mi lif nys bote a stounde.
þah y be men among,
y gladie for no song
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of haueke ne of hounde."
"my deþ icholde fle,
for icham on of þe
þat deȝeþ boute wounde.
ne con y me no red,
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myn herte is heui so led,
& wel faste ybounde."
"ich wes of feyre leynþe:
agon is al my streynþe
in armes & in honde."
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"er ich were þus old,
ich wes of speche bold;
ne recchi who hit here. [who, ms. wo.]
nou icham old & cold,
Whet helpeþ more ytold? [Vgl. v. 211. — Whet, ms. Wet.]
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of lyue ycholde ich were."
"gentil ich wes & freo,
wildore þen þe leo,
er y bigon to hore;
nou y nam nout so,
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my weole ys turnd to wo,
ant haþ ybe ful ȝore."
"Ant so bueþ oþer mo
þat lyueden nou & þo,
ne reccheþ of weole ne wo. [reccheþ: das Subjekt "oþer mo" ist aus v. 268 zu ergänzen.]
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deþ is þat y munne:
Me seggeþ þat hit is sunne;
god brynge vs out of þo!
Amen, par charite!
ant so mote hit be!
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