Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse

The story of England

" Wo til vs, sinful þat are, " Þat for our wikkednesse we þus fare! " Wyþ synne we wraþed God Almight, . " & þorow his wraþe we lese oure right. 16,488 " Louerd! of mercy we preye þe, " Space of penaunce gyue vs fre! " Of þis grete wraþe þou stynt! . " Þaw [þof.] we sinful our lond haue tynt, 16,492 " Graunte þe gode men þat þou ches, " Þat oure kynde nought al hit les,— " We se þy vengeaunce ȝit more may do,— . " Þat neuere þe Romayns mighte come to, 16,496 " Ne oþere straunger [strangere.] þan were þey, " Might non brynge vs or a-wey. " Out of mesure þen synned we, . " Als wel to þyne as vntil þe, 16,500 " Þat we nar [ne are.] worþy a-geyn be cald " To penaunce, ne oure land to hald. " We wolde no mercy when tyme was; . " Now schewest vs wraþe for þat [schewes þi wraþe þat grete.] trespas! 16,504 " Now fynde we wel þou canst right deme! " While we had tyme we nolde þe queme; " Often we faught to fende our land, . " & ay þou gaf vs þe heyer hand; [þou gaf vs þan þe ouerhand.] 16,508 " Þou gaf vs grace to wynne þe pris " Al-wey [All tymes.] [Petyt folio 94b:2] of oure enemys. " Now hit ys for nought we fynde, . " We lese hit al by rote & rynde! 16,512 " We preye þe, Lord, to be suffrable, " & turne oure sorewe [grete.] to ioye stable, " & come ageyn, ȝyf hit þy wille be, . " On oure lond for to serue þe! 16,516
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Title
The story of England
Author
Mannyng, Robert, fl. 1288-1338.
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Page 572
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London,: Longman & co.; [etc., etc.]
1887.
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Great Britain -- History

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