Sitteth alle stille and herkneth to me! the kyng of Alemaigne, bi mi leaute, thritti thousent pound askede he fforte make the pees in the countre, ant so he dude more. Richard, thah thou be euer trichard, tricchen shalt thou neuermore. Richard of Alemaigne whil that he was kyng, he spende al is tresour opon swyuyng, haueth he nout of Walingford o ferlyng; let him habbe ase he brew, bale to dryng, maugre Wyndesore. Richard, thah thou be euer trichard, tricchen shalt thou neuermore. The kyng of Alemaigne wende do ful wel; he saisede the mulne for a castel. with hare sharpe swerdes he grounde the stel; he wende that the sayles were mangonel, to helpe Windesore. Richard, thah thou be euer trichard, tricchen shalt thou neuermore. The kyng of Alemaigne gederede ys host, makede him a castel of a mulne post, wende with is pride ant is muchele bost, brohte from Alemayne mony sori gost to store Wyndesore. Richard, thah thou be euer trichard, tricchen shalt thou neuermore. By God that is abouen ous he dude muche synne that lette passen ouer see the erl of Warynne; he hath robbed Engelond, the mores ant the fenne, the gold ant the seluer, and yboren henne, for loue of Wyndesore. Richard, thah thou be euer trichard, tricchen shalt thou neuermore. Sire Simond de Mountfort hath suore bi ys chyn heuede he nou here the erl of Waryn shulde he neuer more come to is yn, ne with sheld ne with spere ne with other gyn, to help of Wyndesore. Richard, thah thou be euer trichard, tricchen shalt thou neuermore. Sire Simond de Montfort hath suore bi ys top heuede he nou here sire Hue de Bigot al he shulde quite here tuelfmoneth scot, shulde he neuer more with his fot pot to helpe Wyndesore. Richard, thah thou be euer trichard, tricchen shalt thou neuermore. Be the luef, be the loht, sire Edward, thou shalt ride sporeles o thy lyard al the ryhte way to Douere ward; shalt thou neuermore breke foreward, ant that reweth sore. Edward thou dudest ase a shreward, forsake thyn emes lore. Richard, thah thou be euer trichard, tricchen shalt thou neuermore. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ON PARTING by GEORGE GORDON BYRON UNMANIFEST DESTINY by RICHARD HOVEY SONNET: TO HOMER by JOHN KEATS ODE TO SILENCE by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY A MOTHER'S BIRTHDAY by HENRY VAN DYKE DOVE RIVER ANTHOLOGY, BY OWN WILLIAM WORDSWORTH: LUCY GRAY by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS |