Selections from Early Middle English, 1130-1250. Part 1: Texts
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Selections from Early Middle English, 1130-1250. Part 1: Texts
English literature -- Middle English, 1100-1500
Ðe ðridde lage haueð ðe leun . ðanne he lieð to slepen. 15
Sal he neure luken . ðe lides of hise egen.
+Significac{i}o p{ri}me nat{ur}e.+
++Welle heg is tat hil . ðat is heuen{}riche.
vre louerd is te leun . ðe liueð ðer abuuen.
wu ðo him likede . to ligten her on erðe. 20
Migte neure diuel witen . ðog he be derne hunte.
hu he dun come.
Ne wu he dennede him . in ðat defte meiden.
Marie bi name . ðe him bar to manne frame.
+ij^a ⁊ iij^a.+ 25
++Ðo ure drigten ded was.
⁊ doluen also his wille was.
In a ston stille he lai.
til it kam ðe dridde dai.
His fader him filstnede swo. 30
ðat he ros fro dede ðo.
vs to lif holden.
wakeð so his wille is So hirde for his folde.
He is hirde. we ben sep . Silden he us wille.
If we heren to his word . ðat we ne gon nowor wille. 35
+Natura aquile.+
++Kiðen i wille ðe ernes kinde.
Also ic it o boke rede.
wu he neweð his guð{}hede.
hu he cumeð ut of elde. 40
Siðen hise limes arn unwelde.
Siðen his bec is alto{}wrong.
Siðen his | fligt is al unstrong. [f. 4v
⁊ his egen dimme.
Hereð wu he neweð him. 45
A welle he sekeð ðat sp{ri}ngeð ai.
boðe bi nigt ⁊ bi dai.
ðer ouer he flegeð ⁊ up he teð.
til ðat he ðe heuene seð.
ðurg skies sexe ⁊ seuene. 50
til he cumeð to heuene.
So rigt so he cunne.
he houeð in ðe sunne.
ðe sunne swideð al his fligt.
⁊ oc it makeð his egen brigt. 55
Hise feðres fallen for ðe hete.
⁊ he dun mide to ðe wete.
Falleð i{n} ðat welle grund.
ðer he wurdeð heil ⁊ sund.
⁊ cumed ut al newe. 60
Ne were his bec untrewe.
His bec is get biforn wro{n}g.
ðog hise limes senden strong.
Ne maig he tilen him no{n} fode.
him self to none gode. 65
ðanne goð he to á ston.
⁊ he billeð ðer{}on.
Billeð til his bec biforn.
haueð ðe wrengðe forloren.
Siðen wið his rigte bile. 70
takeð mete ðat he wile.
[Linenote:
64. _maig_ on an erasure.]
+Significacio.+
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