OMNE HOMINUM GENUS IN TERRIS. — Metrum
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"Alle the lynage of men that ben in erthe ben of semblable
byrthe. On allone is fadir of thynges; on allone mynystreth alle
thynges. He yaf to the sonne his bemes, he yaf to the moone hir
hornes, he yaf the men to the erthe, he yaf the sterres to the
hevene. He encloseth with membres the soules that comen from his
heye sete. Thanne comen alle mortel folk of noble seed. Why
noysen ye or bosten of your eldres? For yif thow loke youre
bygynnyng, and God your auctour and yowr makere, thanne nis ther
none forlyned wyght or ongentil, but if he noryssche his corage
unto vices and forlete his propre byrthe.
