The wars of Alexander: an alliterative romance translated chiefly ...

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Dublin.] ALEXANDER CROSSES THE ICE. 177
By |)e light fat he lied • lacchys on hys way,
Ane face,
Some wer drefyn into dykez • some depe mires; 2986
Bot A[lexander] at my ayme • \)ar augerly eschapys,
And ay trotes on J)e troyde-gate • als hym fe torche vysys.
Sir Dary as a drery man • dwelland in hys trone,
"With princez in hys palays • aH pensey he sitt^s, 2990
The baldnes of Jiis hardtoiir • he belyfe remenbris,
jjat scapett so sone scliatlieles * fro all hys scliateH diikez.
})en was ane yniage within • as I am enformed,
Ofl' serexies frtt some-while pe Cyte hed • to wi;kl, 2994
Forgyd all of fyne gold & feteld in hys • sete,^
And vnde" ))at souerent segge • y-sett war fair Liwez.
And sodanly fat symylacre • as says me fe text*,
AH to-paschys into peces • &
into poAvder dry fez. 2998
J)en was fe wale kyng woo & wepand he sayd • :
"Jjis betokyns trnblyng* of my teld
realme."
And A[lexander] fe while '
• & tene to my [Foi.sDt.]
asperly ryde."
it as glas fyndes. 3002
To fe grete flude of grantum & •
And be he soght to fe syde • jitt sounderd f e qwernes,
Hys hors it honyshyd for euer • & he with hard
schapyd.
))en kayres he with Emenylaus • euen to hys princez,
And derfly of fat ofer day • of doghty he assemblez,
MS. fete.
ALEXANDER.
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