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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"

for thou wouldst never have enough,
buten thu hefdest unifouh. 355 unless thou hadst repletion.
Nu is that swete al agon. Now is the sweet all gone,
thet bittere the bi_th_ fornon. the bitter is near thee,
that bittere ilest the efre. that bitter lasteth thee ever,
thet gode ne cumeth the nefre. that good cometh to thee never.
thus ageth nu th_in sith_. 360 Thus goeth now thy lot,
aefter thin wrecce lif. after thy wicked life.
thu wendest that thin ende. Thou thoughtest that thine end
nefre ne cuman scolde. should never come.
to long * * * lede death the. Too long * * * death thee,
that he nolde nimen the. 365 that he would not take thee,
for efre thu arerdest sake. for thou ever raised up strife
and unseihte * * * and discord, * * *
and ic was with innen the. and I was within thee
biclused swuthe fule. most foully enclosed;
thu were wedlowe. 370 thou wert faithless
and mon sware. and perjured,
and * * * hund inouh. and * * * enough;
for thu were mid sunne. for thou wert with sin
ifulled al with inne.


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