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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"

filled all within,
for the deofle l_ored the al_l. 375 for the devil taught thee all,
ord fulneih thine heorte. chief full nigh thy heart.
efre thu woldest fullen. Ever thou wouldst fulfil,
al that was his wille. all that was his will.
* * * * * * * * * *
* * * thu nefre th. 380 * * * * *
_drihtenes_ * * * * * * * *
* * * _iwo_ld ahte. * * * * *
The [gh]et seith theo soule. Again, saith the soul,
soriliche to hire licame. sadly to the body,
clene bith the eor_the_. 385 the earth is pure
_aer_ thu to hire to cume. e'er thou come to it,
ac thu heo afulest. but thou defilest it
mid thin fule holde. with thy foul carcase;
thet is that fu_lnesse_. only that foulness is
afursed from monnen. 390 removed from men;
nu thu bist bihuded. now thou art hidden
on alre horde fulest. in foulest hoard,
on _deope_ seathe. in a deep pit,
on durelease huse. in a doorless house.
thu scalt rotien.


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