"Anonymous - Alliterative Morte Arthure, The" - читать интересную книгу автора (Anonymous)

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1259: He ayers by 3one hilles, 3one heghe holtez vndyr,
1260: Hufes thare with hale strenghe of haythen kyngez;
1261: Helpe nowe for His lufe, that heghe in Heuen sittez,
1262: And talke tristly to them юat thus vs destroyes."
1263: The Kyng biddis Sir Boice, "Buske the belyfe;
1264: Take with the Sir Berill and Bedwere the ryche,
1265: Sir Gawayne and Sir Geryn, these galyarde knyghtez,
1266: And graythe 3owe to 3one grene wode, and gose on юer nedes:
1267: Saise to Syr Lucius, to vnlordly he wyrkez,
1268: Thus letherly agaynes law to lede my pople;
1269: I lette hym or oghte lange, 3if me юe lyffe happen,
1270: Or many lyghte sall lawe юat hym ouere lande folowes.
1271: Comande hym kenely wyth crewell wordez,
1272: Cayre owte of my kyngryke with his kydd knyghtez:
1273: In caase that he will noghte, юat cursede wreche,
1274: Com for his curtaisie, and countere me ones.
1275: Thane sall we rekken full rathe whatt ryghte юat he claymes,
1276: Thus to ryot юis rewme and raunsone the pople.
1277: Thare sall it derely be delte with dynttez of handez,
1278: The Dryghtten at Domesdaye dele as Hym lykes!"
1279: Now thei graythe them to goo, theis galyarde knyghttez,
1280: All gleterande in golde, appon grete stedes,
1281: Towarde юe grene wode, with grownden wapyn,
1282: To grete wele the grett lorde, that wolde be grefede sone.
1283: Thise hende houez on a hill by юe holte eyues,
1284: Behelde юe howsyng full hye of hathen kynges:
1285: They herde in theire herbergage hundrethez full many
1286: Hornez of olyfantez full helych blawen;
1287: Palaisez proudliche pyghte, юat palyd ware ryche,
1288: Of pall and of purpure, with precyous stones;
1289: Pensels and pomell of ryche prynce armez,
1290: Pighte in юe playn mede, юe pople to schewe.
1291: And than the Romayns so ryche had arayede their tentez,
1292: On rawe by юe ryuer, vndyr юe round hillez,
1293: The Emperour for honour ewyn in the myddes,
1294: Wyth egles al ouer, ennelled so faire;

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1295: And saw hym and юe Sowdane, and senatours many
1296: Seke towarde a sale with sextene kyngez,
1297: Syland softely in, swettly by them selfen,
1298: To sowpe withe юat soueraygne full selcouthe metez.
1299: Nowe they wende ouer the watyre, юise wyrchipfull knyghttez,
1300: Thurghe юe wode to юe wone there the wyese rystez;
1301: Reght as юey weschen and went to юe table,