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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"


[_mid_] wowe domes. With unjust judgments,
and gultes _feole_. and many trespasses,
_thu_ othre beraefedest. thou others bereaved
rihtes istreones. of rightful wealth,
_thurh_ thaes deofles lore, 420 through the devil's lore,
theo the likede wel. that thou liked well.
the _deofle_ tuhte his hearpe. The _devil_ touched his harp,
and tuhte the to him. and enticed thee to him;
thu iherdest thene dream. thou heardest the harmony;
he was drih_tene f_ulloth. 425 it was hateful to the Lord.
he swefede the. He lulled thee
mid then sweize. with the sound;
swote thu sleptest. sweetly thou sleptest
longe on thine bedde. long in thy bed;
_n_is the to chirche. 430 nor art thou at church,
ne mostes thu iheren. nor canst thou hear
theo holie draemes. those holy sounds,
theo bellen rungen. the bells tolling,
_that s_iker becnunge waes. that a sure beckoning was;
ne holie lore. 435 nor holy lore
the unker helpe waere. that should be our help.


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