Project Gutenberg 2009-10-19 Public domain in the USA. 681 Morris, Richard 1833 1894 Morris, R. (Richard) 67004408 Early English Alliterative Poems in the West-Midland Dialect of the Fourteenth Century Louise Hope, David Starner and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Early English Alliterative Poems" by Richard Morris is a collection of medieval poetry written in the West-Midland Dialect of the 14th century. This volume includes significant works such as "The Pearl," "Cleanness," and "Patience," which emphasize moral and religious themes. The poems address profound subjects such as loss, purity, and the importance of patience in the face of adversity, providing a deep insight into the human experience as viewed through a medieval lens. The opening of the collection outlines the published poems found in a unique manuscript and highlights the scholarly efforts involved in their editing. It details the themes presented in the first poem, "The Pearl," which depicts a father's lament for the loss of his young daughter and explores his dreamlike journey toward understanding her presence in the afterlife. The introductory discussions set the stage for the subsequent poems, which engage with biblical narratives to illustrate the virtues of a righteous life. Through rich imagery and moral lessons, the poems aim to resonate with readers on both emotional and spiritual levels. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/30282/30282-h/images/titlepage.png Reading ease score: 94.5 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en English poetry -- Middle English, 1100-1500 PR Text Early English Text Society Category: Poetry Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature Category: Religion/Spirituality 206905 2025-10-12T11:18:10.438226 text/html 196662 2024-03-02T00:27:00 text/html 593140 2024-03-01T14:12:32 text/html 174871 2024-03-01T14:13:50 text/html 556075 2024-03-01T14:13:22 text/html 453063 2025-10-12T11:18:51.432065 application/epub+zip 486647 2025-10-12T11:18:18.251220 application/epub+zip 483962 2025-10-12T11:18:14.645206 application/epub+zip 1117084 2025-10-12T11:19:09.462999 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1154013 2025-10-12T11:18:48.338114 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1158054 2022-09-14T05:26:51.505558 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 713597 2025-10-12T11:18:02.904817 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 713522 2021-01-05T18:40:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19383 2025-10-12T11:19:09.711966 application/rdf+xml 10695 2025-10-12T11:18:15.225212 image/jpeg 2197 2025-10-12T11:18:14.941233 image/jpeg 431194 2025-10-12T11:18:11.396231 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia