Adam Davy's 5 dreams about Edward II. The Life of St. Alexius. Solomon's book of wisdom. St. Jeremie's [Jerome's] 15 tokens before doomsday. The Lamentacion of souls. Ed. from the Laud ms. 622 in the Bodleian library by F.J. Furnivall

                                
                                  // Þe prophetes þat weren so good; & so holy alle,
                                
                                  Þat of oure lorde vnderstoden; & what schulde bi-fall,
                                  Line 76 
                                
                                  Hij wisten þat he schulde come; ac hij nysten whanne;
                                  Line 78 
                                
                                  Þe tyme hem þouȝt long ynouȝ; vche ynche hem þouȝt a spanne.
                                
                                  Þai gradden after hym oft; in her prophecie,
                                  Line 82 
                                
                                  And in þe bokes þat þai writen; þat he schulde dye:
                                  Line 84 
                                
                                  "God ȝeue," quoþ on of hem; "þat heuen broste atwo,
                                
                                  Þat he miȝth aliȝth adoun; & vs sauen so."
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                                  Sumdel hem longed þo; whan þai nolden abide,
                                
                                  Þat heuen cleue soft a two; to saue vche side.
                                  Line 92 
                                
                                  Ac it schulde al to brest; & oure lorde falle adoune,
                                
                                  Miȝth þai hym haue yhent; fast by þe crovne.
                                  Line 96 
                                
                                  Ac he ne heiȝed nouȝth so swiþ; bot com soft adoun;
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                                  Þai wolde hym narewȝ hab y-hent; ac he held hem þer doun.
                                
                                  Parde, ȝit ne com he nouȝth; ne were hem neuer so wo;
                                  Line 102 
                                
                                  Þai hadden þe grounde of helle isouȝth; er he com hem to.
                                  Line 104 
                                
                                  Seint Dauid after his anoie; after hym grad þus:
                                
                                  "Lord, in heuen to vs abowȝe; & aliȝth to vs!
                                  Line 108 
                                
                                  Schewe vs þine holy face; & we worþe hool onon."
                                
                                  Hym longed ek after his face; þe holy Symeon,
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                                  And all blis hym was bynome; & oft he gradd þerfore:
                                
                                  "Lorde, whan wiltou come; & wilt ben ybore?
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                                  Wene ȝe ich may dure; wene ȝe ich may see?"
                                
                                  Her mone was doel to see; þere gamed hem no gle.
                                  Line 120 
                                
                                  // Ac hym ne greued nouȝth; aȝeins oþer bifore,
                                
                                  ffor he nas nouȝth to deþ ibrouȝth; er god were ibore,
                                  Line 124 
                                
                                  Ac liued forto he hym seiȝ; & in his armes nome,
                                
                                  Þo he on Candelmesday; to þe temple come.
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                                  Lorde, wel may vs be; bet þan hem was þo,
                                
                                  Þat ne miȝtten nower fle; lorde, what hem was wo.
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                                  Þere oure lorde seide; þo he was ybore,
                                
                                  Þat we miȝtten ben ful glade; ouer oþer þat weren bifore.
                                  Line 136 
                                
                                  Þe prophetes wilned hym forto see; & many kynges also,
                                
                                  Þat we isen ȝif it miȝth be; ac hij ne miȝtten it nouȝth do.
                                
                                  // we mowen now as it were; for nouȝth, to heuen come,
                                  Line 142 
                                
                                  Siþþen oure lord it had ibouȝth; & þe fendes power bynome.

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Title: Adam Davy's 5 dreams about Edward II. The Life of St. Alexius. Solomon's book of wisdom. St. Jeremie's [Jerome's] 15 tokens before doomsday. The Lamentacion of souls. Ed. from the Laud ms. 622 in the Bodleian library by F.J. Furnivall
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Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1878.
Subject terms: English poetry; Edward -- King of England, -- 1284-1327.; Solomon, -- King of Israel.

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