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

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Ashmole.] man changes according to his age. 243
OuiV^ wild is many ways wraiste • as Je wedire skifti*^ ; Aiex. and Dind.,
For a clere cloudles day • mas a clene mynde ;
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Quen it is2 bri3t all a-bowte • it blithis ome hevtis. 4624 L"eIirmeS':
And be par gold in oure gate • or any gud stanes,
We do bot foules it with cure fete • vs fayns it na more,
And quen it walows • & wannes aH oure thestres,
3et ere we togliid to & fra • be turnyng of eldris. 4628
For quilk a frek is bot a fant • Jjan is he first simple, Man changes
And quen he preues fra ]>at prike \>ah is he proud-lokid. age.
"Metis on pe mediH merke & pare his mynd stablis.
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Mekill variaunce of vertus enveronis oure saules, 4632
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For we ere fetid f utt faire & has oure fyue * wittz's. We use onr Ave
Ane, oure si^t with to see & " sauoj/r at ]>e nasee, sigiit, savour.
And ane to tast & to touche & * Jien oure twa eris. hearing.
Of all \)e frutis on pe fold we fange at oure wiH, 4636
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Bath venyson & volatile & variand fisches. • Alex, and Dinl.,
If 3e refreyne 30W Jia'-fra • it falis bot of pride we catch fish.
Or ellis 30W writhis with ^our wele • for je na welth
haue
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Be many opynion I prefe • pat pure is 30ure tecches, your deeds ae
Mare fonden opon foly • |an ficchid on reson."
Sone as pe kyng of pe kith pe clause had devysid,
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He settis hbn donn full sobirly & sendw him anothire.
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H " I, sir Dyndyii pe derrest • at duells in fis He, "Dindimnsto
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J)e best of pe bragmeyns of bouite & of thewis, • 4645 in"""
To Alexander, pat aire pat • erles aH; pe werd, Alex, and Dind.,
\)e souerayne sire of aH pe soile • salus & ioye.
Sire, we erd no3t in element^s • as emVmare to dueH,
Bot as qua pas a pilgrymage • fra Parysch to rome ;
we are m pii-
To othirp hames vs hije • quen we ere hethen voided, foRome!"*
And in pe cites of syii • fan sitt we na langire. 4651
Vse we nane Epocrise * ne ire, ne no theftis,
Ne nothire gesse we vs gods • ne grym at oure drijtin.
For many seerties we seet pat sysed aH • pe werde,
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And wrojt pe will of ilk we to Avale as him likid. [FcI. so *.]
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Or 01. ' J/i the margin.
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