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38 NICHOLAS REVILES ALEXANDER. [Aslimole.<br />

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[FoL IX] Jj<strong>of</strong> I fis mrschip fe wayfe • as wald fine astate,<br />

Lat fou Jji hert neuer Jje hi3ere • Lale in-to pride. 724<br />

For it was wont," ({itod pe wee • " as wyse men tellis,<br />

FuH: hi3e fingis ouer-heldis • to held oper-qmle.<br />

Slike as ere now brojt a-b<strong>of</strong>e • nowe fe botliu7i askis,<br />

And slike at left^ ere on lawe • ere lift to fe stemes."<br />

" Sa ma aydeus," qiiod fat <strong>of</strong>ire m<strong>an</strong> * " fou tellis me<br />

treuthe, 729<br />

"Tike awe lest g<strong>of</strong>i bis ensample <strong>of</strong> bi-selfe bou • sais me, I trowe,<br />

roar predictions<br />

> <strong>of</strong> Vn-behalde pe wele on ilk balfe & haue • a gud eje,<br />

Les on fine <strong>an</strong>e here-efterward • fine ossjngis lijt." 732<br />

J3<strong>an</strong> Ales-cinder aH in ire <strong>an</strong>grile spekis • :<br />

"Hy fe hethen-ward, fou hathiH & houe • fou na<br />

l<strong>an</strong>gire.<br />

For na-fing as a-nente me • fon has no3t to meH,<br />

Ife w/t/i fi domes me to dele dole vndire sonne." 736<br />

•<br />

nettild with ire,<br />

surNidMias Now^ is ser NicoUas <strong>an</strong>oyed & •<br />

m^L As wrath as [a] waspe & wode <strong>of</strong> his mynde,<br />

•<br />

Eeviles he f<br />

is <strong>of</strong> ire renke • with vnrid speche : 739<br />

" Behald," quod he hedirward<br />

• " & herken how I say<br />

Now be f<br />

e hert & f<br />

e hele • <strong>of</strong> my hathiH: fadir,<br />

And be f e god," qiiod f e gome • " fat gafe me f e saule,<br />

AQs] sprent [<strong>of</strong>] my spittyng a specke on • fi chere,<br />

Jou saH be dijt to fe deth & drepid <strong>of</strong> my h<strong>an</strong>dis." 74-4<br />

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Indistinct ; see 1. 814.<br />

*<br />

MS. XowJtA ; by confusion ivith line above.

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