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Anonymous Olde English 's Poetry, by first line

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  • Bonny Mermaid III
    UP and spoke the bonny mermaid,
    Wi the comb and the glass in her hand;
    27 lines
  • Beowulf (Episode 18)
    A CUP she gave him, with kindly greeting
    and winsome words. Of wounden gold,
    60 lines, 1 comment
  • Beowulf (Episode 17)
    THEN hastened those heroes their home to see,
    friendless, to find the Frisian land,
    68 lines
  • Beowulf (Episode 16)
    AND the lord of earls, to each that came
    with Beowulf over the briny ways,
    75 lines
  • Beowulf (Episode 15)
    THERE was hurry and hest in Heorot now
    for hands to bedeck it, and dense was the throng
    60 lines
  • Beowulf (Episode 14)
    HROTHGAR spake, -- to the hall he went,
    stood by the steps, the steep roof saw,
    66 lines
  • Beowulf (Episode 13)
    MANY at morning, as men have told me,
    warriors gathered the gift-hall round,
    88 lines
  • Beowulf (Episode 22)
    BEOWULF spake, bairn of Ecgtheow: --
    "Have mind, thou honored offspring of Healfdene
    85 lines
  • Beowulf (Episode 23)
    'MID the battle-gear saw he a blade triumphant,
    old-sword of Eotens, with edge of proof,
    95 lines
  • Beowulf (Episode 24)
    BEOWULF spake, bairn of Ecgtheow: --
    "Lo, now, this sea-booty, son of Healfdene,
    98 lines
  • Beowulf (Episode 25)
    "UNDER harness his heart then is hit indeed
    by sharpest shafts; and no shelter avails
    74 lines
  • Beowulf (Episode 26)
    BEOWULF spake, bairn of Ecgtheow: --
    "Lo, we seafarers say our will,
    72 lines
  • Beowulf (Episode 27)
    CAME now to ocean the ever-courageous
    hardy henchmen, their harness bearing,
    76 lines
  • Beowulf (Episode 28-30)
    HASTENED the hardy one, henchmen with him,
    sandy strand of the sea to tread
    182 lines
  • Beowulf (Episode 31)
    "So held this king to the customs old,
    that I wanted for nought in the wage I gained,
    77 lines
  • Beowulf (Episode 04)
    To him the stateliest spake in answer;
    the warriors' leader his word-hoard unlocked: --
    62 lines, 1 comment
  • Beowulf (Episode 05)
    STONE-BRIGHT the street: it showed the way
    to the crowd of clansmen. Corselets glistened
    52 lines
  • Foweles In The Frith
    Foweles in the frith,
    The fisses in the flod,
    5 lines
  • The Braes O' Yarrow
    Late at e'en, drinking the wine,
    And ere they paid the lawing,
    77 lines
  • King Estmere
    Hearken to me, gentlemen,
    Come and you shall heare;
    280 lines
  • The Jew's Daughter
    The rain rins doun through Mirry-land toune,
    Sae dois it doune the Pa:
    52 lines
  • Lines from Love Letters
    A Celuy que pluys eyme en mounde,
    Of alle tho that I have founde
    58 lines
  • This World's Joy
    Wynter wakeneth al my care,
    Nou thise leves waxeth bare;
    15 lines
  • Our Lady's Song
    Iesu, swete sone dere!
    On porful bed list thou here,
    13 lines
  • A Hymn to the Virgin
    Of on that is so fayr and bright
    \Velut maris stella,\
    27 lines
  • Of a Rose, a Lovely Rose, Of a Rose is Al myn Song
    Lestenyt, lordynges, both elde and yinge,
    How this rose began to sprynge;
    28 lines
  • May in the Green-Wood
    In somer when the shawes be sheyne,
    And leves be large and long,
    20 lines, 1 comment
  • Carol
    I sing of a maiden
    That is makeles;
    20 lines
  • The Knight of the Grail
    Lully, lully; lully, lulley;
    The fawcon hath born my mak away.
    14 lines
  • Quia Amore Langeuo
    In a valley of this restles mind
    I sought in mountain and in mead,
    120 lines
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