- the same as in
contemporary printed editions. Lo I the man,
whose Muse
whilome did maske, As time her taught, in
lowly Shepheards weeds, Am now enforst...
- Pilgrimage's
first three stanzas we find mote (as past
tense of the verb might);
whilome (once upon a time) and ne (not);
hight (named) and
losel (good-for-nothing)...
- ‘brewis’, ‘bles’, ‘fadaise’, ‘coelebs’, ‘vivisepulture’, and so on. ‘
Whilome’ and ‘anent’ are
standard in Burton's vocabulary. The
range of vocabulary...
