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

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Aslimole.] Alexander's appearance. 19
Jjat^ houre fat Olympadas was • of hire son lifter. 572
Than lendis him vp fe leue kyng
'
his lady to vysite,
Quod ]je man to his make • " I am in many thojtis, PiiiUp comforti
pat fis frute saH haue na fostring
•
ne be fed non\iire ;
I ges it be no3t of my gett • bot of god fowrmed ; 576
Be many cause at I ken • I kan nojt supose
It be consayued of my kynde • ne come of my-selfe.
I sa^e so, in fe same tyme • he seuyrd fra pi wamhe,
j)e erd & all fe element ts so egirly schoutid.^ 580
•
And queber ait, for any quat a quyle • latt him kepe, PhUip advise*
-^
,
. that her son
And norisch him as namely • as he myne awyn wane, should be
3it will pave make of him mynde • &
myn it here-eftire his own.
Hathils, s'wilke a haly son • I hade in my tyme. 584
Anofer barne," qicod fe berne • " I of my blode haue,
Ane of my sede, I supose • & sibbire of fe twa,
\)at I wan on myne ojjire wyfe • fat I wedd first. 587
Lat him as ayre, quen I am erbed enherit my landis, " '^^^ ^y fir^'
And staH we him in stede of pis • to sti^tiH my rewme,
For he is borne of my blode • &
a-bore nerre,
sou be nay lieir.
And fede we bis othire, fat ^ folke quen we ere fay worth • id', and let this
other be well
May sitt & carpe, slike a kuaue • faire last kyng hade." taken care of."
Jjai did all as he demed & • his domes plesed, 593
Cherest fai fis 3onge chi](J & chosely him kepid
•
bai ware as besy him a-boute • birdis & ladis. The ladies
cherish the
As he had bene ])ar hi3e godi • for sa fai hopid aH, 596 infant.
\)is barne, quen he borne was • as me fe boke tellis,
Mi3t wele a-prefe* for his a-port • to any prince oute.
Bot of f e lyfe fat he li3t off • he like was to nane.
Noufer of ietour ne of face • to fadire ne to modyre ;
[Foi. ii.]
J)e fax on his faire hede • was ferly to schawe, 601 His hair was
Large lyons lockis • fat lange ere & scharpe ;
With grete glesenand e3en • grymly he lokis,
\)at ware as blyckenand bri3t • as blesand sternes, 604 his eyes were
bright as stars.
' MS. \jat o ; but o is erjtuncted.
' MS. schoutij ; altered to schoutid. ^ Added in the margin.
*
MS. a pere, altered to a prefe.
like lion's locks,