To wone 21 any quyle" in this won," hit wacz not myn ernde; Bot for 25 the los 20 of the lede 27 is lyft up so hyghe, And thy burgh and thy burnes 28 best ar holden, Stifest under stel-gere 20 on stedes to ryde, The wyghtest 30 and the worthyest of the worldes kynde, 31 260 Preve 3 for to play wyth in other pure laykez; * Ye may be seker bi this braunch that I bere here, And sayd, "Syr cortays knyght, Here faylez thou not to fyght." 1 in a death-like silence 2 hall 3 as if so slackened their actions suddenly fear 6 7 but let him to whom all should bow (= Arthur) 8 speak man 10 dais 11 happening 12 observes 13 courteously greeted him 14 afraid 15 indeed 16 house 17 I am called graciously 19 remain 20 know 21 dwell place 24 errand 25 because 23 20 fame 18 alight 22 while 27 people 28 knights 20 steel-gear, armor 30 stoutest 31 proven 82 fine sports 33 shown 34 declare 35 has drawn 36 sure 37 seek no danger 38 come 39 hauberk 40 helmet were 41 wield 42 also 43 war pleasure 47 answered 44 45 garments $ graciously He let no semblaunt be sene, bot sayde ful hyghe To the comlych Quene, wyth cortays speche, "Dere dame, to-day demay yow never; 9 Wel bycommes 10 such craft upon Cristmasse, Laykyng" of enterludez, to laghe and to syng Among thise kynde 13 caroles of knyghtez and ladyez; 16 Never-the-lece" to my mete 15 I may me wel dres," For I haf sen a selly," I may not for-sake." 18 He glent 19 upon Syr Gawen, and gaynly 20 he sayde, "Now, syr, heng up thyn ax, that hacz innogh hewen." And hit wacz don " abof the dece, on doser 22 to henge, Ther alle men for mervayl myght on hit loke, Sche wolde make ayeinward1 newe. And sche, that was toward him trewe, 3950 Bot yit for the novellerie " 12 8 Thus it befell upon a nyht Whan ther was noght bot sterreliht,' Sche was vanyssht riht as hir liste, That no wyht bot hirself it wiste, And that was ate mydnyht tyde. The world was stille on every side; With open 10 hed and fot al bare, Hir her tosprad," sche gan to fare; Upon hir clothes gert "sche was; Al specheles and on the gras Sche glod" forth as an addre doth Non otherwise sche ne gothTil sche cam to the freisshe flod, And there a while sche withstod.15 Thries sche torned hire aboute, And thries ek sche gan doun loute 10 And in the flod sche wette hir her, And thries on the water ther 13 Sche gaspeth with a drecchinge 17 onde,18 And tho1 sche tok hir speche on honde. Ferst sche began to clepe 20 and calle Upward unto the sterres alle, To Wynd, to Air, to See, to Lond 3960 3970 Sche preide, and ek hield up hir hond 3980 3 31 29 1 again 2 promised saw but novelty 7 starlight 8 as it pleased her part 9 at the 10 uncovered 11 her hair unbound 12 girded 13 Gower often gives and a strange position in the sentence; we should place it before al. 14 glided 15 stood still 16 bow 17 troubling 18 breath 19 then 20 25 chariot 30 hasten 24 aware parts cry 21 Hecate 22 succeed 23 fleece 20 rose 27 the air 28 clouds 29 those 31 hills |