Altenglische legenden ...

                                
                                  His yȝen he cast vp to heuin : & his hondin gan wringe.
                                
                                  Lord, he seyde, ihū crist, : what schal barlam do?
                                
                                  I woot, my fadir wold fayn : þt he were for do;
                                
                                  I nold in no wise : þt he deyd for me,
                                
                                  Fayn I wold hym helpe : on lyue to be.
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                                  Wit þat ilke word : an aungel to hym alyȝte.
                                
                                  þe ȝong mon was a gast, : for he schon so bryȝte.
                                
                                  Josaphat, he seyde, : ne drede no þinge þe!
                                
                                  Barlam is in þe stede : þer he auȝt to be; [Ms. barlan st. barlam.] 
                                
                                  It is nouȝt barlam, : but it nacor is,
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                                  þat þy fadir haþ of sent, : to gyle þe I wis;
                                
                                  þerfore doþ god þe to wit : þat þu ne be a gast,
                                
                                  For þorwȝ þe schal nacor : of þis lyf be cast.
                                
                                  Wit þat ilke word : þe aungel to heuin went.
                                
                                  Josaphat þonkid god : of grace þt he sent. [vor grace fehlt þe.] 
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                                  þe fadir wente to his sone : & to hym seyde þis:
                                
                                  I haue nome barlam, : þt tauȝt þe of ihesus; [þe aus me corrigirt.] 
                                
                                  I noot wher þu it finde : to anoyȝe so me:
                                
                                  So feyr I haue be my myȝt : euer honourid þe;
                                
                                  Wel þu wost how þu hast : chaungid my fare, [folio 298] 
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                                  ffor þu hast my moche wele : tornyd in to care;
                                
                                  Myn hore lokk̛ þu hast mad : me for to drawe,
                                
                                  & I ne may þonk þe more : þan þou me haddist slawe;
                                
                                  þe lyȝt of myn yȝen : þu hast mad aslake,
                                
                                  For þou hast take to god : & myne god̛ forsake.
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                                  ffadir, quaþ iosephat, : god þu þonke myȝt:
                                
                                  I haue forsake derknes : & am I come to lyȝt,
                                
                                  ffro al manere falsnesse : I me haue dyȝt,
                                
                                  & þorw þe help of ihū crist : I am take to ryȝt; [Ms. ilū st. ihū.] 
                                
                                  þerfore I þe bidde, : on ydil trauayl þou nouȝt,
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                                  For þu schalt fro ihū crist : neuere torne my þouȝt;
                                
                                  Whan þu myȝt heuin : areche wit þin hond
                                
                                  & dreyȝe þe water of þe se, : so þt þu se al lond,
                                
                                  þan myȝtow, forsoþe, : fadir, I segge þe,
                                
                                  ffro crist̛ seruise : ryȝt so bringe me.

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Title: Altenglische legenden ...
Author: Horstmann, Carl, ed. b. 1851.
Canvas: Page 137
Publication: Paderborn,: F. Schöningh,; 1875.
Subject terms: English poetry; Legends

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