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InInIn aaa somersomersomer somyrsomyr sesonsesonsesonsesounsesoun, .,, whannewhannewhen whennewhenwhennewhenne softesofte waswas thetheÞe sonnesonnesonneIII southsouþsouthsouth wentewentwentewente,,,
III shopshapedshopshaped schopshapedschopshaped meme in-toin-to aaa shroudshroudshroudschroudeschroude, .,, asasas III aaa shepshepshep schepschep werewerewere;; ; . ;..
InInIn abiteabiteabite abyteabyte asasas ananan ermytehermitermytehermit,, . .... unholyvon holyunholyunholy ofofof werkiswerkiswerkiswerkyswerkys,,,
II YYY wentewentewente wydewidewydewyde ininin thisÞisthisthis worldworldworldeworldeworlde, .,, wondriswondriswondris wondryswondrys tototo herehereherehurehure. ...
ButButBut onon uponvponuponupon aaa MaymayMayMay morwenyngmorwenyngmorwenyng morwemorningmorwemorning .... on on on MalvernemaluerneMalvernMalverneMalverne hilleshilleshills hyllyshillshyllyshyllys
MeMe befelbefelbefel byfelby felbefellbyfelbefell aaa ferlyferly, .,, ofofof fairiefairiefairie fayryefairyfayryefairy mememe thoughteÞouʒtethoughtthoughtethought. ;..
III waswaswas werywearywerywery for-wandritfor-wandritfor-wandrit andand forwandredfor wandredforwanderedforwandredforwandered; .;; III wentewentwentewente mememe tototo resterestrestereste
UndirUndirUnder UnderVnderUnderUnder aaa broodbroodbrood brodbroadbrodbroad bankbankbankebankbankebanke. . ..bebebe bybyby aaa bournebournebourne burneburn'sburneburn's sidesidesydesidesydesyde;; . . ...
AndAnd ButButBut asasas III laylaylay andandand lenidelenidelenidelenedeleanedlenedeleaned. . ..andandand lokidelokidelooked lokedlookedlokedloked ononon theÞethethe watriswatriswatriswateryswaterswateryswaterys,,,
III slomerideslomerideslomeride slombrydslumberedslombrydslombryd ininin aaa slepyngsleepingslepyngslepyng,, . . ... itit III swighedeswighedeswiʒedeswighede swevenedesweuenedeswevenede sososo meryemerrymeryemerye. ;..
ThanneThanneÞanne TherÞerthereTherTher ganbeganganbegan III tototo metemete. . ..aaa merveillousmerveillousmerveillous merwelousmarvelousmerwelousmarvelous sweveneswevenesweveneswoveneswoueneswevenswovenesweven,, :::
ThatÞatThatThat III waswaswas ininin aaa wildernessewildernessewildernesswildernyssewildernesswildernyssewildernysse, .,, wistewistewiste III wystewistwystewist nevereneverenever wherewherewhere; .;;
AcAcAc ButButBut asasas III beheldbeheldbeheld beheldebeheldbeheldebeheld intointointo theÞethethe estesteastesteeastesteeste, .,, onon heighheighheiʒhigh upvpupupup tototo theÞethethe sonnesonnesunsunnesunsunnesunne,,,
III saighsaighsaiʒsaigh sawsawsaw aaa tourtowertourtower onon ininin aaa tofttofttoftcostecoste,,, trighelytrighelytrighely trylytrulytrylytruly i-makidi-makidi-makid ontyridattiredontyridattired; ;;;
AAA depedepedeep depdeepdepdep daledaledale benethebenethebeneþe,beneathbynetheby neþebeneathbynethebynethe, .,, aaa dungeoundungeoundungeon doungondungeondoungondoungon therethereÞere inneinneintherynneÞerynnethereintherynnetherynne,,,
WithwiþWithWith depedeepdepedepe dikesdikesdikes dykysdikesdykysdikes andandand derkederkederke, .,, andand dredfuldreadfuldredfuldreadfulofofof sightsightsiʒtsightsyghthsyʒthsightsyghthsight. ...
