Of slauþe. comis care to strange
& þat vnmeteli lastande lange.
for tyning of þis werldis gode
Line 27764
þat man vmquile squa worþis wode
þat he gaine god wil seluin striue.
& sum-time dos him-self on liue
& in mening of his mistime
Line 27768
he witis wirde & waris his time.
& squa he mengis him wiþ ire.
þat he brennis as a fire
recles laike in mode & dede
Line 27772
quen baþ of dede & speche is nede
suche heuenes of mannis hert. [folio 121b:1]
þat countis noȝt his awen quert.
& has his talande done a-way.
Line 27776
þat gode ne list him do ne say.
& if he haue be-gunnin oȝt.
leuis hit as he þer-of ne roȝt.
& sum-time for heuines of mode.
Line 27780
be-gynne ne dar he do na gode. [[No gap in these MSS.]]
¶ wanhope hit is folowande here-by.
Line 27784
þat wrecched man dos tine mercy.
for þat synne is gaine haligaste.
þat giuis for synne for-giuing maste
vn-ro of hert sum-time to lere.
Line 27788
& laþe sarmoun for to here. [[No gap in these MSS.]]
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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- 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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Pages
Page 1540
dreghing of shrift vnnaite talking
vn-stedefastnes of wille wandring. [[No gap in these MSS.]]
Line 27793
hardenes of hert & vn-boghande.
þat ay in an state wil stande.
Line 27797
heui of chere wiþ droupande wille.
vn-timis speche or to be stille.
of þis be-comis presumpcioun.
þat is hoping wiþ vnresoun.
Line 27801
þer our lorde for na synne
wille lete man fra his mercy wynne.
þis synne is gainis goddis riȝtwisnes
for al be hit squa-gate þat he is.
Line 27805
merciful þat alle may se.
wele we wate riȝtwise is he. [[No gap in these MSS.]]
& for riȝtwisnes is him in.
Line 27810
riueli takis he wrake for synne. [[No gap in these MSS.]]
Againe þis synne remedie is
Line 27816
haue gasteli ioy & hope of blis.
& do gode baþ day & niȝt.
to gite for-giuenes of our pliȝt. [[No gap in these MSS.]]
Line 27819