Adam Davy's 5 dreams about Edward II. The Life of St. Alexius. Solomon's book of wisdom. St. Jeremie's [Jerome's] 15 tokens before doomsday. The Lamentacion of souls. Ed. from the Laud ms. 622 in the Bodleian library by F.J. Furnivall

                                
                                  Iesus, kynge of alle kynges; to whom is al oure hope.
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                                  Bicome he is oure broþer; whare was he so longe;
                                
                                  He it is, & non oþer; þat bouȝth vs so stronge.
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                                  Oure broþer we mowe hym clepe wel; so seiþ hym-self ilome,
                                
                                  & so ne miȝtten þai neuer adel; þat bifore vs come.
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                                  He nas oure broþer nouȝth; er he oure flesch nome;
                                
                                  Þerwiþ he haþ vs dere abouȝth; to maken vs ysome.
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                                  ysome nere we nouȝth bifore; Aungels & oure kynde,
                                
                                  Er swete Iesus were ybore; þat to selde is in mynde.
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                                  // Bot now he haþ oure flesch ynome; & oure broþer is;
                                
                                  Oure kynde is wel heiȝe ycome; among oþer, Iwis;
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                                  ffor he is oure kynde heixt; saue his godhede,
                                
                                  & al aboue his throne next; so heiȝe is manhede.
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                                  Aungel ne worþ hym nouȝt so neiȝ; for he is oure broþer nouȝth,
                                
                                  & þat oure kynde is ek so heiȝe; he haþ vs dere abouȝth.
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                                  Aungels he ne bouȝth nouȝth; we ben hym wel neer;
                                
                                  Whan he haþ vs so dere bouȝth; wel ouȝtten we to louen hym here.
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                                  Ne aungel nys naþemo; bot his messagere, [folio 71a:2] 
                                
                                  How miȝth it þan go; to be his broþer here?
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                                  & in heuen þai schullen also; whan þat we ben þere,
                                
                                  Oure hestes & oure will do; as þai oure hynen were,
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                                  And to oure heste seruen vs; to foot & to honde,
                                
                                  Oure owen mowe we holden hem; as ich vnderstonde;
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                                  wel mowe we þan glade be; to habbe suich an hyne.
                                
                                  & siþþe we mowe here isee; as we iseþ atte fyne,
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                                  Þat we ben alþer kynde heiȝest; wiþ-oute god al-one,
                                
                                  And in heuen also hym next; among his aungels vchone.
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                                  And all þat now late comen; siþ oure lorde aliȝth,
                                
                                  And oure flesch haþ here ynomen; yheried be his miȝth!
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                                  Þilk þat toforne vs come; whan þai þe deþ founde,
                                
                                  Þan were þai onon ycast; in-to helle grounde.
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                                  Nere he neuer so holy ne so good; þere nas non forbore;
                                
                                  And so hem longed sore; after oure lorde þerfore.

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Title: Adam Davy's 5 dreams about Edward II. The Life of St. Alexius. Solomon's book of wisdom. St. Jeremie's [Jerome's] 15 tokens before doomsday. The Lamentacion of souls. Ed. from the Laud ms. 622 in the Bodleian library by F.J. Furnivall
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Publication: London,: Pub. for the Early English text society, by N. Trübner & co.,; 1878.
Subject terms: English poetry; Edward -- King of England, -- 1284-1327.; Solomon, -- King of Israel.

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