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

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Dublin.] DARIUS is very sorely wounded. 101
jjam afterward of Alexander] • attelland a mede;
)3ees tratoiirs on Jat tricliory • trouthez han stroken,
Lenden faim on-loft to ];e lord • laghtyn cute swerde«. 3193
"What sail I dre," quod sir Dary • "my dere worthy
childerl
First cald I yow my clyentes • fat now I calle 'Lories,
Semys you nott it shuld suffyce my sorow now wit/ioute,
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pat as a bytand brand me bytes wzt/an, 3197
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And sla 36 me ))us sodonly
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fe senyour of grece,
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He will me wreke on your werke wers fen * of theflfes !
par mevyd faim no mei'cj • bott manly hym woundit, 3200
pat downe he heldes aH to-hewyu • fair handes bytwene.
]5en dryfen forth foo Domesmeu & halfdede hym '
lefes,
Fomand oute of freche blode & • here a fytt ende. 3203
[Foi. ss 6.]
©uartustifcimus^ Passus ^[lexandri].
ft[u]lieil A[lexander] of fis atheH • fis aunt/rs had herd,
How he was djght of hys doughty • & to fe deth
\vound't,
He straght hym on to struma *
ouer fe streme rjdes,
Soght on to susys • hym-self w/t/i hys hostez,
pe peple oute of persye when * fai f is Prince see, 3208
Jpen 3ode fai furth & vnjarkyd • fe jates of f e Cyte,
Eesaved hym full ryally • wit7i reuerence enogh,
Sayd :
" welcom be f ou, weryour ' fat all f e werld loutes !
Sone as fees warryd Avightez • was war of hys come, 3212
pat Sloghen so fair sou^-enf • fat neue- faim gilt made,
J3ai hyen faim to holez & hyden faim belyfe,
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)5oght, or fai wist of hys wyH fai wald not apere,
]en goyse he vp be degrees • fe greken maister, 321
Passyd vnto f e palacys • fat paradyse semyd,
Was in niakke of fat mote • noj77(t mervaylled a lytyH,
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MS. Duodecimus.
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