Robert of Brunne's "Handlyng synne".

"And alle þe folk with-outë numbre, Allë broȝt y hem to kumbre; Aboue, yn-to þe wynde y wente, Line 12515 And broȝt hem alle to þat turment; On land y haue do more tresun wyþ fyre and slaghtyr yn euery toune, And alle þe skaþe y myȝt of mone, Tó hem þat yn borwës [borewes.] wone; Line 12520 y haue made wraþþe and euyl wyl Betwyxë hem þat wulde none [none O, mone H.] yl, And sle [sle O, om. H.] echoun ouþer at here myȝt, More with wrong, þan with ryȝt. Line 12524
"Yn pryde, yn Ire, yn enuye, yn slouþë, [slouþe O, slogh H.] and yn coueytyse, yn glotonye, and yn lecherye, Y delyte me yn euery vyleynye; Line 12528 Foule flessh dedes þat are ouer rank, More þan ouþer y take to þank; But, pryde algate, and coueytyse, Y may nat leue, ne none of þyse; Line 12532 Ten þousend men dampned be Yn þese two, for loue of me; when y fynde hem custummably Yn þese two synnës alle redy, Line 12536 Ful weyl payeþ me þat synne, And bounde are þey to me þer-ynne; Þan do þey, ryȝt as y wyl, Allë wrong wyþ-outë skylle; Line 12540 Fro wykked to wers, y do hem falle, [folio 83b] For y am mayster ouer hem alle; Ȝyf þey wulde wake, y do hem slepe, And yn ydulnes to lepe; Line 12544 For whan þey are yn beddë [bedde O, bed H.] broȝt, y do hem synne yn ydul þoȝt; yn þoȝt of folye, and foule delyte,
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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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