10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PERFAY»
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280 Mak we four battalis of all thai, And ordane vs on sic maner, That, quhen our
fayis cummys neir, We till the New Park hald our vay ; For thair behufis thaim [pas
, perfay,] 285 Bot gif that thai beneth vs ga, And our the marraft pas ; and swa ...
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The Bruce; Or, The Book of the Most Excellent and Noble ...
And gif we ficht on fut, perfay, 268 272 276 280 284 288 292 296 2C8. franohiss]
franches H ; E om. 269. reiasit] ioyfull H. on] so CH ; E om. 271. lordingis] lordis E
; Lords H. now] now may H. 273. for the] to H. 276. of] of thair. 281. all] E om.
Walter William Skeat, John Lydgate, 1870
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The Buik of the Most Noble and Vailzeand Conqueror Alexander ...
I war wele mair than shent perfay. Gif I went now as meffingeir, And left zow in sik
perrall heir. Whill my haubrek to hewin is, And my gude helme also I wis Sall to
hewin be about my eiris, And my sheild thirlit with stalwart speiris And my blude ...
John Barbour, William Henry Miller, 1831
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The Bruce: Or, The Metrical History of Robert I. King of Scots
And askyt how that cass befell? And he all haly gan thaim tell, How thai assaillyt
him all thre. “ Perfay,” quoth thai, “we may wele se “ That it is hard till wndretak “
Sic melling with yow to mak, “ That swa smertly has slayn thir thre, “For owtyn hurt
.
John Barbour, Archibald A. Douglas, 1869
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Specimens of Early English
Perfay,' quod thai, ' we may weill se That it is hard till vndz□rtak Sic mellyng vith
3ow for to mak, That so smertly has slayn thir thre Forouten hurt :' — ' perfay,' said
he, ' I slew bot ane forouten ma, God and my hound has slane the twa.
Richard Morris, Walter William Skeat, 1873
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Specimens of Early English: From Robert of Gloucester to ...
And he all haly can thaiw tell, How thai assahjeit hym all thre. ' Perfay,' quod thai, '
we may weill se That it is hard till vndzrtak Sic mellyng vith jow for to mak, That so
smertly has slayn thir thre Forouten hurt :' — ' perfay,' said he, ' I slew bot ane ...
Richard Morris, Walter William Skeat, 1889
I war wele mair than íhent perfay. Gif I went now as meísingeir, And left zow in sik
perrall heir. Quhill my haubrek to hewin is, And my gude helme also I wis Sall to
hewin be about my eiris, And my íheild thirlit with stalwart speiris And my blude ...
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The Buik of the Most Noble and Vailzeand Conquerour ...
Quhill my haubrek to hewin is, And my gude helme also I wis Sall to hewin be
about my eiris, I war wele mair than fhent perfay. And my fheild thirlit with stalwart
speiris And my blude into great fusoun, Be fletand on my arsoun My steid that
now ...
John Barbour, David Laing, 1831
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The Bruce, Or, The Metrical History Of The Life And Acts Of ...
780 785 And askyt how that cass befell? And he all haly gan thaim tell, How thai
assaillyt him all thre. “ Perfay,” quoth thai, “ we may wele se “ That it is hard till
wndretak “ Sic melling with yow to mak, “ That swa smertly has slayn thir thre, “
For ...
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The Bruce; Or, The History of Robert I, King of Scotland: ...
The KINGS men war than ner, Quhen that thai faw, on fik maner, The KING aflailyt
fa fedanly, Thai fped thaim towart hym in hy. 475 And afkyt how that cafs befell ?
And he all haly gan thaim tell, How thai aflailyt hym all thre. ' Perfay,' quoth thai ...
John Barbour, John Pinkerton, 1790
