A wayle whyt ase whalles bon

A wayle whyt ase whalles bon
Text contains the second part of Most I ryden by Rybbesdale, and the start of A wayle whyt as whalles bon
Writtenlate-13th or early-14th century
LanguageMiddle English

"A wayle whyt ase whalles bon" ('A beauty white as whale's bone'), also titled after the opening of its refrain "Ich wolde ich were a threstelcok" ('I wish I were a throstle-cock'), is an anonymous late-13th or early-14th century Middle English lyric poem.[1] The text forms part of the collection known as the Harley Lyrics (MS. Harley 2253, f. 67r).[1]

  1. ^ a b Fein, ed. 2014.