• William Dunbar: The Complete Works

The central symbol in the poem is the friar's habit, which the visitant tries to lay over the dreamer and which the dreamer leaps from his bed to avoid; this despised habit, clearly, is the tangible emblem of the falseness

• William Dunbar: The Complete Works

The central symbol in the poem is the friar's habit, which the visitant tries to lay over the dreamer and which the dreamer leaps from his bed to avoid; this despised habit, clearly, is the tangible emblem of the falseness

• Ywain and Gawain: Introduction

It begins with a large, ornate blue capital, picked in red, and a long, downward flourish, extending through the title and four lines of the manuscript. A number of smaller initials, alternately red and blue, are scattered throughout the text,

• Ancrene Wisse, Author's Preface

one love and of one will which they all have in common within. 113-15 With hare habit . . . as other, With their habit, which is one, which each has such as the other, and also with other things,

• Athelston: Introduction

"very conscious of the history of their country, very well aware of its traditions, and very sensitive to the authoritarian habit of kings." 11 It is not necessary to be quite this restrictive in recreating the audience of Athelston, especially

• Item 39, Sir Orfeo: Introduction

are scattered throughout the text and do not show any deliberate agenda on Rate's part, but rather demonstrate his usual habit of rolling revision. With the exception of a few strained readings and one miscalculation towards the poem's close (see

• The Life of St. Scholastica in the South English Legendary

Benedict (V[a]), above. On the late medieval custom of distinguishing the Benedictines from other orders by the color of their "habit," see the explanatory note to the SEL Life of St. Benedict, line 55. The earliest SEL manuscript, Oxford, Bodleian

• Lydgate, Of the Sodein Fal of Princes in Oure Dayes

Copyright Information for this edition (t-note) 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 rectum (see note) habit fate was obliged to (see note); (t-note) death guide realm; strife (see note) flourished; (t-note) (t-note) sin glad; (see note); (t-note)

• John Lydgate, Payne and Sorowe of Evyll Maryage

Gemini (June) was first tempted heart one her; myself slave alone by perils known; (see note) John [Chrysostom] Who by habit; unstable weakness Peter Corbelio heart also responsibility tossed; wretched Where imperious desire; oppose; (see note) grovel suffering; (see note)

• Robin Hood and the Pedlars

That Robin began for to rue; And Scarlett and John had such loade laide on It made the sunne looke blue. At last Kits oke caught Robin a stroke That made his head to sound; He staggerd and reelde, till

• The Northern Homily Cycle: Homily 15, Sexagesima Sunday

a great marvel went; (see note) dressed; man’s clothing know; was taught into the religious life tonsured as a monk habit; wore Brother devout; (see note) (see note) showed dwelled And he taught her everything she needed to know both

• The Life of Saint Francis: Introduction

of ambition for the dignities of rank in society or the church. Foreswearing any earthly possessions other than a rough habit and a pair of trousers, with a rope for a belt, and going barefoot even in the depths of

• Jack Upland

return, despite their great need. 97 apostata, apostate. 99 faster . . . abite, more firmly "wedded" to your friar's habit. 100-01 leve . . . doen, leave his wife a month or a year as many men do. 101-02

• The Book of Margery Kempe, Book I, Part I

levyn, should (or ought) to believe. 976 mornynggys, mournings. 978 nowmeryd, numbered. 979 turmentyn, torment. 983 feryth, fear. 989 abyte, habit, clothing. 991 perseverawnt, perseverant. 995 owtforth, outwardly. 996 dom, judgment. 997 her, their. 1000 sekyr, true, spiritually safe. 1002

• The Book of Margery Kempe, Book I, Part II

levyn, should (or ought) to believe. 976 mornynggys, mournings. 978 nowmeryd, numbered. 979 turmentyn, torment. 983 feryth, fear. 989 abyte, habit, clothing. 991 perseverawnt, perseverant. 995 owtforth, outwardly. 996 dom, judgment. 997 her, their. 1000 sekyr, true, spiritually safe. 1002

• The Cloud of Unknowing

cun, know how to. 1242 fast, hard, steadfastly; pyne, pain. 1244-45 graciously getyn in custume, acquired by grace as a habit. 1246 fordone, previously committed. 1248 besi, persevering; dere afflict, harm. 1248-49 in rewarde of, in comparison with. 1255 and,

• Robin Hood's Birth, Breeding, Valour, and Marriage

all three. His mother was neece to the Coventry knight, Which Warwickshire men call Sir Guy, For he slew the blue bore that hangs up at the gate, Or mine host of The Bull tells a lye. Her brother was

• John Lydgate, The Floure of Curtesye

out; (see note) dead; (see note) doubt; (see note) (see note) unto gave since dawn depart; tree; (see note) indigo (blue); (see note) direct woodbine; (see note) give go Before the Sun poem Go To The Lovers' Mass John Lydgate,

• Stanzaic Morte Arthur

was morning more, When ech of them other knew. When the sorrow was to the end, The bishop took his habit there And welcomed Launcelot as the hende, And on his knees down gan he fare: "Sir, ye be welcome

• The N-Town Plays: Play 6, Moses

pain Amongst; when oath damn alehouse talk oaths; small that they be true my advice are wont to become a habit it will harm (you) 3. Tercium mandatum: memento ut sabbatum sanctifices.5; (t-note) 100 105 110 The thryd comaundment of