]
[Sidenote E: and "great peril between them stood. "]
XXVI.
[A] For ? at prynce of pris de-presed hym so ? ikke.
Nurned hym so ne3e ? e ? red, ? at nede hym bi-houed,
1772 O? er lach ? er hir luf, o? er lodly re-fuse;
He cared for his cortaysye, lest cra? ayn he were,
[B] & more for his meschef, 3if he schulde make synne,
& be traytor to ? at tolke, ?
