[A] In dre3
droupyng
of dreme draueled ?
Gawaine and the Green Knight
" [Fol.
114b.
]
1748 He wat3 in drowping depe,
Bot ? enne he con hir here.
[Sidenote A: Then was it fine sport to listen to the hounds,]
[Sidenote B: and the hallooing of the hunters. ]
[Sidenote C: There the fox was threatened and called a thief. ]
[Sidenote D: But Reynard was wily,]
[Sidenote E: and led them astray over mounts. ]
[Sidenote F: Meanwhile the knight at home soundly sleeps within his comely
curtains. ]
[Sidenote G: The lady of the castle, clothed in a rich mantle,]
[Sidenote H: her throat and bosom all bare,]
[Sidenote I: comes to Gawayne's chamber,]
[Sidenote J: opens a window, and says,]
[Sidenote K: "Ah! man, how canst thou sleep,]
[Sidenote L: this morning is so clear? "]
[Footnote 1: wayue3(? ). ]
[Footnote 2: bi, a sec. manu. ]
XXV.
[A] In dre3 droupyng of dreme draueled ? at noble,
As mon ? at wat3 in mornyng of mony ? ro ? o3tes,
1752 How ? at destine schulde ? at day [dy3t] his wyrde,
At ? 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?
1748 He wat3 in drowping depe,
Bot ? enne he con hir here.
[Sidenote A: Then was it fine sport to listen to the hounds,]
[Sidenote B: and the hallooing of the hunters. ]
[Sidenote C: There the fox was threatened and called a thief. ]
[Sidenote D: But Reynard was wily,]
[Sidenote E: and led them astray over mounts. ]
[Sidenote F: Meanwhile the knight at home soundly sleeps within his comely
curtains. ]
[Sidenote G: The lady of the castle, clothed in a rich mantle,]
[Sidenote H: her throat and bosom all bare,]
[Sidenote I: comes to Gawayne's chamber,]
[Sidenote J: opens a window, and says,]
[Sidenote K: "Ah! man, how canst thou sleep,]
[Sidenote L: this morning is so clear? "]
[Footnote 1: wayue3(? ). ]
[Footnote 2: bi, a sec. manu. ]
XXV.
[A] In dre3 droupyng of dreme draueled ? at noble,
As mon ? at wat3 in mornyng of mony ? ro ? o3tes,
1752 How ? at destine schulde ? at day [dy3t] his wyrde,
At ? 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?
