Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, BALLADE OF YE LOUT AND YE MUSHYE KNYGHTE, by HENRY WILLIAM HANEMANN


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BALLADE OF YE LOUT AND YE MUSHYE KNYGHTE, by                    
First Line: A recklesse lout sate onne a walle
Last Line: Of yt ille-mannyrd lout.
Subject(s): Knights & Knighthood


A recklesse lout sate onne a walle,
Where rode a knyghte beneathe;
He mocke the ye magpye's cherry calle
By y-whustlinge throe hys teethe.

Ye sounde smote sweete ye knyghte hys eare,
Ynd didde hys hearte enthralle
With thoughts of home ynd childrene deare
Ynd mayde ye teare to-falle.

"Thy simple songe, oh gentyle pye,
Doth touch my soule," he cryde;
"It is no pye -- pardie, 'tis I!"
Exclomb ye lout with pryde.

Thusse rude awakkened fromme hys trance,
Ye knyghte with angrye shoute,
Didde brak his lance upon ye pants
Of yt ille-mannyrd lout.





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