The Story of Genesis and Exodus: An Early English Song, about 1250 A.D.
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The Story of Genesis and Exodus: An Early English Song, about 1250 A.D.
Bible. Exodus -- History of Biblical events -- Poetry; Bible. Genesis -- History of Biblical events -- Poetry; Christian poetry, English (Middle)
The butler's
dream.
"Me drempte, ic ſtod at a win-tre,
A vine with three
branches
ðat adde waxen buges ðre, 2060
Oreſt it blomede, and ſiðen bar
bore grapes;
ðe beries ripe wurð ic war;
ðe kinges [kuppe] ic hadde on hond,
the juice the butler
squeezed into
Pharaoh's cup,
and gave him to
drink as he was
wont.
ðe beries ðor-inne me ðhugte ic wrong, 2064
And bar it drinken to pharaon,
Me drempte, alſ ic waſ wune to don."
"Good it is,"
said Joseph, "to
dream of wine.
"Good is," q_u_að Ioſeph, "to dremen of win,
heilneſſe an bliſſe iſ ðer-in; 2068
In three days
thou shalt be restored
to thy
office,
ðre daies ben get for to cumen,
ðu ſalt ben ut of p_ri_ſun numen,
And on ðin offiz ſet agen;
then think of me
and bear my
errand to Pharaoh,
Of me ðu ðhenke ðan it ſal ben, 2072
Bed min herdne to pharaon,
ða[t] ic ut of p_ri_sun wurðe don,
for I am here
wrongfully held
in prison."
for ic am ſtolen of kinde lond,
and her wrigteleſlike holden i_n_ bond." 2076
[211] ðe?
KING PHARAOH DREAMS A DREAM,
The "breadwright's"
dream.
Quað ðis bred-wrigte, "liðeð nu me,
me drempte ic bar bread-lepes ðre,
And ðor-in bread and oðer meten,
Q_u_ilke ben wune ðe kinges to eten; 2080
Fowls seized on
the baskets of
bread intended
for the king,
And fugeles hauen ðor-on lagt,
ðor-fore ic am i_n_ ſorge and hagt,
[Fol. 41.]
for ic ne migte me nogt weren,
and he could not
keep the meat
from them.
Ne ðat mete fro hem beren." 2084
"Me wore leuere," q_u_ad Ioſeph,
"Of eddi dremes rechen ſwep;
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