The Ormulum / with the notes and glossary of R.M. White ; edited by Robert Holt.

                                
                                  Þatt he nass nohht Crist, Godess Word,
                                
                                  Þatt cumenn wass to manne,
                                
                                  Acc sanderrmann biforenn Crist
                                
                                  To kiþenn Cristess come.
                                
                                  Nan mann ne mihhte næfre sen
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                                  Allmahhtiȝ Godd onn erþe
                                
                                  Wiþþ erþlic eȝhe off erþliȝ flæsh
                                
                                  I þiss dæþshildiȝnesse.
                                
                                  Ankennedd Sune Jesu Crist
                                
                                  Mannkinne sellþe & hæle,
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                                  Þatt inn hiss Faderr bosemm iss
                                
                                  He kidde, he seȝȝde, he talde.
                                
                                  Þiss seȝȝde & sette o þiss Goddspell
                                
                                  Johan þe Goddspellwrihhte,
                                
                                  & uss birrþ lokenn whatt itt seȝȝþ,
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                                  & whatt itt uss bitacneþþ,
                                
                                  Whatt kidde forþ, whatt talde forþ
                                
                                  Crist Godess Sune ankennedd,
                                
                                  Þatt inn hiss Faderr bosemm iss
                                
                                  All an wiþþ himm i kinde.
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                                  Whatt kidde he forþ, whatt talde he forþ
                                
                                  Till hise dere þewwess,
                                
                                  Till þa þatt tokenn wel wiþþ himm
                                
                                  Þurrh lufe & ec þurrh trowwþe?
                                
                                  He talde þeȝȝm, & kidde þeȝȝm
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                                  Þurrh Haliȝ Gastess rune,
                                
                                  & þurrh hiss aȝhenn hallȝhe spell
                                
                                  & þurrh þatt teȝȝ himm cnewenn,
                                
                                  He talde þeȝȝm hu mann maȝȝ Godd
                                
                                  Cnawenn & sen onn erþe,

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Title: The Ormulum / with the notes and glossary of R.M. White ; edited by Robert Holt.
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