A Medieval Morning Prayer : : Anonymous : : Jesu Lord, blyssed thou be,For all this nyght thou hast me kepeFrom the fend and his poste,Whether I wake or that I slepe. In grete deses and dedly synne,Many one this nyght fallyn has,That I my selve schuld have fallyn in,Hadyst thou not kepyd me withContinue reading “A Medieval Morning Prayer ; Anonymous : : Morning Poems : :”
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Wynter wakeneth al my care : Annonymous : : Winter Poems : :
Wynter Wakeneth al my care : By Annonymous : : Midieval Winter Poem : : : : ‘Wynter wakeneth al my care’ is one of the earliest surviving winter poems in English literature. Below we offer the poem in its original Middle English spelling, followed by a modern English paraphrase designed to help summarise theContinue reading “Wynter wakeneth al my care : Annonymous : : Winter Poems : :”
When the turf is your tower ( Whan the turuf is thy tour ) : Anonymous : : Death Poems : :
“Whan the turuf is thy tour” translationWhen the turf is your tower : : Anonymous Middle English poem, circa the 13th century ADloose translation presented By Michael R. Burch : : When the turf is your towerand the pit is your bower,your pale white skin and throatonly sullen worms shall note.What help unto you, thenwasContinue reading “When the turf is your tower ( Whan the turuf is thy tour ) : Anonymous : : Death Poems : :”
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