Dialogue between a hermit and a young man; a poem, apparently, of the time of Q. Eliz., 18th century
Item
MS. Rawl. B. 206, fol. 53
Held at the Weston Library
Transcribed by Hearne from a MS. written "not long after the restauration," belonging to the Rev. Nathaniel Bridges, rector of Wadenhoe, Northamptonshire.
Begin. "Walking by a foreste side / An auncient hermitt I espide, / White was his head, old was his face, / Paile were his lookes, obscure his place."
End. "Pardon this homely tale / For he that made the same, / Hath neither lerning, welth nor witt, / And scarce can write his name."
Begin. "Walking by a foreste side / An auncient hermitt I espide, / White was his head, old was his face, / Paile were his lookes, obscure his place."
End. "Pardon this homely tale / For he that made the same, / Hath neither lerning, welth nor witt, / And scarce can write his name."
Dates
- 18th century
Extent
1 item
Language of Materials
- English
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. B. 206, fol. 53
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