Page:The ancient language, and the dialect of Cornwall.djvu/111

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(The Tale of Meliheus.) 91 '* Fawnus oppon a dey, when Beryn cam at eve, Was set oppon a purpose to make his son leve." (The Merchant's Second Tale.) Was. JFAAS. (alsowaz.) " And rid so forth talkyng; a soft esy pase, Homward to his plase ther that Eame was.'^ (The Merchant's Second Tale.)

  • ' Thus they talkid to eche othir tyl they com into the plase,

And wer yentrid in the hall, ther the steward was."" (Ibid.) We. us.

  • ' Wherefore us ought as wel."

Weary. WEBBY,

  • ' We enviroun bothe londe and se,

With all the worlde werryin we." (The Bomaunt of the Rose.)

  • ' Wery and wet, as bestis in the rain,

Cometh sely John, and with him cometh Alein." (The JReve's Tale.) When. W^HAN. " Withouten any lenger tarying, A morwe ivhan the day began to spring."

  • ' Doth to the ladies tvhan the from him wente,

But shortly for to telle is min entente." (The Canterbury Tales.) " Whan that the time shall be." (The Coke's Tale of Gamelyn,) Where. JFHEB. ' ' Wher as this lady romed to and fro. And with that sight hire beautie hurt him so." (The Knighte's Tale.)