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Phillipps, Thomas, 1792-1872

"The Departing Soul's Address to the Body A Fragment of a Semi-Saxon Poem, Discovered Among the Archives of Worcester Cathedral"

that they _might_ pray for thee,
heo mihten mid salm songe. that they might with psalm sung
thine sunne acwenchen. thy sin extinguish,
mid * * * re_in_esse. 135 with * * *
thine misdeden forebiddan. pray for thy misdeeds;
heo mihten offrian loc. that they might offer gifts
leofli_che_ for the. acceptable for thee,
swuth deor thurthe lac. through the most dear sacrifice
licame Cristes. 140 of Christ's body;
thurh thaere thu waere. by which thou were
alese_d_ from helle wite. redeemed from pains of hell;
and mid his reade blode. and with his red blood,
that he [gh]eat on rode. that he shed on the cross,
the thu we_ren_ ifreoed. 145 by which thou wert freed
to farene into heouene. to enter into heaven.
ac thu fenge to theowdome. But thou took to thraldom
thurh thaes de_ofles_ lore. through the devil's lore.
Bi the hit is iseid. Concerning thee it is said
and soth hit is on boken. 150 in books, and true it is:
_Qui custodiat divitias._ _Qui custodiat divitias,_
_Ser_vus _est divitiis.


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