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Þe sonne þat is al maister here sent adoun hure hete
And makeþ wateres breþi upriȝt as hi ssolde swete
Boþe se and verss water he draweþ up þe breþ
So þat aboue in þe lift þulke mist euene geþ
Nou is þere up in þe lift a swuþe cold stude iwis
For bitwene heuene and eorþe non so cold þer nis
Þere as þe blake clouden beoþ and oþer wederis also
Hit nis upriȝt fram þe eorþe bote milen two
And makeþ wateres breþi upriȝt as hi ssolde swete
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So þat aboue in þe lift þulke mist euene geþ
Nou is þere up in þe lift a swuþe cold stude iwis
For bitwene heuene and eorþe non so cold þer nis
Þere as þe blake clouden beoþ and oþer wederis also
Hit nis upriȝt fram þe eorþe bote milen two
Wanne þe sonne haþ þuder idrawe þe mist þoru hure hete
Hit ne may nower for þe cold ac bicomeþ þer al to wete
And gadereþ þere a water cloud and houeþ þere a stonde
Forte þe time come þat it rine & droppinge vallet to gronde
Hit ne may nower for þe cold ac bicomeþ þer al to wete
And gadereþ þere a water cloud and houeþ þere a stonde
Forte þe time come þat it rine & droppinge vallet to gronde
Ȝif it is cold up anhei þe dropen bicomeþ to snowe
As hy freoseþ adonward ar hi come here lowe
Ȝif it is þoru out so cold þat hi alle ifrore beo
Þanne it is hawel pur as ȝe mowe aldai iseo
Þe breþ of þe water þat þe sonne draweþ up aȝen eue
Wanne þe sonne is to gronde igo hit ne mai noȝt bileue
Wanne noþing ne halt it up and þe hete is al ido
Þanne falleþ softe adoun & to dewe bicomþ so
And hongeþ on lef & on gras forte þe hete amorwe come
And þe sonne lite and lite it habbe eft up inome
As hy freoseþ adonward ar hi come here lowe
Ȝif it is þoru out so cold þat hi alle ifrore beo
Þanne it is hawel pur as ȝe mowe aldai iseo
Þe breþ of þe water þat þe sonne draweþ up aȝen eue
Wanne þe sonne is to gronde igo hit ne mai noȝt bileue
Wanne noþing ne halt it up and þe hete is al ido
Þanne falleþ softe adoun & to dewe bicomþ so
And hongeþ on lef & on gras forte þe hete amorwe come
And þe sonne lite and lite it habbe eft up inome
Hor forst comeþ wanne it is so cold þat it frest aniȝt
And þe deu freose adonward & wanne he adoun aliȝt
Ȝif þe deu is ek up idrawe & adonward falleþ also
And þer come a þicke mist and a cold forst þerto
Þanne frest þe þicke mist and cleueþ on tre[o]
And þer of comþ þe rim forst & þulke mist deþ fle[o]
And þe deu freose adonward & wanne he adoun aliȝt
Ȝif þe deu is ek up idrawe & adonward falleþ also
And þer come a þicke mist and a cold forst þerto
Þanne frest þe þicke mist and cleueþ on tre[o]
And þer of comþ þe rim forst & þulke mist deþ fle[o]
He cleueþ in hegges al aboute and in weodes also
And ichot in my uortop he haþ ofte ido
In þis manere ȝe mowe ise[o] þe kunde of rein & snowe
Of hawel of deu of rim forst of horforst þat freoseþ so lowe
Of clouden & of mist for al o þing it is
For al hi comeþ of water breþ þat þe sonne draweþ up iwis
And ichot in my uortop he haþ ofte ido
In þis manere ȝe mowe ise[o] þe kunde of rein & snowe
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Of clouden & of mist for al o þing it is
For al hi comeþ of water breþ þat þe sonne draweþ up iwis
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