>>716 Many a man sings that wife home brings; wist he what he brought, weep he might.
通常の語順に直すと、例えば以下のようになります。
Many a man that brings (his/a) wife home sings; but if he wist (=knew) what he brought, he might weep.
>>716 Many a man sings that wife home brings; wist he what he brought, weep he might.
通常の語順に直すと、例えば以下のようになります。
Many a man that brings (his/a) wife home sings; but if he wist (=knew) what he brought, he might weep.