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

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Dablin.] darius flees over the frozen river. 181
The power of persee • when |)ai pe prince see,
"Was ferly frayd of liys forme • so ferdfull he serayd. 3036
Nowe er pe batels bowne • with braggyng of trompettf^,
The brerae beeme blast • beryd to pe welk3'^n.
A[lexander] all-pai' first • on faini all setter,
And ayther ward at a wappe • wigh[t]ly enioynez. 3040 es"Sota
Archers & all men asperly shotyn, • Darium &
y)ar was lustyng of loy lopons attamyd • ;
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Seghen downe on ather syde semelych *
knytes,
Some dasyd, some dede • some depe woundytt. 3044
So feH flyght was of flonys • as I fynd writtyn,
Of arows & of alblastres • \iai aU ))e Ayre blyndyd
Huger to byhalde • fen fe hayle-stormes,
And all \q feld full of folke • fyfe myle large. 3048
Als sone as fe son hup soght* *
fe slaghter begynnys,
And to sett was \e same • sesytt fai neue-.
Be J)rtt \e barbaryn blode * began to desend,^
The proudest of ))e persyens passyd owte of • lyfe. 3052
Sone as mr Dary devysyd & sawe hys doghty • falle,
'With }fai he biddes jram fe bake & bydes no • langer
J5en qwen ])ai fange to J)e flyght was nerehand euen, 3055
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And merke wit/^owte mesur na man myght *
J)am folow.
For-fi J>e charlottes in J)e chase • chopyd faim to deth,
The cartes fat I Carpyd of • with fe kene sythez,
J3ai feH all fey faim byfore " wit/i fotemen & ofer, 3059
As ressynnys in a ranke feld • Avhen men ouer rydes.
Sir Pary dryfys in fe dirke • & hys doghty folows,
Goys hym on to grantum • vnto fe grete bume,
Fande it frosyn hym byfore • as fell for J>e tyme, 3063
Passys ouer wi't^ hys perys • a pak oute of nowmbre.
Hys floke fyllys at^ fe flud • a furelonge of brede,
The streme fra fat one strande • streght vnto fat of er.
Sone fra hym-self was at fe syde • it sounde-ytt byhynd,
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