Robert of Brunne's "Handlyng synne".

                                
                                  Sawe arwys fro heuene shete, [seyȝen . . . shetyn D.] 
                                  Line 1372 
                                
                                  And smote [smete O, smet D.]  men to þe deþ [to dethe D.]  doun ryȝt;
                                
                                  And one of þe arwys wounded [wndede O.]  a knyȝt.
                                
                                  Þe knyȝt ful sorë syke gan lye,
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                                  And was yn poynt as he shuld deye; [poynt for to deyȝe D.] 
                                
                                  hys spyryt was take to see a [sen þat D.]  cas,
                                
                                  Ryght as goddys wyllë [wyl O, wille D.]  was.
                                
                                  hys frendys þat stode hym by [stodyn hym be syde D.] 
                                
                                  wende þat he hadde be dede bodely. [hildyn hym for ded in þat tyde D.] 
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                                  But sonë, yn a lytyl þrowe, [sone after it gan falle D.] 
                                
                                  Þe body quaked þat þey alle sowe: [a-wok þat þei seyȝen it alle D.] 
                                
                                  Seþþë he tolde where he hadde be, [qwere he had ben D.] 
                                
                                  And mochë þyng þat he hadde see. [meche . . sen D.] 
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                                  "y sagh a brygge of mochë [saw a bregge of meche D.]  wndyr,
                                
                                  A grymly [grysly D.]  watyr was þer vndyr,
                                
                                  Blak and depe & ful stynkyngge, [foul styngkende D.] 
                                
                                  Dredeful noyse hyt made rynnyngge. [a dredful . . rennende D.] 
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                                  Dunward yn-to [vn-to D.]  helle hyt ȝede;
                                
                                  whan y sagh [qwan I saw D.]  hyt, y hadde grete drede.
                                
                                  Be-ȝunde þat [þe.]  brygge was a cuntre,
                                
                                  Þe feyreste [feyrest O.]  þat euer [euere O.]  god lete be;
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                                  As a medue hyt was grene,
                                
                                  So feyre of syght [feyr of syght O, fayr of syȝt D.]  ys noun, y wene, [is non sene D.] 
                                
                                  So ful of flourys logh and hygh,
                                
                                  And saueryd swete [& saueredyn D.]  as spycerye.
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                                  Þarto so feyre syght of coloure, [fayr . . kolour O, þerto fayr . . colour D.] 
                                
                                  Delytable, & swete of sauoure, [sauour O, & delectable & swete sauvur D.] 
                                
                                  Y dar weyl seye [seyn D.]  þat euermore
                                
                                  A man myght leuë þat were þore; [lyuyn þat þer were D.] 
                                  Line 1400

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Title: Robert of Brunne's "Handlyng synne".
Author: Mannyng, Robert, fl. 1288-1338.
Canvas: Page 50
Publication: London :: Pub. for the Early English text society, by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & co., ltd.,; 1901-[03].

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