633 634 Culture and Anarchy: Sweetness and > The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam...... 621 The Angel in the House : Preludes Bk. I, Canto III: I. The Lover Bk. I, Canto VIII : I. Life of Life 623 DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI (1828–1882) The Ballad of Dead Ladies, from Francesca da Rimini, from Dante. 629 Chorus from Atalanta in Calydon. On Lamb's Specimens of Dramatic CHRISTINA ROSSETTI (1830–1894) 633 654 The Child in the House, 657 ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON (1850-1894) 662 François Villon.. 677 781 783 7 And summe putten hem to pruide, apparaylden hem ther-after,2 In cuntenaunce 3 of clothinge comen dis gisid." To preyeres and to penaunce putten hem monye, 25 For love of ur 6 Lord liveden ful streite, In hope for to have hevene-riche blisse; As ancres 8 and hermytes that holdeth hem in heore ' celles, Coveyte 10 not in cuntre to cairen 11 aboute, For non likerous lyflode 12 heore licam 13 to plese. And summe chosen chaffare, 14 to cheeven 15 the bettre, 31 As hit semeth to ure sighte that suche men thryveth. And summe, murthhes 16 to maken, as mun strals cunne,17 And gete gold with here' gle, giltles, I trowe; Bote japers 18 and jangelers, 19 Judas chil dren, Founden hem fantasyes and fooles hem maaden, And habbeth wit at heore o wille to worchen yif hem luste.20 37 That 21 Poul precheth of hem, I dar not preoven 22 heere: Qui loquitur tur piloquium he is Luciferes hyne. Bidders 24 and beggers faste aboute eoden, Til heor bagges and heore balies 26 bretful i-crommet; 41 Feyneden hem 28 for hcore foode, foughten atte ale; In glotonye, God wot, gon heo 30 to bedde And ryseth up with ribaudye 31 this roberdes knaves : 32 Sleep and sleughthe 33 suweth 34 hem evere. Pilgrimes and palmers plihten 35 hem togederes 46 For to seche 36 Seint Jame and seintes at Roome; Wenten forth in heore wey with mony wyse tales, And hedden 37 leve to lyen al heore lyf aftir. And some pranked them in pride, ap pareled them accordingly, In quaint guise of clothing came they dis figured. To prayers and to penance put themselves many, 25 All for love of our Lord lived they most strictly, In hope of having heaven's bliss after; As nuns and as hermits that in their cells hold them, Covet not careering about through the coun try, With no lustful luxuries their living to pamper. 30 And some took to trade, to thrive by the better, As to our sight it seemeth that such men prosper. And some, merriments to make, with min strels' cunning, And get gold with their glee, guiltless, me thinketh; But jesters and jugglers, Judas' children, Forged them wild fantasies as fools pretended, 36 Yet have wit at their will to work, were they willing. What Paul preacheth of them prove here I dare not: Qui loquitur tur piloquium he is Lucifer's henchman. Bidders and beggars fast about bustled, Till their bags and their bellies were brimful and bulging; 41 Faking for their food, and fighting at the alehouse, In gluttony, God wot, go they to slumber, And rise up with ribaldry, these robber rascals; Sleep and sloth too pursue them forever. 45 Pilgrims and palmers pledged them to gether To seek St. James's and saints' shrines at Rome too; Went they forth on their way with many wise stories, And had leave to be liars all their lives after. 23 25 weren 27 29 3 8 1 Grete lobres 2 and longe, that loth weore to swynke, 50 Clotheden hem in copes, to beo knowen for bretheren; And summe schopen hem to * hermytes heore ese to have. I fond there freres, all the foure ordres, 55 Prechinge the peple for profyt of heore wombes, 6 Glosynge ? the Gospel as hem good liketh, For covetyse of copes construeth hit ille ; For monye of this maistres mowen 10 clothen hem at lyking, For moneye and heore marchaundie meeten togedere; 60 Seththe 12 Charite hath be 13 chapmon, and cheef to schriven 15 lordes, Mony ferlyes han 16 bifalle in a fewe yeres. But Holychirche and heo 18 holde bet 19 togedere, The moste mischeef on molde 20 is mountyng 9 11 17 Great lubbers and long, that loth were to labour, 50 Clothed themselves in copes, to be counted for “brethren"; And some entered as anchorites their ease for to purchase. I found there the friars, all the four orders, Preaching to the people for profit of their bellies, 56 Glossing the gospel as good to them seemed, For coveting of copes construe it wrongly; For many of these masters may dress at their fancy, For money and their merchandise meet oft together; 60 Since Charity hath been a chapman, and chiefly to shrive nobles, Many freaks have befallen in a few seasons. Save Holy-Church and they hold better to gether, The worst mischief in the world is mounting up swiftly. There too preached a pardoner, as if he a priest were, 65 And brought forth a bull a bishop had signed