Robert Mannyng of Brunne. 1269-1340
8. Praise of Women
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73 words

NO thyng ys to man so dere As wommanys love in gode manere. A gode womman is mannys blys, There her love right and stedfast ys. There ys no solas under hevene Of alle that a man may nevene That shulde a man so moche glew As a gode womman that loveth true. Ne derer is none in Goddis hurde Than a chaste womman with lovely worde.

nevene] name. glew] gladden. hurde] flock.

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John Barbour. d. 1395
9. Freedom
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128 words
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