Altenglische legenden ...

                                
                                  & sede our lord him wolde sende : þt he wilnede ofte siþe,
                                
                                  þt anne scholde a doȝter bere : & of him be biȝite,
                                
                                  To blisse of al þe world, : as þe prophetes hadde iwrite.
                                
                                  In toknynge he bad him go hom, : ȝif he ileue nolde,
                                
                                  At þe guldene ȝate his wif : he mete scholde.
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                                  Joachim ne leuede it noȝt, : uor longe childles hi were,
                                
                                  Ac hamward he wende naþeles, : he ne dorste elles for fere.
                                
                                  Gret deol made his wif vor him, : no womman miȝte more.
                                
                                  As heo was in morninge adai : wepinge wel sore
                                
                                  & gan to wringe hire honde: : swete lord, heo sede,
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                                  Eche þing þu ȝeuest Joie : & eche þing of blede,
                                
                                  Me one þu makes Joie les, : Ine seo non oþer so;
                                
                                  Me wondreþ ȝif ic dorste segge : wi þu þenchest so do, [Ms. þencheste mit unterpungirtem e.] 
                                
                                  Wen þu children hast me bynome, : & me eke hast bynome
                                
                                  Myn hosebonde þt is my Joie, : Inot war he is bicome.
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                                  þo com þus an angel to hire; : doute þe noȝt! he sede,
                                
                                  Icham þe angel þt habbe ibore : bifore god þi godhede;
                                
                                  A douȝter þu schalt her bere : al bi godes rede,
                                
                                  Marie schal hire name beo, : þt holi lif schal lede;
                                
                                  Of hire schal wondri al þe world : & þoru hire isaued beo;
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                                  þt child þu schalt bityme bere : & þt soþe iseo;
                                
                                  Aȝen þin hosebonde þu go; : to voluelle þi bone,
                                
                                  Ate guldene ȝate þu schalt him mete, : ne come þu so sone.
                                
                                  Anne ne leuede noȝt þis, : ac naþeles uorþ heo wende
                                
                                  Vorte Imete hire hosebonde, : as þe angel hire kende.
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                                  Joachim & anne is wif : sone to gadere hem mette
                                
                                  Ate guldene ȝate wiþ grete Joie, : as þe angel hem sette.
                                
                                  Hi clupte & custe wiþ Joie Inou; : þe bet hi leuede þo,
                                
                                  Vor hope of þis holi child, : hamward hi gonne go.
                                
                                  Anne seþþe wiþ childe was, : & seþþe wiþ riȝte kunde
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                                  Bar þt swete holi bern : þt euer worþ In munde,
                                
                                  Marie, þt ous haþ isaued : þt erore were ilore.
                                
                                  þe eiȝteþe dai of septembre : þt swete child was ibore.

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Title: Altenglische legenden ...
Author: Horstmann, Carl, ed. b. 1851.
Canvas: Page 72
Publication: Paderborn,: F. Schöningh,; 1875.
Subject terms: English poetry; Legends

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