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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"

665 and the law of God,
ledene me to Criste. and lead me to Christ.
Thu withsoke thene deofel. Thou renounced the devil,
efter drihtenes cw_ithe_. (after the Lord's word,)
_his_ modes and his wraenches. his moods, and his deceits,
and his wieles thaerto. 670 and his wiles thereto.
Seoththen thu hine lufedest. Afterwards thou lovedst him,
and for_w_inne drihten. and rebelled against the Lord,
for thu lufedest theo lawen. for thou lovedst the traitors
the drihten weren lothe. that were hateful to God;
unker team _for_loren. 675 our progeny lost
the wit scolden teman. that we should bring forth;
so ic was the betaeiht. as I was given to thee
that wit scolden teman. that we might propagate.
Thu _haue_st beon bearne faeder. Thou hast been father of children,
and ic hore moder. 680 and I their mother;
wit scolden fostrien bearn. we should foster our progeny,
and bring _ham_ to Criste. and bring them to Christ.
Thet beoth theos bearn. These are the children
so so bec maeneth. that the book mentions:
_Filii tui sicut novell_ * * * _Filii tui sicut novell_ * * *
_Cetera desunt.


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