The minor poems of the Vernon ms. ... (with a few from the Digby mss. 2 and 86) ...

Þe Seisyn hedde Adam þo To wonen in blisse euere and O. In Muche Murþe and Ioye he wes. A-wei, to sone he hit for-les, Line 188 His worschipe and his wel-fare, Brouȝte vs alle in muche care! Þo he of þe Appel eet, Godes heste he to-brek; Line 192 Þe kuyndeliche and þe set ek, Boþe his lawen he to-brek, And raþure he dude his wyues bode Þen he heold þe heste of gode. Line 196
Þus Adam þorw reuþful rage Was cast out of his heritage, And out of Paradys I-driue, In swynk and swot in world to liue. Line 200 Þe Blisse of lyf he haþ forsaken, And to deolful deþ I-taken. Carfuliche he haþ I-Coren! Now he þorw riȝt haþ I-loren Line 204 Þe Murþe þat he miȝte hauen, Whom mai he to helpe crauen Out of his heritage he is pult, ffor synne and for his owne gult. Line 208 [vv. 209-222 added to the Fr. (H. has same vv.)] Lucifer gon wel lyke þo Þo Adam was bi-swiken so— ffor alle þe ffendes hedden onde Þat he scholde come to þat blisful londe Line 212 Þat he hedde þorw pruide for-lore; Wel hit likede hem þer-fore. So muche wox heore miht þo Line 215 Þat al þe world moste after hem go; [same vv., 1313-4.] And whon mon hedde I-liued in care, Atte last he moste dyen & forþ-fare— Ne miȝte him helpe no good dede Þat his soule moste [H. ne most] to helle neede; Line 220 ffor so hit was to [MS. þo, H. to] Adam bi-speke, And god nolde no forward breke. ffor [H. ffull, Fr. Trop] eyle and hard and muche hit wes Þe synne þat þus þe world for-les, Line 224
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The minor poems of the Vernon ms. ... (with a few from the Digby mss. 2 and 86) ...
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