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And was mid ivi al bi-growe,
Hit was thare ule earding-stowe.8
The nihtingale hi i-seh.
And hi bi-heold and over-seh,10
And thuhte wel vule " of thare ule,
For me hi halt 12 lothlich 13 and fule.
"Unwiht,"
," 14 heo sede, "awei thu fleo!
Me is the wers 15 that ich the seo;
I-wis 18 for thine vule lete 17
Wel oft ich mine song for-lete; 18
Min heorte at-flith, and falt 20 mi tunge,
Wonne 21 thu art to me i-thrunge.
Me luste bet speten 23 thane singe,
Of thine fule gogelinge." 25

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Theos ule abod fort 26 hit was eve, Heo ne mihte no leng bileve,27 Vor hire heorte was so gret,2 28

That wel neh 20 hire fnast at-schet; 30

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singe,

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And warp a word thar-after longe:
"Hu thincthe 32 nu bi mine songe?
Wenst 33 thu that ich ne cunne 34
Theh 35 ich ne cunne 36 of writelinge ? 37
I-lome 38 thu dest 39
And seist me bothe teone 41 and schame; 50

me grame,

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And so ich mine song adihte "
Wone ich i-seo arise veorre 12
Other 13 dai-rim 14 other 15 dai-sterre.
Ich do god mid mine throte,
And warni men to heore note;
Ac 17 thu singest alle longe niht,
From eve fort 18 hit is dai-liht,
And evre lesteth thin o 19 song
So longe so the niht is longe,
And evre croweth thi wrecche crei,20
That he ne swiketh 21 niht ne dai;
Mid thine pipinge thu adunest 22
Thas monnes earen thar 23 thu wunest,"
And makest thine song so un-wiht 25
That me 26 ne telth 27 of the nowiht.28
Evrich murhthe 29 mai so longe i-leste,
That heo shal liki 30 wel un-wreste;
Vor harpe and pipe and fugeles 32 songe
Misliketh, gif hit is to longe.

Ne beo the song never so murie,

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That he ne shal thinche 33 wel un-murie,34

Gef he i-lesteth over un-wille.35

So thu miht 36 thine song aspille; 37

Vor hit is soth,38 Alvred hit seide,
And me 26 hit mai in boke rede,

'Evrich thing mai leosen 39 his godhede 40 Mid unmethe 41 and mid over-dede.'" 42

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And to i-here grislich 50 thing.
That nis noht soth, ich singe efne 52
Mid fulle dreme 53 and lude stefne.48
Thu wenist 54 that ech song beo grislich 55

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1 that is not like thy piping 2 voice 4 it 5 green 6 dost 10 third time 11 ordain 16 benefit

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28 swollen 29 nigh 30 breath 21 it ceases not

32 how does it seem 34 cannot 35 though 36 know nothing 37

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anger it happen may tion 50 terrible 51

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41 injury 42 if 43 foot 44 so may bough 47 but 48 voice 49 lamenta52 true

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19 lasteth thy one 20 cry 23 where 24 dwellest naught every mirth

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please very badly 32 bird's 35 if it lasts unto displeasure

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Vor wanne snou lith thicke and wide, 430 ·
And alle wihtes 18 habbeth sorhe,19
Thu singest from eve fort amorhe.20
Ac 21 ich alle blisse mid me bringe;
Ech wiht 22 is glad for mine thinge,23
And blisseth hit 24 wanne ich cume,
And hihteth agen 25 mine kume.28
The blostme ginneth springe and sprede
Bothe ine treo and ek on mede;
The lilie mid hire faire wlite 27
Wolcumeth me, that thu hit wite,28
Bit 20 me mid hire faire bleo 30
That ich schulle to hire fleo;
The rose also mide hire rude,31
That cumeth ut of the thorne wude,
Bit 29 me that ich shulle singe
Vor hire luve one skentinge."

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2 burnest up 3 4 nigh envy 5 when but was wary 10 ready unpleasing louring 11 saw 12 he would not care 13 though 14 mixed up 15 heads 16 hair 17 thy 18 creatures 19 morning 21 but 22 creature on my account joices 25 hopeth for 26 coming 27 face

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37 also go 42 child's 48 child

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5 night7 household 8 9 men-servants 10 she rode 11 bosom 12 carried 13 came cave that was 15 there 16 caused alight saw 20 out of 21 25 terricave very when men fied 26 off 27 those 28 fierce 29 bowed 30 31 came to 32 the Psalter 33 dwelling 34 Lord 37 forbade 38 nevertheless 39 sad once 42 have 46 perfect 49 leopards

deed, to realization 35 ought 36 praise 40 answered

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A palme-tre sco sagh hir bi;
"Joseph," sco said, "fain wald I rest,
Under this tre me-thinc wer best."
"Gladli," said he, "that wil resun;"
Son 20 he stert 21 and tok hir dun.
Quen sco had sitten thar a wei,22
Sco bihild a tre was hei,23
And sagh a frut thar-on hingand,
Man clepes palmes 25 in that land.
"Joseph," sco said, "fain wald I ete
O this fruit, if I moght gete."
"Maria, me-thinc ferli 26 o the
That se the gret heght o this tre;
The frut hu suld 27 man reche unto
That man his hand mai to nan do? 28
Bot I site 29 for an other thing,

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Jesus satt on his moder kne,
Wit a ful blith cher 33 said he,
"Bogh thou til 2 us suith,35 thou tre,
And of thi fruit thou give us plenté."
Unnethe 30 had he said the sune,37

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together 10 wagon 11 drawn 12 two 13 then 14 knowledge 15 following 16 rode 17 it became very

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1 down every bough 5 who made it bow 6 straighten thyself now 7 I will that 8 of one value, of equal dignity 9 burst 10 sprang 11 spring 12 stream 13 sweet 14 each 15 would 16 praised ever the Lord for 17 a love hot in the wilderness 18 me-thinks 19 reason wills that rune (or letter) 18 of Christ's 19 begs me eagerly 20 her 20 immediately 21 23 tall came up short while 21 make 22 whereby she 23 learn 24 an true 26 lover 24 hanging 25 which they call palms 20 27 strange 28 could protect 29 will not 30 not at all 28 to none of which one may put his hand 31 refuse 32 will 33 here 34 35 is not mayst 30 our provision of water 31 cattle 32 house- 37 in so many ways 38 fickle quickly are passed away 46 the earth 47 they lie 48 wither

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