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 hertes costes we ogen to munen.
Ne og ur non oðer to sunen. 285
oc eurilc luuen oðer.
also he were his broder.
wurðen stedefast his | wine. [f. 7r
ligten him of his birdene.
helpen him at his nede. 290
god giueð ðer{}fore mede.
we sulen hauen heuenriche.
gef we b{i}{}twixen us ben briche.
ðus is ure louerdes lage luuelike to fillen.
her of haue we mikel ned . ðat we ðar{}wið ne dillen. 295
[Linenotes:
285. _to sunen_ on an erasure. || 293. _ben twixen_ MS.]
+Natura Wulpis.+
++A wilde der is . ðat is ful of fele wiles.
fox is hire to name . for hire queðsipe.
husebondes hire haten . for hire harm dedes.
ðe coc ⁊ te capun. 300
ge feccheð ofte in ðe tun.
⁊ te gandre ⁊ te gos.
bi ðe necke ⁊ bi ðe nos.
haleð is to hire hole . for{}ði man hire hatieð.
hatien ⁊ hulen . boðe men ⁊ fules. 305
Listneð nu a wund{er} . ðat tis der doð for hunger.
goð o felde to a furg . ⁊ falleð ðar{}inne.
In eried lond er in erðchine . forto bilirten fugeles.
Ne stereð ge nogt of ðe stede a god stund deies.
oc dareð so ge ded were . Ne drageð ge no{n} onde. 310
ðe rauen is swiðe redi . weneð ðat ge rotieð.
⁊ oðre fules hire fallen bi . For to winnen fode.
derflike wiðuten dred . he wenen ðat ge ded beð.
he wullen on ðif foxes fel . ⁊ ge it wel feleð.
ligtlike ge lepeð up . ⁊ letteð hem sone. 315
gelt hem here billing
raðe wið illing.
tetoggeð ⁊ tetireð hem . mid hire teð sarpe.
Fret hire fille.
⁊ goð ðan ðer ge wille. 320
[Linenotes:
300. _ðe coc_ on an erasure. || 304. _eð is to_ on an erasure.
|| 308. _erðchine_] _erðc_ on an erasure. || 313. _derflike_]
_derfli_ on an erasure.]
+Significac{i}o.+
++Twifold forbisne in ðis der.
to frame we mugen finden her.
warsipe ⁊ wisedom.
wið deuel ⁊ wið iuel man. 325
ðe deuel dereð dernelike.
he lat he ne wile us nogt biswike.
he lat he ne wile us ðon non loð.
⁊ bringeð us in a sinne. ⁊ ter he us sloð.
he bit us don ure bukes wille. 330
Eten ⁊ dri{n}ken wið unskil.
⁊ in ure skemti{n}g.
he doð raðe a foxing. |
He billeð one ðe foxes fel. [f. 7v
wo so telleð idel spel. 335
⁊ he tireð on his ket.
wo so him wið sinne fet.
⁊ deuel geld swilk billing.
wið same ⁊ wið sending.
⁊ for his sinfule werk. 340
ledeð man to helle merk.
+Signific{aci}o.+
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