Romances of Old FranceBaker & Taylor Company, 1905 - 125 páginas |
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abbot Amile's Amis and Amile answered Arderi asked Aucassin and Nicolete Aucassin to Nicolette Aumarie beauty bezants Biaucaire Blonde of Oxford Burgreve Byzantium captive carving castle Certes child Christian Constantinople Count of Alverne Count of Ponthieu Cymbeline Dame daugh Earl of Gloucester Earl of Oxford Earl's fair daughter Fair friend Fair Jehane fair Maiden faith father fell fellow give GOLDEN GIRL happy hath heart honor husband Jehan of Dammartin journey King Coustans King Florus King of France knight Lady Blonde Lady Thibault letter lord lovers married Marseilles naught noble OLD FRANCE Old French old romancer once palfrey pear-tree peror Philippe de Reimes prayed RICHARD LE GALLIENNE road Saracen says Sir Raoul Sir Robin slay sore Soudan Soudan's lady Squire John Squire Robin story-teller sweet lady Sweet thy sword Tale of King tell thee tournays unto wife William Morris wise
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Página 134 - Tis how two young lovers met, Aucassin and Nicolete, Of the pains the lover bore And the sorrows he outwore, For the goodness and the grace, Of his love, so fair of face. Sweet the song, the story sweet, There is no man hearkens it, No man living 'neath the sun, So outwearied, so foredone, Sick and woful, worn and sad, But is healed, but is glad 'Tis so sweet.
Página 127 - In Paradise what have I to win ? Therein I seek not to enter, but only to have Nicolete my sweet lady that I love so well. For into Paradise go none but such folk as I shall tell thee now : Thither go these same old priests, and halt old men...
Página 132 - ... the window, and let herself slip down into the garden, then caught up her raiment in both hands, behind and before, and kilted up her kirtle, because of the dew that she saw lying deep on the grass, and so went her way down through the garden.
Página 128 - Hell fare the goodly clerks, and goodly knights that fall in tourneys and great wars, and stout men at arms, and all men noble. With these would I liefly go. And thither pass the sweet ladies and courteous that have two lovers, or three, and their lords also thereto. Thither goes the gold, and the silver, and cloth of vair, and cloth of gris, and harpers, and makers, and the prince of this world. With these I would gladly go, let me but have with me Nicolete, my sweetest lady.
Página 121 - WITHIN the garden of Beaucaire He met her by a secret stair, — The night was centuries ago. Said Aucassin, " My love, my pet, These old confessors vex me so! They threaten all the pains of hell Unless I give you up, ma belle"; — Said Aucassin to Nicolette.
Página 51 - And when the Countess heard it she said: "O thou, Count, why didst thou not lead me with thee to receive the blood of my children, and I would have washed therewith Amis thy fellow and my Lord?" Then said the Count: "Dame, let be these words; and let us be at the service of our Lord, who hath done such great wonders in our house.
Página 50 - Then was Amis cleansed of his leprosy, and they gave thanks to our Lord with great joy and said: "Blessed be God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who healeth them that have hope in him." And Amile clad his fellow in his own right goodly raiment ; and therewith they went to the church to give thanks there, and the bells, by the grace of God, rang of themselves. And when the people of the city heard that, they ran all together toward that marvel. Now the wife of the Count, when she saw them both...
Página 122 - Sweet players on the cithern strings, And they who roam the world like kings, Are gathered there, so blithe and free! Pardie! I'd join them now, my pet, If you went also, ma douce mie! The joys of Heaven I'd forego To have you with me there below,
Página 127 - In Paradise what have I to win? Therein I seek not to enter, but only to have Nicolette, my sweet lady that I love so well. For into Paradise go none but such folk as I shall tell thee now: Thither go these same old priests, and halt old men and maimed, who all day and night cower continually before the altars and in the crypts; and such folk as wear old...
Página 122 - There, too, are jousts and joyance rare, And beauteous ladies debonair, The pretty dames, the merry brides, Who with their wedded lords coquette And have a friend or two besides, And all in gold and trappings gay, With furs, and crests in vair and gray,