AAA fairfair fayrfairfayrfayr feldfeldfield feldefieldfeldefelde fulfullfulful ofofof folkfolkfolkefolkfolkefolke. . ..fandfandfand fondefoundfondefound III therethereÞere betwenebetwenebetweenbytwenebetweenbytwenebytwene,,,
OfOfOf alleallallealle manermannermanermanner ofofof menmenmen, .,, theÞethethe menemeanmenemean andandand theÞethethe richerichricherich, ;,,
WorchingWorchingWorching WorchyngeWorkingWorchyngeWorking andandand wandringewandringewanderingwandryngewanderingwandryngewandrynge,, . . . ..asasas thetheÞe thisÞisthisthis worldworld worldewordleworldworldeworlde askithaskithaskiþaskithaskysasksaskysasks.. :::
SummeSummeSome SommeSomeSommeSomme putteputteputte hemthemhemthem tototo theÞethethe ploughploughplouʒ,plowplowplowplow, .,, andandand pleighedepleighedepleiʒedepleighede pleydeplayedpleydeplayed fulfullfulfull seldeseldomseldeseldom, .,,
InInIn settyngsettyngsettyng seedseedseed tymetimetymetyme andand ofofof sowyngsowingsowyngsowyng. . ..swonkeswonkeswonke swonkynswonkyn fulfullfulful hardehardhardeharde
ThatÞatThatThat manymany ofof thisethiseÞisethese thesÞesthesethesthes wastoreswastoreswastoreswastouryswasterswastouryswasters nownownow. . ..withwithwiþ wytwytwyt glotonyegluttonyglotonyegluttony destroighethdestroighethdestroiʒeþdestroighethdestroyendestroydestroyendestroyen. ;..
AndAnd summesummesome SomeSomeSome putteputputteputte hemthemhemhem tototo pridepridepride, .,, aparailideapparelledaparailideapparelled andandand paralydeapparelledparalydeapparelled hemthemhemhem therethereÞere aftiraftirafter therafterÞer afterthereaftertheraftertherafter,, :::
InInIn cuntenauncecuntenauncecuntenaunce countenancecountenance ofofof clothingcloþingclothingclothing . theyÞeytheythey comencomencome comyn[***]yncomecomyncomyn disgisiddisgisiddisgisiddysgyseddisguiseddysgyseddisguised. ...
InIn ToToTo preyorespreyoresprayers prayereprayerprayereprayere andandand tototo penauncepenancepenauncepenance . puttenputtenput putteputputteputte hemthemhemhem manyemanyemanymanymanymany,,,
AlAlAll forfor ForfforForFor the&thornethethe lovelouelovelove ofofof oureouroureoure LordlordLordLord . lyvedelyuedelivedlyvedelived fulfullfulfull streitestreitestreitestraytestraightstraytestraight, ;,,
InInIn hopehopehope forforfor tototo havehauehavehave. . .. hevene-richehevene-richehevene-riche hevenerycheheuene rycheheavenreichhevenerycheheavenreich blisseblisseblissblysseblissblysseblysse,,,
AsAsAs ancrisancrisancris ankerysanchoritesankerysanchorites andandand ermytesermytesermyteshermytyshermitshermytyshermits . thatÞatthatthat holdenholdenhold lyvenlyuenlivelyvenlyven hemhemthem ininin herehereherehertheirhertheir sellissellisselliscellyscellscellyscellys, .,,
CoveiteCoveiteCoveite AndAndAnd coveytyncoueytyncovetcoveytyncovet notnot noughthnouʒthnoughtnoughthnought ininin the&thorn: ethethe cuntrecuntrecountrycountrecountrycountrecountre. . ..tototo cairencarrycairencarry caryencarrycaryencarry aboutea bouteaboutabouteaboute,,,
ForforForFor nono nonenonenone likerouslikerouslikerous lykerouslecherouslykerouslecherous liflodeliflodeliflodelyflodelivelihoodlyflodelivelihood. . ..heretheirherehere likamlikamlikam lykamyslykamys tototo plesepleasepleseplese. ;..
AndAndAnd sommesomesommesomme chosenchosechosenchosen hemthemhemhem tototo chaffarechaffare, .,, : .:: theitheiÞeithey theyÞeytheythey chevenachievechevenachieve chevydcheuydachievedchevydachieved theÞethethe beterebeterebetterbetrebetterbetrebetre, .,,
AsasAsAs ititit semithsemithsemiþseems ysisysys seneseensenesene tototo oureouroureoure sightsightsiʒtsyghthsyʒthsightsyghthsyghth . . ..thatÞatthatthat suchesuchsuchesuche menmenmen thriventhrivenÞriventhriventhryvenÞryuenthrivethryventhrive. ...
AndAndAnd sommesommesome summesomesummesumme menmenmen merthismerthismerþismerthis myrthesmirthsmyrthesmirths tototo makemake, .,, asasas mynstralesmynstralesmynstrales menstralysminstrelsmenstralysminstrels conneconneconnecunnecancunnecan,,,
AndAnd getegetgetegete goldgoldgold withwiþwithwith hereheretheir hertheirherher glegleegleglee, .,, synnelessynne lessinlesssynnelessynneles,,, III trowetrowe. ;..
