as mony tides so;
him con rewe sore
al is wilde lore,
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for elde him dude so wo.
So sone as elde him com,
ys boc an honde he nom,
ant gan of reuþes rede;
of his herte ord [of his herte ord: "his herte" ist gen. sg., "vom Dolch in seinem Herzen".]
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he made moni word,
ant of is lyues dede;
He gan mene is mone:
So feble were is bone,
ys hew bigon to wede;
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So clene he was ygon,
þat heu ne hade he non;
Ys herte gan to blede.
"Care & kunde of elde
makeþ mi body felde,
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þat y ne mai stonde vpriht;
ant min herte vnbolde,
ant mi body to colde,
þat er þen wes so lyht;
ant mi body þunne:
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such is worldes wunne,
þis day me þinkeþ nyht."
"Riche y was of londe,
ant mon of fayrest honde; [honde ist Pluralform.]
þat wes bote a stounde.
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Mi meyn þat wes so strong,
Mi middel smal & long,
ybroht hit is to grounde."
"fforþi y grunte & grone,
When y go myn one,
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