A Stanzaic Life of Christ Compiled from Higden's Polychronicon and the Legenda Aurea |
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Non in solo pane viuit homo set in omni verbo quod procedit de ore dei.
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Non in solo pane viuit homo set in omni verbo quod procedit de ore dei.
Then was the deul adred ful sore,
ffor atte forme ouer-comen was he,
but ȝet he thoȝt to fonde hym more
the secunde time, as ȝe shyn se.
ffor atte forme ouer-comen was he,
but ȝet he thoȝt to fonde hym more
the secunde time, as ȝe shyn se.
And temptid hym bi vayn-glory
qven he þis word saide writen her,
‘Ȝif þow be Goddes son almyȝty,
come doun & in þis plas apper.’
qven he þis word saide writen her,
‘Ȝif þow be Goddes son almyȝty,
come doun & in þis plas apper.’
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Si filius dei es, mitte te deorsum.
Then Crist concludet hym with cumfort
and holi writt alegget þer,
‘writen hit is þat God thi lord
thow shalt not fonde but honour & her.’
and holi writt alegget þer,
‘writen hit is þat God thi lord
thow shalt not fonde but honour & her.’
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