Twenty-six political and other poems (including 'Petty Job') from the Oxford mss. Digby 102 and Douce 322. Ed., with introduction and glossarial index, by D. J. Kail ...

Make gulteles folk presoned and kylde, Of hous and land make wrongwys gyft; Wiþ hunger and þirst his hous is bylde. In helle is shewed euell-sponnen wyft. Line 64
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¶ Blessid be þe mercyable; Mercy and mede, of god he fonges. In goddis doom he stondes stable, Þat wrekeþ not all his owen wronges. Line 68 To pore folk he is profytable, Þat leueþ his good hem amonges. Sorefull and hungry, he fyndeþ hem table, The sorwefull he gladeþ to synge songes. Line 72
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¶ Thanne, how of hem han hertis stoute Þat reweþ non pore þat han penaunce, Han nedeles gold noȝt to lene it oute, But to þe borwere gret greuaunce; Line 76 But he may quyte, is ȝerne aboute To presone hym or make destaunce: But he be cursed, it is in dowte; Þat haþ no mercy, [folio 122b] mote haue vengeaunce. Line 80
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¶ Blessed be he þat loueþ pes, Mekely to goddis byddyng bende. He shal be cleped, at goddis dees, Goddis sone, good and hende. Line 84 He wolde all werre shulde asses, Of goddis foon, make goddis frende; Make soule wiþ ioye to heuene pres, And sorwe and werre to helle wiþ fende. Line 88
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¶ Than, how of hem þat pes doþ hate, Wolde ouerall were werre and woo, Eche man wiþ oþer debate, Þat shulde be frend, make hem foo; Line 92
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Twenty-six political and other poems (including 'Petty Job') from the Oxford mss. Digby 102 and Douce 322. Ed., with introduction and glossarial index, by D. J. Kail ...
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London,: Pub. for the Early English Text Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., limited,
1904-
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