A Selection of Religious LyricsDouglas Gray Clarendon Press, 1975 - 174 pages One of England's most remarkable contributions to medieval literature is a large body of religious lyric verse, the product of a living native tradition of piety and devotional writing which was at the same time part of a common Western European Christian tradition. These poems sometimes use the sophisticated literary techniques of their day, but more often are anonymous, simple and unaffected. The best of them achieve an impressive dignity, moderation and clarity, and (in the words of a contemporary mystic) a 'marvellous homeliness'. This selection represents a large number of the more attractive and interesting lyrics, and illustrates not only their own excellence but also the variety and the potentialities of the traditional types to which they belong. The poems are edited from the manuscripts -- a number have not previously been published -- and are accompanied by full notes and a glossary. |
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... child ? Have reuthe on me ful of murning ! Taket doun on rode my derworthi child , Or prek me on rode with my derling ! More pine ne may me ben don Than laten me liven in sorwe and schame- Als love me bindet to my sone , So lat us ...
... child ? Have reuthe on me ful of murning ! Taket doun on rode my derworthi child , Or prek me on rode with my derling ! More pine ne may me ben don Than laten me liven in sorwe and schame- Als love me bindet to my sone , So lat us ...
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... child , whi wepistou so sore ? Nedis mostou wepe ; hit was iyarkid the yore Ever to lib in sorow , and sich and mourne evermore , As thin eldren did er this , whil hi alives wore . Lollai , litil child , child lolai , lullow , Into ...
... child , whi wepistou so sore ? Nedis mostou wepe ; hit was iyarkid the yore Ever to lib in sorow , and sich and mourne evermore , As thin eldren did er this , whil hi alives wore . Lollai , litil child , child lolai , lullow , Into ...
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... child , child lollai , lollai , With sorow thou com into this world , with sorow ssalt wend awai . Ne tristou to this world , hit is thi ful vo , The rich he makith pouer , the pore rich also , Hit turneth wo to wel , and ek wel to wo ...
... child , child lollai , lollai , With sorow thou com into this world , with sorow ssalt wend awai . Ne tristou to this world , hit is thi ful vo , The rich he makith pouer , the pore rich also , Hit turneth wo to wel , and ek wel to wo ...
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15th-century Aurora lucis rutilat Ayens Balliol Balliol College blod blode blysse Bodl Bodleian Library boght brest bryng Cambridge Carleton Brown carols CB XIV child Christ dede deth devotional Douce Durham Cathedral EETS forto gode gret grete Harley hath Heil helle herte heven hymn Index J. A. W. Bennett Jesu joye kepe kyng lady Latin litel loke London lord lullay Medieval mercy Merton College Middle English moder mych joy myght mynde myne nought nyght Oxford pa.t Passion poem poet pray prayer Quia amore langueo Regina celi religious lyrics Richard Rolle Robbins rode ryght schall sone song sorwe stanza swete syde synge synne thee ther thou thow thyn Trinity College unto Veni coronaberis verse Virgin Mary wele wepe Whan wnde wolde Woolf wound wyll wyth ΙΟ