a33e 3our-self be
talenttyf
to take hit to your-seluen,
[C] Whil mony so bolde yow aboute vpon bench sytten,
352 ?
[C] Whil mony so bolde yow aboute vpon bench sytten,
352 ?
Gawaine and the Green Knight
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[Footnote 1: chere (? ). ]
XVI.
"Wolde 3e, wor? ilych lorde," quod Gawan to ? e kyng,
344 [A] "Bid me bo3e fro ? is benche, & stonde by yow ? ere,
? at I wyth-oute vylanye my3t voyde ? is table,
& ? at my legge lady lyked not ille,
I wolde com to your counseyl, bifore your cort ryche.
348 [B] For me ? ink hit not semly, as hit is so? knawen,
? er such an askyng is heuened so hy3e in your sale,
?
a33e 3our-self be talenttyf to take hit to your-seluen,
[C] Whil mony so bolde yow aboute vpon bench sytten,
352 ? at vnder heuen, I hope, non ha3er er of wylle,
Ne better bodyes on bent, ? er baret is rered;
[D] I am ? e wakkest, I wot, and of wyt feblest,
& lest lur of my lyf, quo laytes ? e so? e,
356 Bot for as much as 3e ar myn em, I am only to prayse,
No bounte bot your blod I in my bode knowe;
& sy? en ? is note is so nys, ? at no3t hit yow falles,
& I haue frayned hit at yow fyrst, folde3 hit to me,
360 & if I carp not comlyly, let alle ? is cort rych,
bout blame. "
[E] Ryche to-geder con roun,
& sy? en ? ay redden alle same,
364 To ryd ? e kyng wyth croun,
& gif Gawan ? e game.
[Sidenote A: He asks permission to leave the table; he says,]
[Sidenote B: it is not meet that Arthur should be active in the matter,]
[Sidenote C: while so many bold ones sit upon bench.
[Footnote 1: chere (? ). ]
XVI.
"Wolde 3e, wor? ilych lorde," quod Gawan to ? e kyng,
344 [A] "Bid me bo3e fro ? is benche, & stonde by yow ? ere,
? at I wyth-oute vylanye my3t voyde ? is table,
& ? at my legge lady lyked not ille,
I wolde com to your counseyl, bifore your cort ryche.
348 [B] For me ? ink hit not semly, as hit is so? knawen,
? er such an askyng is heuened so hy3e in your sale,
?
a33e 3our-self be talenttyf to take hit to your-seluen,
[C] Whil mony so bolde yow aboute vpon bench sytten,
352 ? at vnder heuen, I hope, non ha3er er of wylle,
Ne better bodyes on bent, ? er baret is rered;
[D] I am ? e wakkest, I wot, and of wyt feblest,
& lest lur of my lyf, quo laytes ? e so? e,
356 Bot for as much as 3e ar myn em, I am only to prayse,
No bounte bot your blod I in my bode knowe;
& sy? en ? is note is so nys, ? at no3t hit yow falles,
& I haue frayned hit at yow fyrst, folde3 hit to me,
360 & if I carp not comlyly, let alle ? is cort rych,
bout blame. "
[E] Ryche to-geder con roun,
& sy? en ? ay redden alle same,
364 To ryd ? e kyng wyth croun,
& gif Gawan ? e game.
[Sidenote A: He asks permission to leave the table; he says,]
[Sidenote B: it is not meet that Arthur should be active in the matter,]
[Sidenote C: while so many bold ones sit upon bench.
