He seith noght ones 'grant merci,' Bot strauhte him forth to the cit'e, And let thispovere Bardus be.
Tho was this povere Bardus glad, Thonkende God and to the ston 135 He goth and takth it up anon, And hath gret wonder in his wit Hou that the beste him hath aquit, Wher that the mannes sone hath failed, For whom he hadde most travailed.
The king ansuerde to him thus, And seide hou such a yifte passeth His povere astat: and thanne he lasseth, And axeth bot a litel peny, If that the king wol yive him eny.
Thus spak this begger his entente, And povere he cam and povere he wente; Of that he hath richesse soght, His infortune it wolde noght.
Bot for al that yit nou aday, In loves court to taken hiede, The poverevertu schal noght spiede, 2280 Wher that the riche vice woweth; For sielde it is that love alloweth The gentil man withoute good, Thogh his condicion be good.
With holy tales thei devise How meritoire is thilke dede Of charite, to clothe and fede The poverefolk and forto parte The worldes good, bot thei departe Ne thenken noght fro that thei have.
It sit wel every king to have Discrecion, whan men him crave, So that he mai his yifte wite: Wherof I finde a tale write, Hou Cinichus a povere kniht A Somme which was over myht 2120 Preide of his king Antigonus.
And if he gyveth ought to povere gomes, Telle what he deleth, {264} Povere of possession in purs And in cofre bothe.
Litel loveth he that Lord That lent hym al that blisse, That thus parteth with the povere A percell whan hym nedeth.
Jhesu Crist on a Jewes doghter lighte, Gentil womman though she were, Was a purepovere maide, And to a povere man y-wedded.
I wol worshipe therwith Truthe by my lyve, And ben his pilgrym atte plow, 4000 For povere mennes sake.
And gyveth hem mete and mede, And povere men refuse; 8860 In youre deeth deyinge, I drede me ful soore Lest tho thre manner men To muche sorwe yow brynge.
For hem that haten us 6920 Is oure merite to lovye, And povere peple to plese, Hir preieres maye us helpe.
Til the kynges counseil Be the commune profit, Til bisshopes bayardes Ben beggeris chaumbres, 2330 Hire haukes and hire houndes Help to povere religious.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "povere" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
