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J. Child, Boston, 1882 ff. Useful indications will be found in H. L. D. Ward's " Catalogue of MS. Romances in the British Museum, " vol. I. , 1883. 1 Tiel come tu es je autie fu, Tu seras til come je su. De la mort ne peusay-je mie Tant come j'avoy la vie. En terre avoy grand richesse Dont je y fis grand noblesse, 24 354 ENGLAND TO THE ENGLISH. The nobles followed suit ; they put their passions into verse ; but all had not sufficient skill for such delicate pastimes. Many contented themselves w...ith copying some of those ready-made ballads, of which professional poets supplied ready-made collections ; just as sermons were written for the benefit of obtuse parish priests, under the significant title of " Uormi Secure " * (Sleep in peace, to- morrow's sermon is ready). We find also in English manuscripts rubrics like the following : " Loo here begyn- nethe a Balade whiche that Lydegate wrote at the request of a squyer y 1 served in Love's court. " 2 In their most elegant language, with all the studied refinement of the flowery style, the poets, writing to order, amplified, embel- lished, and spoilt : " ce mot, le mot des dieux et des hommes : je t'aime !
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