‘In þi most welth wisely be ware’ — eleven 8-line
stanzas
Title(s): ‘In þi most welth wisely be ware’
Subjects: wealth, wise use of; chansons d’aventure; dream poems
Versification: —
eight-line —
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1.Source: London, British Library Harley 1704, ff. 31-32
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First Lines:
Alas that euer loue was synne
In thy most helth wisely be
ware
As I fared in a frith
in somer to hure fowlis
syng…
Note: The text is preceded by line III.614 of the Wife of Bath’s
Prologue, which is struck through, and then the inferred title ‘In
thy most helth wisely be ware’.
Attributed Title: In thy most helth wisely be ware (f. 31)
Editions: Sandison, Helen Estabrook.
The ‘Chanson d’Aventure’ in Middle English.
Bryn Mawr College Monographs, Monograph Series 12. Bryn Mawr, PA: Bryn Mawr College, 1913: 116-18.