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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"

before the high King's doom.
thonne hit bith isene. Then it will be seen,
_thet_ on Psalme seith. 460 as the Psalm sayeth,
_Reddituri sunt de factis propriis _Reddituri sunt de factis propriis
rationem._ rationem._
thonne sculen theo _w_eile. Then shall those servants
seggen hore deden. tell their deeds,
wisliche thurh wisdome. truly through wisdom,
for drihten hit wot. 465 for the Lord knoweth them;
_thon_ne heo onfoth hore dom. then they receive their doom
of drihtenes muthe. from the Lord's mouth,
also hit is awriten. as it is written;
of _drih_tenes muthe. from the Lord's mouth:
_Ite maledicti in ignem eternum._ 470 _Ite maledicti in ignem eternum._
thonne sculen wit si_thien_. Then shall we depart
to alre seoruwe mest. into uttermost sorrow,
faren mid feondes. go with fiends
in thet eche fur. in that everlasting fire,
beornen _ae_fre. 475 to burn for ever;
ende nis ther nefre. end is there never.
_Et quia bona egerunt ibunt in vitam _Et quia bona egerunt ibunt in vitam
eternam.


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