"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.Fein, ed. 2014. The text forms part of the collection known as the Harley Lyrics (MS. Harley 2253, f. 67r).
Summary The persona praises, and carnally desires, a beautiful woman (wayle; ) who is very white (as 'whale's bone').
See also
Ambergris Baleen
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