AcAc japerisiaperisjapersjaperisjapers andandand janglerisjanglerisjanglerisjangeleresiangeleresjanglersjangeleresjanglers, .,, JudasJudas JudacysiudacysJudas'sJudacysJudacys childrenchildrenchyldrynchildrenchyldrynchyldryn ,,,
GongonBeganGonBegan fyndynfindfyndynfind FoundenFoundFoundenFound hemhemhem menymanymenymeny fantasiesfantasiesfantasyesfantasiesfantasyesfantasyes . andandand foolisfoolisfools folesfoolsfolesfoles hemthemhemhem makemakemakynmakemakynmakyn, .,,
AndAndAnd havehave hanhavehanhan wytwytwyt witwit atatat hertheirherher willewillwillewill. . ..tototo wirchewirchewirche worcheworkworchework yifyifʒifyif whatwhatwhat hemthemhemhem listelistelistelykyslikeslykyslikes...
ThatThatÞat thatÞatthatthat PoulepoulePaulPoulePaul prechithprechithprechiþprechith prechethprecheþpreachesprechethpreaches ofofof hemthemhemhem . III dardaredardar notnotnot preveprevepreve provynprouynproveprovynprove itit hereherehere: ;::
QuiQui loquiturloquitur turpiloquiumturpiloquium. . ..isis ysysys LucferisLucferisLucifer's LucyfereslucyferesLucifer'sLucyferesLucyferes hynehyne...
BidderisBidderisBidderis BeggeresbeggeresBeggeresBeggeres andandand beggerisbeggerisbeggars bydderesbiddersbydderesbidders. . ..fastefastfastefast aboutea bouteaboutabouteaboute yedeʒede,yede, .,,
TilTillTilTil hereherehere hertheirhertheir belyesbelliesbelyesbellies andandand hereheretheir hertheirherher baggesbagsbaggesbags. . ..werewere warewerewareware bretfulbretfulbretful bredfulbred fulbredful ycrammidycrammidycrammidcrammedcrammedcrammed ;;;
FaytedenFaytedenFayteden TheiÞeiTheiThei flytethflyteþflyteth forforfor heretheirherehere hereherehere foodefoodfoodefoode, .,, foughtenfoughtenfouʒtenfoughten andandand fyghthenfyʒthenfightfyghthenfyghthen atatat theÞethethe alealeale;;;
IninInIn glotonyeglotonyeglotonyeglotenyeglotenye,,, GodgodGodGod wotwot, .,, gogogo theiÞeitheytheithei tototo beddebedbeddebedde,,,
AndandAndAnd risenrisenrise rysenriserysenrysen upupup withwiþwithwith ribaudieribaudieribaudierybaudyeribaldryrybaudyeribaldry, .,, thothoÞotho asasas roberdisroberdisroberdis robertesRobert'srobertesrobertes knavesknavesknavesknavysknauysknavesknavysknaves ;;;
SlepeSlepeSleep SclepSleepSclepSleep andandand sleuthesleuthesleuþesleutheslowtheslothslowthesloth. . ..sewithsewithsewiþsewith sewythsuessewythsues hemthemhemhem evereeuereeverevereever...
PilgrimesPilgrimesPilgrims PylgrymyspylgrymyspilgrimsPylgrymyspilgrims andandand palmerispalmerispalmeris palmerespalmerspalmerespalmers. . ..plightenplightenpliʒtenplighten plytythplightplytythplight hemthemhemhem togideretogideretogether togedereto gederetogethertogederetogedere, ;,,
ForForFor tototo sekeseeksekeseek SeintSeintSaint seyntSaintseyntseynt JameJamesJameJame . ... andandand seintesseintesseintes sentessaintssentessaints atat ininin RomeromeRomeRome;;;
WentenWentenWent andAndandand wentewentwentewente forthforþforthforth ininin hereheretheir hertheirherher weywayweywey waywayway. . ..withwiþwithwith manymany manyemanymanyemanye wisewisewise wysewisewysewise talistalistalistalystalys, .,,
AndAndAnd haddehadhaddehadde leveleaveleveleave tototo leigheleigheleiʒeleighelyelielyelie. ... alallalal hereheretheir hertheirherher lifliflife lyflyflyf aftiraftirafterafterafterafter...
ErmytesErmytesHermits HermyteshernytesQHermitsHermytesHermytes ononon ananan hephephephepehepe. ... withwiþwithwith hokidehokidehokide hokedehookedhokedehooked stavesstavesstavesstavysstauysstavesstavysstaves, ; ,,
WentenWentenWent WentewenteWenteWente tototo WalsynghamWalsinghamWalsynghamWalsyngham, .,, andandand hereheretheir hertheirherher wenchiswenchiswenchis wencheswencheswencheswenches aftiraftirafterafterafterafter...
GretegreteGreatGreteGreat lobieslobieslobies lobyeslubberslobyeslubbers andandand longelonglongelong, .,, thatthatÞat lothloathlothloath werewere forforfor tototo swynkeswinkswynkeswink, .,,
ClothideClothideCloþideClothed ClothedCloþedClothedClothed hemthemhemhem ininin copiscopiscopiscopyscopescopyscopes . tototo bebebe knowenknowenknowen