Hymns to the Virgin & Christ, the Parliament of devils, and other religious poems.

Veryfyyng thys wordys, seyng to the, Who can not wepe com lerne at me." Line 20
"Now, breke hert, y the praye! thys cord lyeth so rulye, Line 21 So betyn, so woundyd, Entretyd so fuly. What wyȝt may be-hold, and wepe not? none truly, to see my ded dyre sone bledynge, lo, thys newly!" Line 24 Euer stylle schee sobbed, So here sone was bobbed, And of hys lyue robbed. Line 27 Newyng these wordys, as y sey the, "Who can not wepe, com lerne at me." Line 29
On me sche cast here yee, and seyd, "see, man, thy brother!" Line 30 Sche kyste hym, and seyd, "swete, am y not thy modyr?" And swonynge schee fylle; ther hyt wold be no nothyr: y not whych more dedlye, the tone or the todyr. Line 33 yett sche reuyued, and sobbed how here sone was bobbed, & of hys lyue robbed. Line 36 "Who can not wepe," thys ys the lay, And with that wordys schee vanyschyd ffinis. Line 38 A-way.
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Title
Hymns to the Virgin & Christ, the Parliament of devils, and other religious poems.
Author
Furnivall, Frederick James, ed. 1825-1910,
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Page 127
Publication
London,: Pub. for the Early English text society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & co.,
1867, reprinted 1895.
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English poetry
Religious poetry, English.

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