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 ...

Þe herrere degre, þe more nys; Þe gretter foly, þe more blame. Line 4 After foly, folweþ þe shame; Repreued of frendis, and scorned of fo, After þy dede, ressayue þy name. Eche man be war, er hym be wo. Line 8
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¶ Ȝif þou be kyngis chaunceller, Kepe þe crowne hool in stat; Ȝif þou be kyngis counselere, Loke no stones þerof abate. Line 12 Ȝif oþer wolde make þe kyng þe hate, Or falsed ouer trouþe go, Tak þy leue, and kisse þe ȝate. Eche man be war, er hym be wo. Line 16
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¶ On a mowntayne, a sete may not be hyd, Ne lordis werkis in no degre. A lordis werkis, wiþ comouns is kyd, Þat he doþ most in preuete. Line 20 Gouernour of kyngdom or Cyte, After þey lyue, men deme so. For eche a werk, god [folio 113b] ȝeueþ a fe. Eche man be war, er hym be wo. Line 24
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¶ A symple prest wole synge his masse While his lyuyng is but smal. As summe encrese, serue god þe lasse, Wiþ benefices, ten myȝte lyue wiþ-al, Line 28 And fynde þere noþer houshold ne halle, Ne serue þe parische, but take hem fro. Er god suche rekenyng calle, Be tyme be war, er þey be wo. Line 32
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¶ Man, do resoun þouȝ þou be riche, Ouer cite or town hast gouernaunce. Loue al crafty folk yliche, Mayntene no party in distaunce. Line 36
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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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