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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... sorwe haven that child forgon . ' ' Sune y wot , y kan the telle IS 20 20 25 30 35 40 Bute it be the pine of helle More sorwe ne wot y non . " 13 beren ] MS . bern Is doth ] MS . don 25 telle ] MS . tellen 19 seye ] MS . seyn 24 nis ...
... sorwe haven that child forgon . ' ' Sune y wot , y kan the telle IS 20 20 25 30 35 40 Bute it be the pine of helle More sorwe ne wot y non . " 13 beren ] MS . bern Is doth ] MS . don 25 telle ] MS . tellen 19 seye ] MS . seyn 24 nis ...
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Douglas Gray. With nayles naylede thwrh me . Ne is more sorwe to se- Certes noon more no may be ! Under mi gore Ben wndes selcowthe sore . Ler , man , mi lore— For mi love sinne no more . Fal nowht for fonding , That schal the most turne ...
Douglas Gray. With nayles naylede thwrh me . Ne is more sorwe to se- Certes noon more no may be ! Under mi gore Ben wndes selcowthe sore . Ler , man , mi lore— For mi love sinne no more . Fal nowht for fonding , That schal the most turne ...
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... sorwe that ic am in ! Byhold the nayles sarpe and kene , In fet and honden hy be [ th ] ysene . More me grevyt unkenden [ e ] sse of man Than al the sorwe in wich ich am . O man unkynde : Index 2507 ( MS . 15th c . ) . The poem also ...
... sorwe that ic am in ! Byhold the nayles sarpe and kene , In fet and honden hy be [ th ] ysene . More me grevyt unkenden [ e ] sse of man Than al the sorwe in wich ich am . O man unkynde : Index 2507 ( MS . 15th c . ) . The poem also ...
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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