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Thomas rathely vpe he rase, 50 And he rane ouer that mountayne hye; Gyff it be als the storye sayes, He hir mette at Eldone tree.

From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume I (of 8) by Various

The warrior a-resting; reach'd out to himwards The fiend with his hand, gat fast on him rathely With thought of all evil, and besat him his arm.

From The Tale of Beowulf Sometime King of the Folk of the Weder Geats by Anonymous