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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... loke to me agayne , That playes and kisses your childur pappys . To se my son I have gret payne , In his brest so gret a gap is And on his body so mony swappys . 20 25 With blody lippys I kis hym here , 30 Alas ! full hard me thynk me ...
... loke to me agayne , That playes and kisses your childur pappys . To se my son I have gret payne , In his brest so gret a gap is And on his body so mony swappys . 20 25 With blody lippys I kis hym here , 30 Alas ! full hard me thynk me ...
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... loke onys owt of hyr howse Of flesshely affecciouns and unclennesse ! Hyr bed is made , hyr bolstar is in blysse , Hyr chambre is chosen - suche ar no moo ! Loke owt at the wyndows of kyndnesse , Quia amore langueo . ' My spouse is in ...
... loke onys owt of hyr howse Of flesshely affecciouns and unclennesse ! Hyr bed is made , hyr bolstar is in blysse , Hyr chambre is chosen - suche ar no moo ! Loke owt at the wyndows of kyndnesse , Quia amore langueo . ' My spouse is in ...
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... loke when man woll crave , I pleyne for pyte of peynyng ; Wolde he aske mercy , he shuld hit have . Say to me , soule , and I shall save ; Byd me , my barne , and I shall go ; Thow prayde me never but my son forgave , Quia amore langueo ...
... loke when man woll crave , I pleyne for pyte of peynyng ; Wolde he aske mercy , he shuld hit have . Say to me , soule , and I shall save ; Byd me , my barne , and I shall go ; Thow prayde me never but my son forgave , Quia amore langueo ...
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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