Middle English Lyrics Middle English Lyrics | Texts of Lyrics | Essays and Articles | Web Links | Books for Study | Music Recordings | Discussion Forum   I Have a Yong Suster MS Sloane 2593. c. 1430.   5 10 15 20 25 I have a yong suster Fer biyonde the see; Manye be the druries That she sente me. She sente me the cherye Withouten any stoon, And so she dide the dove Withouten any boon. She sente me the brere Withouten any rinde; She bad me love my lemman Withoute longinge. How sholde any cherye Be withoute stoon? And how sholde any dove Be withoute boon? How sholde any brere Be withoute rinde? How sholde I love my lemman Withoute longinge? Whan the cherye was a flowr, Thanne hadde it no stoon; Whan the dove was an ey, Thanne hadde it no boon. Whan the brere was unbred, Thanne hadde it no rinde; Whan the maiden hath that she loveth, She is withoute longinge. far gifts stone bone briar bark sweetheart egg ungrown what Music Clip from the CD World's Bliss - Medieval Songs of Love and Death. For the direct .MP3 file, click here. to Middle English Lyrics to Luminarium Main to Middle English Literature Site copyright ©1996-2018 Anniina Jokinen. All Rights Reserved. Created by Anniina Jokinen on March 19, 1996. Last updated on November 12, 2018.   Middle English Literature Geoffrey Chaucer John Gower Sir Gawain and the Green Knight William Langland / Piers Plowman Julian of Norwich Margery Kempe Thomas Malory / Morte D'Arthur John Lydgate Thomas Hoccleve Paston Letters Everyman Medieval Plays Middle English Lyrics Essays and Articles Sciences Medieval Cosmology Historical Events and Persons Hundred Years' War (1337-1453) Edward III Edward, Black Prince of Wales Lionel of Antwerp, Duke of Clarence John of Gaunt, Duke of Lancaster Edmund of Langley, Duke of York Thomas of Woodstock, Gloucester Richard of York, E. of Cambridge Richard II Henry IV Edward, Duke of York Henry V Thomas, Duke of Clarence John, Duke of Bedford Humphrey, Duke of Gloucester Catherine of Valois Charles VII, King of France Joan of Arc Louis XI, King of France Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy The Wars of the Roses (1455-1485) Causes of the Wars of the Roses The House of Lancaster The House of York The House of Beaufort The House of Neville Henry VI Margaret of Anjou Richard Plantagenet, Duke of York Edward IV Elizabeth Woodville Edward V Richard III George, Duke of Clarence More at Encyclopedia and at Additional Medieval Sources     Search | Luminarium | Encyclopedia | Letter from the Editor | Bookstore | Poster Store | Discussion Forums | Search