The bashful earthquake & other fables and verses . *My Love is wondrous proud,And her name is Geraldyne. **Thou liest! ^ shrieked aloudThe other. ^^ She is mine ! *^She plighted ere I died Eternal troth to me.*Good lack, the other cried, ** Een so she plighted me ^ ^ Beside my bier she sworeShe would be true to me, For aye and evermore,Unto The twain didde then agree,In their most grievous plight, To fly to earth and see The which of them was right. Alack and well-a-daye ! A-well-a-daye alack!Eft soons they flew away, Eft sooners flew they back. For when they had come thereThey w
The bashful earthquake & other fables and verses . *My Love is wondrous proud,And her name is Geraldyne. **Thou liest! ^ shrieked aloudThe other. ^^ She is mine ! *^She plighted ere I died Eternal troth to me.*Good lack, the other cried, ** Een so she plighted me ^ ^ Beside my bier she sworeShe would be true to me, For aye and evermore,Unto The twain didde then agree,In their most grievous plight, To fly to earth and see The which of them was right. Alack and well-a-daye ! A-well-a-daye alack!Eft soons they flew away, Eft sooners flew they back. For when they had come thereThey were not fain to stay. To Geraldyne the EaireHer silver weddyng 100
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