Harvard University - Red Book Yearbook (Cambridge, MA)

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Class History Ivllitll that the lusty springe al verdant were Y W 1 ' ' lo C zunhrulge toun I gan my wey to lure. The centre of :Ll this grete worlmles prnfleuce. Anil toun of lorcles, elcl in eminence. It stoncleth by at riviere Carles highte. And there woneth many u yonge knighte. Vertes, the sonnes of grete men :incl small Here comen for to stnclien. withal. Ivlllllllll the preestes lore thei clicl enclyte, Now do thei claiunce and drinke, both recl :incl whyte And as I to the yerde were come I suwe A yonge num that gretecl nie, Felawe! Forsooth I nis, but lest I do for-swere. Me semeth that it Geoiirey Cll2lillC0l' were! Soth to seyen, I nnswerecle with at slnyle, It were noon other Wight that yow zlssaylelu Now wol I stinte of this most senlely chaunce, Anal speken I wol more of the ronnulnce. 'Buck to the Czirles he lecleth me at esy pans. And we nizule inerie ol' this sonulel straulnge cus. C'ertes, quocl he, Since this the springe were, The lusty tyuie ot' ul the longe yere, I shzil yow showen ul the llI'0SSllC'lll2lll clusse. 'llhe springe oi' the college, hy the masse! 'llhei woneth nut ech in il narwe cote, llut in :L paluis, l'ul cluintee nufl sote. Gower, Stnunclish :incl Sinythe, all severull. Anal swete Mucciiilock. ech at fresslinmn hal. Ancl eke thei pleyen in the Youre wulles, 'SS And ech to ech all night Hey, lleinhurt. cnlles. At footelmll thei pleyen contre zulversitee. And over hethen Yule lllitllt' victoree. 2+

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And whan that looteball were al y-donne, Across the campaigne then did thei y-ronne, Pleyen at hockee, and at jousts and launces, And wel I wis were skilled in the daunces. At Fridaye evenings and at Brattle halle Thei stompe and shaken and make merie alle. But lest thei al to Helle were quikly eonlen, 'l'hei1' Constables Gratwicke and Nikkols summoun Ech ryotoure to some smal penance, Probacioun providen penitaunce. Soth to seyen, in the merie month ol' Maye 'l'hei maken daunce and singen at Jubilee, And to their ladyes maken swete love y-nough, Though fresshemen, for sooth, thei know their stolfe! In swich manere thei han goodlihede, So that their vertu g1'ows, withouten drede. And what in future yeres thei wenden doon, I nis, though lawe their liel' prol'essioun. And Luckee Strykes thei smoke, almost everrichoon, I tellc yow, and ofte thei pleyen at boon. Thei were biholden to the yonge Hous plan And yelled en assent. ech litel man. Fourteen han eyen blind to coloures fayre, C'l'hei liken blondes, though demen derk their hayrelj lV0stow a bettre yonge fressheman classe ,as Y-'fostered in the worldes briele space: Now it was derk, and gon the sonne to reste. It semeth mef, sayde I, this is the bestef' And as I on my wey bigan 'lo wenden, I seyde him, l orsooth that yow must senden lich fressheman to me at flaunterbury And eke to-geder we can maken merie. Parchaunce my pilgrimage thei wol maken,-- Vertes, with these yong carles I am taken. For such a pilgrimage to lil'e's bliss, I deme them worthier than moste, y-wis!,' GLOSSARY boon - diee drede -- doubl liel' - dear slinle -- leave oil' earles --A fellows everriehoon - everyone narwe - narrow wenden -- go eas -I happening for-swere --- swear falsely nis -- do nol know whiloni -- onee upon a li eole --- eol lage goodlihede - seemliness somdel -M somewhat wonulh -- dwells demon - Lo judge highlc - eulled sole -- swccl, woslow -- do you know 25