Барбор. Свобода
Джон Барбор (может быть Джон Барбур) John Barbour Свобода Freedom 1395 Оценка: 8 Этот отрывок из поэмы шотландского поэта Брюс The Brus, открывает наиболее популярные и авторитетные антологии английской поэзии. A! Fredome is a noble thing! Fredome mays man to haiff liking; Fredome all solace to man giffis, He levys at ese that frely levys! A noble hart may haiff nane ese, 5 Na ellys nocht that may him plese, Gyff fredome fail; for fre liking Is yarnyt our all othir thing. Na he that ay has levyt fre May nocht knaw weill the propyrtè, 10 The angyr, na the wretchyt dome That is couplyt to foule thyrldome. Bot gyff he had assayit it, Than all perquer he suld it wyt; And suld think fredome mar to prise 15 Than all the gold in warld that is. Thus contrar thingis evirmar Discoweryngis off the tothir ar. liking=choice ( выбор ) ellys=else ( другое ) aye=alw...