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Wormes woweth under cloude, Wymmen waxeth wounder proudej

So wel hit wol hem seme, Yef me shal wonte wille of on, This wunne weole y wole forgon

Ant wyht in wode be fleme.

��4. Blow^ Northern Wind

TCHOT a burde in boure bryht,

  • That fully semly is on syht,

Menskful maiden of myht;

Feir ant fre to fonde ; In al this wurhliche won A burde of blod ant of bon Never yete y nuste non Lussomore in londe. Blou northerne wynd ! Send thou me my suetyng ! Blou northerne wynd ! blou, blou, blou !

With lokkes lefiiche ant longe, With frount ant face feir to fonge, With murthes monie mote heo monge, That brid so breme in boure.

j. cloude] clod. wunne weole] wealth of joy. y wole forgon] I will forgo. wyht] wight. fleme] banished.

4. Ichot] I know. burde] maiden. menskful] worshipful,

feir] fair. fonde] take, prove. wurhliche] noble. won]

multitude. y nuste] I knew not. lussomore in londe] lovelier on earth. suetyng] sweetheart. lefliche] lovely. fonge]

take between hands. murthes] mirths, joys. mote heo monge] may she mingle. brid] bird. breme] full of life.

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