The Harley lyrics : the Middle English lyrics of Ms. Harley 2253 / edited by G.L. Brook Hardcover - 1948

Manchester : Manchester University Press, 1948. 1st edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description; 125 pp. ; 22 cm. Contents; Earth upon earth -- The three foes of man -- Annot and John -- Alysoun -- The lover's complaint -- The poet's repentance -- The fair maid of Ribblesdale -- The meeting in the wood -- A wayle whyt ase whalles bon -- The labourers in the vineyard -- Spring -- Advice to women -- An old man's prayer -- Blow, Northerne wynd -- Suete Iesu, king of blysse -- Iesu Crist, heouene kyng -- A winter song -- A spring song on the passion -- Dum ludis floribus -- Dialogue between the Virgin and Christ on the cross -- Iesu, for �i muchele miht -- I syke when y singe -- An autumn song -- De Clerico et Puella -- When �e nyghtegale singes -- Blessed be �ou, leuedy -- The five joys of the Virgin -- A prayer for deliverance -- God �at al �is myhtes may -- The man in the moon -- The way of Christ's love -- The way of woman's love. Subjects; British Library. Manuscript. Harley 2253. British Museum Mss. (Harlelan 2253). English poetry Middle English, 1100-1500.