it And said that himself could absolve them all fully Of falseness in fasting and of vows they had broken. The unleitered believed him well and liked what he told them, And came up kneeling to kiss his sealed paper; He banged them with his brevet and blinded their vision, And raked in with his rigmarole rings and brooches. Thus ye give up your gold gluttons to pamper; And rain it on rascals that revel in lewdness. Were the bishop blessed and worth both up faste. as 30 31 32 Ther prechede a pardoner, 21 he a prest were, 65 And brought forth a bulle with bisschopes seles, And seide that himself mighte asoylen 22 hem alle Of falsnesse and fastinge and of vouwes i-broken.23 The lewede 24 men levide 25 him wel and likede his speche, And comen up knelynge to kissen his bulle; He bonchede 26 hem with his brevet and blered 27 heore eiyen,28 71 And raughte 29 with his ragemon ringes and broches. Thus ye giveth oure gold glotonis to helpen; And leveth hit to losels 33 that lecherie haunten.34 Weore the bisschop i-blesset and worth bothe his eres, 35 75 His sel shulde not be sent to deceyve the peple. Hit is not al bi 36 the bisschop that the boye precheth, Bote the parisch prest and the pardoner parte the selver 1 I have omitted two lines, which probably were not in the earliest version. 2 lubbers 3 labour 4 shaped them to, became 5 friars bellies interpreting & according to their own desire 9 many may money since been 14 trader 15 shrive, confess his ears, 75 His seal should not be sent to deceive thus the people. But the blame is not all on the bishop that the boy preaches, But the parish priest and the pardoner part the silver 16 6 7 24 17 many wonders have unless 18 they the friars 19 better 20 earth 21 as if 22 absolve 23 broken vows ignorant 25 believed 26 banged 27 blinded 28 eyes 29 reached, got 31 your 32 gluttons rascals practice ears 36 it is not all the fault of 10 30 license 33 35 That the pore peple of the parisch schulde have yif that heo ne weore. Persones and parisch prestes playneth ? to heore bisschops 80 That heore parisch hath ben pore seththe 3 the pestilence tyme, To have a lycence and leve at Londun to dwelle, To singe ther for simonye, for selver is swete. Ther hovide 4 an hundret in houves 5 of selke, Serjauns hit semide to serven atte barre; 85 Pleden for pensó and poundes the lawe, Not for love of ur Lord unloseth heore lippes ones.? Thou mightest beter meten 8 the myst Malverne hulles Then geten a mom' of heore mouth til moneye weore schewed ! I saugh ther bisschops bolde and bachilers of divyne 10 Bicoome clerkes of acounte the king for to serven. Erchedekenes and denis, 11 that dignite haven To preche the peple and pore men to feede, Beon lopen to Londun, bi leve of heore bisschopes, To ben clerkes of the Kynges Benche, the cuntre to schende.13 Barouns and burgcis 14 and bondages 15 on on 90 That the poor people of the parish should have but for these two. Parsons and parish priests complain to their bishops That their parish hath been poor since the pestilence season, To have a license and leave in London to linger, To sing there for simony, for sweet is silver. There hovered a hundred in hoods of silk stuff; It seemed they were sergeants to serve in the law courts, 85 To plead for pennies and pounds for ver dicts, Not for love of our Lord unloose their lips ever. Thou couldst better measure the mist Malvern hill sides Than get a mum of their mouths till money were showed them. I saw there bishops bold and bachelors of divinity 90 Become clerks of account and king's own servants. Archdeacons and deans, whose duty binds them To preach to the people and poor men to care for, Have lighted out to London, by leave of their bishops, To be clerks of the King's Bench, the country to injure. Barons and burgesses and bondmen also I saw in that assembly, as I shall show later; 97 Bakers, butchers, and brewers many; Woolen-weavers and weavers of linen; Tailors, tanners, and tuckers likewise; Masons, miners, and many other craftsmen; Dikers and diggers that do their deeds badly, And drive forth the long day with “Diers save Dame Emme !" Cooks and their cookboys crying, “Hot pies: hot! Good geese and piglets! Go we dine, go we!” 105 Tavern-keepers told them a tale of traffic, 12 alse 16 96 IOO I saugh in that semble,17 as ye schul heren aftur; Bakers, bochers, and breusters 19 monye; Wollene-websteris 19 and weveris of lynen ; 99 Taillours, tanneris, and tokkeris bothe; Nasons, mind rs, and mony other craftes; Dykers, and delvers, that don heore dedes ille 21 And driveth forth the longe day with “Deu sare Dam Emme!” 22 Cookes and heore knaves 23 pies, hote! “Goode gees and grys ! Go we dyne, go we!” Taverners to hem tolde the same tale, 106 cryen “Hote |
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