03.01.2015 Views

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

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

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

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

Create successful ePaper yourself

Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.

to<br />

!<br />

24 ALEXANDER DROWNS ANECTANABUS. [Ashmole.<br />

J)ik & J)rathly am I thret & thole mon • I sone<br />

pe sla3ter <strong>of</strong> myne awen son as me was • sett euer." 708<br />

Vnethis werped he pat worde • fe writt me recordis,<br />

<strong>Alex<strong>an</strong>der</strong> pushes hat 116 AlexrtHt/e/' as sone was at him be-hincJ,<br />

*<br />

liim into the<br />

dyke, And on fe bake yvith slike a hire he bare v^iih • his<br />

h<strong>an</strong>dis,<br />

j)at doune he drafe to ]e depest <strong>of</strong> • fe dike bothom, 712<br />

snyinff, " thou<br />

art false in thy<br />

predictions."<br />

Sayd, " •<br />

lo ! vnhappeiste vndire heuyn \)at fus on h<strong>an</strong>d<br />

takis<br />

As be fe welken to wete • q^iai siild come efter<br />

j5ou has feyned fe for wyse & • fals aH-to-gedirc,<br />

•<br />

Wele semys slike a saccheH syeje pus <strong>of</strong> lyfe ! " 716<br />

Ancct<strong>an</strong>abus )<strong>an</strong> Anec, as him ajt wele augirly gr<strong>an</strong>ys,<br />

•<br />

cries out,<br />

Dryues vp a dede voyce & dymly he • spekis,<br />

'I knew it<br />

*' Wele was pis cas to me knawen & kyd m<strong>an</strong>y wynter,<br />

•<br />

vould be so.<br />

\)at I suld dee slike a dethe be dome <strong>of</strong> my werdis. 720<br />

•<br />

Did I not say so Sayd I pe no3t so my • selfe here be-fore,<br />

I suld be slayn <strong>of</strong> my son as now sothe worthis 1" 722

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!