Twenty-four trunks I ween are there But their heads and their limbs are no-body knows where!
And courteous I ween were those heroes that they tore not the veil away, But both of them there were nameless, and none knew from whence they came, Yet I wot well the world around them rang fair with their warlike fame.
Of the stranger I ween thou speakest, as May-tide his glance of light.
And costly I weenthe presents that vassal and friend must share From the open hand of the hero; and the queen deemed it right and fair.
And his helmet is decked so costly; ere his harness from him we took 870 It became him well, and knightly and noble I ween his look, And many a bruise and blood-stain the lad on his limbs doth bear.
Countless I ween the army that in troops was toward him bound, And he saw many robes fair fashioned, and shields with their blazon bright, But he knew them not, nor the banners that danced on the breezes light.
Give me leave, then, and let me ride hence, for I ween for the future days Shalt thou be thine own best defender, and thy virtue shall crown thy praise!
And ears as a bear had Kondrie, and never the eye might trace 615 A shy glance of love, or of longing, I ween in that wondrous face.
And, Ráma, as I ween that thou Wilt scarce endure to linger now, So surely it were wise and good This hour to journey to the wood.
Twere joyous sight I ween to thee My lord in direst strait to see.
I ween it is no other than the hind Of whom thou wast in quest some time ago; But Queen Jocasta could most likely tell.
I ween the certain proofs Of that which has already reached our ears.
To ween amiss; to misjudge; to distrust; to be mistaken.
Though never a dream the roses sent Of science or love's compliment, I ween they smelt as sweet.
If that any wight ween a thing to be otherwise than it is, it is not only unscience, but it is deceivable opinion.
Defn: To ween amiss; to misjudge; to distrust; to be mistaken.
For he who wanted purity Brought home a wanton wild, And when each saw the other knight I ween that each knight smiled.
But she was brown who should have had The shining yellow hair-- I ween the knights forgot their words Or else they ceased to care.
And tho' the others praise and plead, She maketh no reply, Yet for a single word from him, I ween that she would die.
The other maidens raised their eyes to see And only she has hid her face away, And yet I ween she loved him more than they, And very fairly fashioned was her face.
That day I write of, little did I ween what her end would be.
I ween from what he once said, when on a later occasion anger loosened his tongue, that he held him in some sort of contempt, even as a fox would despise a nobler animal than himself.
Muriel's eyes thanked him, but I weenshe had no hope therein and did resign herself to await the worst tidings.
I ween we were both very tired; and when the good housekeeper came in for to fetch away his plate he had fallen asleep, with his head resting on his hands; and I was likewise dozing in a high-backed chair opposite to him.
I ween this was the sole place wherein her thoughts were so much occupied that she did for a while forget her own troubles in curing those of others.
I ween Polly, if she had been then in London, should have laughed at me for the symptoms I exhibited of what she styled the sighing malady.
I ween he doth send us breathing-times with this merciful intent.
To me upon my low moss seat, Though never a dream the roses sent Of science or love's compliment, I ween they smelt as sweet.
I ween that when the grave's dark wall Did first her form retain, They thought their hearts could ne'er recall The light of joy again.
Comfort weel your seven sons, For comforted I will never be: I ween 'twas neither knave nor loon Was in the bower last night wi' me.
Do these men, ween ye, see more, or set more by the Church of God than they did who first delivered us these things?
And as for their religion, if it be of so long continuance as they would have men ween it is, why do they not prove it so by the examples of the primitive Church, and by the fathers and councils of old times?
And do all they themselves, ween you, agree well together?
This is the most kingly man that could be; and I ween that those two made a wager that he dared not carry a bundle up to the palace, whereby I was the gainer, for breath grows short up that pitch.
Now I will have you bide with me while you are at a loose end, for there are yet a few silver pennies in store, and I ween that they came out of Grim's pouch to me.
Sit down your own people, and the Achaeans will send some other champion to fight Hector; fearless and fond of battle though he be, I ween his knees will bend gladly under him if he comes out alive from the hurly-burly of this fight.
I ween that at break of day, he shall be among the first to fall and many another of his comrades round him.
Phoebus Apollo, to whom I ween you pray ere you go into battle, has again saved you, nevertheless I will meet you and make an end of you hereafter, if there is any god who will stand by me too and be my helper.
Thus I ween did he charge you, and your fool's heart answered him 'yea' within you.
XXVII "The folk weenin their folly that out of fear I shrink.
Naught, ween I, but denial he from her lips could gain.
And yet mist of were, Me would ween that in this landë no stone to wonke n'ere.
I ween the king took her that day, And wedded her on paien's lay.
I ween that, when the grave's dark wall Did first her form retain, They thought their hearts could ne'er recall The light of joy again.
So well it her beseems, that ye would ween Some angel she had been.
And the tail bit-ween his legs, and there that he run, run, as if all devils run after him.
It is that you know not the deeference, Petie, bit-ween those.
How may I then ween that I love, or hold myself better, on account of that which any man may do?
For I will not that thou shouldest ween that all are holy that have the habit of holiness, and are not occupied with the world.
Demetrius, thou dost over-ween in all, And so in this, to bear me down with braves.
I ween that I will this day rid thee of thine enemy.
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