The children's book; a collection of the best and most famous stories and poems in the English language (1910)
Scudder, Horace Elisha, 1838-1902 · Boston, Houghton, Mifflin and company · leaf 364
nne ; I wis, he neither ceased ne blanne,^ Till John o the Scales house he did win. And when he came to John o the Scales,Up at the speer then looked he; There sat three lords upon a row.Were drinking of the wine so free. And John himself sat at the board-head.Because now Lord of Linne was he; I… … Then bespake the heir of Linne, To John o the Scales wife tlien spake he : Madame, some alms on me bestow,I pray for sweet Saint Charitie. Away, away, thou thriftless loon ; I swear thou gettest no alms of me ;.For if we should hang any losel here,The first we would begin with thee. Then bespake a…
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