Robert of Brunne's "Handlyng synne".

For no wysdom ne for no sleghþe, Line 10088 Þat we ne falle with Lucyfere, For proude men wonë with hym þere.
Þe vblè ys made of whete, [See French 1. 7421-5.] Þe louelyest cornë þat men ete; Line 10092 So shal [shulde.] we be meke and louely To allë þo þat beþ vs by; Þys mekënes ys aȝens Ire, [folio 67a:2] Þat ys with Lucyfere yn fyre. Line 10096
[See French 1. 7389-94.] Þe paste of þe vblè, nat ne ogh [oghþ (the last letter has been added on).] Be made of any maner of [cut out 'maner of.'] soure dogh; For þe soure dogh makeþ alle soure Þe swetnes þat cumþ of þe floure. Line 10100 By þys soure dogh ys tokenyng Þat enuye ys a wykked þyng, For hyt fordoþe swetnes of dede Þat God shulde ȝyue for soulë mede; Line 10104 Þarfore makeþ he none herbergerye Þere he fyndeþ [fyndes.] byfore, enuye.
A vertu also yn þe whete ys, Þat ys moche aȝens sloghnes; Line 10108 For whetë cornës wyl nat prykke, As otës dowün, or barlykke; Ne we shulde nat haue any prykyl Of ydylnes ouer mykyl. Line 10112
Ydylnes gruccheþ, and ys heuy of þoȝt, And also sonë wroþe for noȝt; And þat wraþþë cumþ of [of a.] sorowe, Þat of wanhope wyl mochë borowe. Line 10116 Þys sacrament of þe messe loueþ noun swyche ydulnesse, Ne, with noun, wyl he dwelle,
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Robert of Brunne's "Handlyng synne".
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Mannyng, Robert, fl. 1288-1338.
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London :: Pub. for the Early English text society, by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & co., ltd.,
1901-[03].

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