¶ Of his visage þat es sa bright
Me for to mele it es vn-right,
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For angels es na sun sa light,
þair mast ioi es on his sight,
To se him þar he sittes nu,
In heuen als we aght to tru,
Line 18822
Bot of his licknes þat he bar
Quils he went prechand here and þare.
þan mai we sai, als it es redd
Of ur bokes in sumstede,
Line 18826
Of heght he was meteli man,
Efter þat þe men war þan;
Noþer to gret, ne right to small,
And wonder semli was wit-al;
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His cher was dredful on to loke,
And lufsum als-sua, sais þe boke;
His hare like to þe nute brun,
Line 18833
Quen it for ripnes fals dun,
Apon his sculdres ligand wele, [folio 106b:1]
Bi his eres skailand sumdele.
In hefd he had a clift be-forn,
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Als nazarens has þat þar er born.
His for-hed [fair], wemless to sight,
Wit-vten ani runkel slight,
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His vice sumdel wit rede was blend;
On nese and muth was noght at mend,
Forked fair þe chin he bare
Line 18843
And tender berd wit mikel hare.
Cursor mundi (The cursur o the world). A Northumbrian poem of the XIVth century in four versions. Ed. by the Rev. Richard Morris ...
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- London,: Pub. for the Early English text society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & co.,
- 1874-93.
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Page 1080
Berd and hefd of a heu ware,
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Nute brun als i tald yow are.
Metli har was on his chin,
And als his hefd was scheud in tuin.
Stedfast his lok and simple ai,
Line 18849
His eien clere, and sumdel grai;
Clerli spak he þat he wald,
And al his skil wiseli he tald.
In his snaiping auful was he,
Line 18853
In talking moght nan sa fer be.
þat thris he wep we find i-nogh,
Bot we find neuer quar he logh.
O suilk a moder, wel slik a child,
Wit fair wisage and modes mild,
It es sene be þe weroni
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And be þe ymage o þat leuedi
þe tane es to þe toþer like,
Stad in þe blis of heuen rike.
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