The History of Reynard the Fox His Friends And His Enemies His Crimes Hairbre
The History of Reynard the Fox His Friends And His Enemies His Crimes Hairbre
Frederick Startridge Ellis
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If now 111 beasts belie me, will ye trow Their words, and bid that I refrain My tongue from daring to complain Against their slanders ? Time hath been When thy dread Majesty would ween My voice the worthiest. Old good deeds, And wise and worthy foretime redes, Must quicken in thy heart. See here, Moreover, how, flockmeal, anear Thy throne doth stand a goodly heap 162 Of those who own my lineage. Deep XXIX. The Would be their grief if I should lose Fox speaks My life ; for though light words the...y use fair- To mewards, and would seem to set But little by me now, they yet Would sore resent it should they see Their kinsman suffer wrongfully. My Lord, I ask thee, dost thou dream That one who in his soul did deem Him guilty of such damning crimes, As I am charged with, would betimes Attend thy Court, as I this day, In midst of foemen ? Nay, Sire, nay ! Most surely not for all the gold That wealthy Crassus held, thrice told, Had murderer ventured hither. Free I roamed, as fish that haunt the sea, Or birds that wing the air : what need Had I, if conscious of misdeed, To put myself in reach of law ?
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