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Tho' stod on old stoc thar bi-side, Thar tho ule song hire tide,' And was mid ivi al bi-growe, Hit was thare ule earding-stowe. The nihtingale hi' i-seh. And hi bi-heold and over-seh,10 And thuhte wel vule " of thare ule, For me hi halt 12 lothlich 13 and fule. "Unwiht," ,"14 heo sede, "awei thu fleo! Me is the wers 15 that ich the seo; I-wis 16 for thine vule lete 17 Wel oft ich mine song for-lete; 18 Min heorte at-flith,19 and falt 20 mi tunge, Wonne 2 thu art to me i-thrunge. thane singe,

Me luste bet speten 23

Of thine fule gogelinge." 25

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And alle wihtes 18 habbeth sorhe,1o
Thu singest from eve fort amorhe.20
Ac ich alle blisse mid me bringe;
Ech wiht 22 is glad for mine thinge,23
And blisseth hit " wanne ich cume,
And hihteth agen 25 mine kume.20
The blostme ginneth springe and sprede
Bothe ine treo and ek on mede;
The lilie mid hire faire wlite 27
Wolcumeth me, that thu hit wite,28
Bit 29 me mid hire faire bleo 30
That ich schulle to hire fleo;
The rose also mide hire rude,
That cumeth ut of the thorne wude,
Bit 20 me that ich shulle singe
Vor hire luve one skentinge." 32

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Quen Jesus sagh tham glopnid 25 be,

He lighted of 20 his moder kne

And stod a-pon thaa" bestes grim,28
And thai tham luted 20 under him.
Than com 30 the propheci al cler
To dede 3 that said es in Sauter: 32
"The dragons, wonand 33 in thair cove,
The Laverdagh 35 yee worthli to lofe."
Jesus he went befor tham than,
Forbed 37 tham harm do ani man.
Maria and Joseph ne-for-thi 38
For the child war ful dreri; 39
Bot Jesus ansuard" thaim onan:
"For me drednes haf 2 nu yee nan,"
Ne haf yee for me na barn-site,"
For I am self 45 man al parfite,
And al the bestes that ar wild
For me most 47 be tame and mild."

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And pardes, als 19 the dragons did,
Bifor Maria and Joseph yede,50

In right wai tham for to lede.

Quen Maria sagh thaa 27 bestes lute, 51 First sco 52

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Sal comen samen, and lamb and fox."
A wain 10 thai had thair gere wit-in,
That draun 11 was wit oxen tuin.12
Forth thair wai thai went fra than 13
Wit-uten kithing" of ani man;
Maria forth tham foluand 15 rade.16
Gret hete in wildernes it made;"
O'gret travail sco was weri;
A palme-tre sco sagh hir bi;
"Joseph," sco said, "fain wald I rest,
Under this tre me-thinc 18 wer best."
"Gladli," said he, "that wil resun;" 19
Son 20 he stert and tok hir dun.
Quen sco had sitten thar a wei,22
Sco bihild a tre was hei,23

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"Rise up," he said, “and right the nu,
I wil thou fra nu forward
Be planted in min orcherd
Amang mi tres o paradise,
That thou and thai be of a prise;
Under thi rote thar es a spring,
I wil that ute the water wring;
Mak us a well, for mine sake,
That all mai plente o water take."
Wit this stert 10 up the tre stedfast;
Under the rote a well " ute-brast,
Wit strand suete, 13
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All dranc i-nogh, ilkan " that wald,15 330
Wit all the bestes in that place;

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