The Ormulum / with the notes and glossary of R.M. White ; edited by Robert Holt.

                                
                                  Þiss Nicodem wass, alls uss seȝȝþ
                                  Line 16820 
                                
                                  Johan þe Goddspellwrihhte,
                                
                                  Off þatt Farisewisshe follc
                                
                                  Þatt læredd wass o boke.
                                
                                  Off þa Farisewisshe menn
                                
                                  Þatt we nu mælenn ummbe,
                                  Line 16825 
                                
                                  We findenn uppo Latin boc
                                
                                  Þatt teȝȝ wisslike wærenn
                                
                                  An lott off þatt Judisskenn follc
                                
                                  Þatt læredd wass o boke.
                                
                                  Acc þeȝȝ þurrh modiȝnesse, & ec
                                  Line 16830 
                                
                                  Þurrh sinnfull grediȝnesse,
                                
                                  Droȝhenn wel mikell Godess follc
                                
                                  U¯¯t off þe rihhte weȝȝe.
                                
                                  Forr all þeȝȝ droȝhenn þeȝȝre spell
                                
                                  Towarrd erþliȝ biȝæte,
                                  Line 16835 
                                
                                  & Godess laȝhe & Godess rihht
                                
                                  & hiss hallȝhe settnesse
                                
                                  Þeȝȝ didenn mikell fallenn dun
                                
                                  Þurrh þeȝȝre grediȝnesse,
                                
                                  & hofenn þurrh hemm sellfenn upp
                                  Line 16840 
                                
                                  All affterr þeȝȝre wille
                                
                                  Settnessess, hu mann birrde Godd
                                
                                  & Godess laȝhe follȝhenn,
                                
                                  & ȝedenn þuss onnȝæn Drihhtin
                                
                                  Þurrh þeȝȝre modiȝnesse.
                                  Line 16845 
                                
                                  & þurrh þatt tatt teȝȝ droȝhenn aȝȝ
                                
                                  Affterr erþliȝ biȝæte,
                                
                                  & leddenn ec well sinnfull lif
                                
                                  O fĕle kinne wise,

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Title: The Ormulum / with the notes and glossary of R.M. White ; edited by Robert Holt.
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Publication: Oxford :: At the Clarendon Press,; 1878.

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