The South English Legendary | ||
[L]einte [is] ek also bifonde þat men hom lete ssriue
Of sunnen þat hi habbeþ ido biuore in al hore liue
Ac mony þinges neodi beoþ ar ssrift beo wel ido
Þat man telle is sunne mid is mouþ & be[o] sori þerto
And þat he in wanhope ne be[o] noȝt & þat he penance lede
Þat he mowe here wiþ is vleiss abugge is misdede
Þus he mot habbe attelaste wo so wol be[o] wel issriue
For wiþoute sorwe of heorte no sunne nis forȝiue
A mon were betere for is sunne be[o] sori and vnssriue
Þanne issriue wiþoute sorinesse & bet ssolde be[o] forȝiue
Of sunnen þat hi habbeþ ido biuore in al hore liue
Ac mony þinges neodi beoþ ar ssrift beo wel ido
Þat man telle is sunne mid is mouþ & be[o] sori þerto
And þat he in wanhope ne be[o] noȝt & þat he penance lede
Þat he mowe here wiþ is vleiss abugge is misdede
Þus he mot habbe attelaste wo so wol be[o] wel issriue
For wiþoute sorwe of heorte no sunne nis forȝiue
A mon were betere for is sunne be[o] sori and vnssriue
Þanne issriue wiþoute sorinesse & bet ssolde be[o] forȝiue
For it is iwrite þat seinte Peter þrie oure Louerd forsok
He ȝeode out & sore wep inou & gret deol to him tok
Ac we ne findeþ iwrite in no stude þat he were þerof issriue
Ac naþeles as ȝe witeþ al is sunne beoþ forȝiue
Ac for þan ne be[o] noman so tristi þerto
Þat he for al is sorinesse ne be[o] issriue also
Ac monimen ar hi be[o] scriue sori beoþ inou
Ac after þe ssrift doþ swuþe lite ac me þincþ þat is wou
He ȝeode out & sore wep inou & gret deol to him tok
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Ac naþeles as ȝe witeþ al is sunne beoþ forȝiue
Ac for þan ne be[o] noman so tristi þerto
Þat he for al is sorinesse ne be[o] issriue also
Ac monimen ar hi be[o] scriue sori beoþ inou
Ac after þe ssrift doþ swuþe lite ac me þincþ þat is wou
The South English Legendary | ||