The Ile of Ladies (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1903 Excerpt: ...I shuld withe him wend, and he wolde to his lives ende my seruaunte be, and can to singe 390 as one that had wone riche thinge. Tho were my spirites fro me gone So sodenlye, everychone, that in me appered but deathe; ffor I feld neyther liue ne brethe, 395 ne good, ne harme, non I knewe, the sodeyne paine me was so new, that had not the hasty grace be of this lady, that fro the tree of her gentulnes so hiede 400 me to comforthe, I had dyed; and of her three applus, one in myn hand ther put annone, wiche browght agayne minde and brethe, and me recouered from the deathe; 405 wherefore to her so am I holde, that for her all thinge do I wolde. ffor she was leche of all my smart, and from great paine socourte myn harte. And as god wotte, right as ye here, 410 me to comforte with frindlye chere she did her power and her might, and trewlye eke so did this knight in that he couthe, and oft sayd that of my woo he was il payed, 889 servant u. 6. S gan u. o. HS---90 one that f. L w. a r. HS---91 mj wy S--393 appearyd H, appeared S--3M felt HS lief H, life u. 6. S breath u. 6. HS---96 me f. H--"0 comfort HS--"- y there L--402 putt u. o. H anone u. o. HS--"4 rj relevyd H--460 thinges HS--407 leatche n. o. H--W8 sj dyd rydde H, so quite S--409 wote HS--1 friendly u. 6. S cheare n. 6. S--'" pj prowesse S, peynes H--412 traely u. o. HS--414 woe H, wo n. 6. S paid S, apayed H 415 and cursed the snipe hem hether browght, the mast, the master that hit wrought; and as eche thinge mot haue an ende, my suster here, our brother frinde, con, withe her wordes so womanlye, 420 this knyght entreat, and coningelye, for myn honor and his also, and sayd that with her we shuld goo, bothe in her shippe, where she was browght, wiche was so wonderfull...