The wars of Alexander: an alliterative romance translated chiefly ...

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Ashmole.] simplicity of the brahmans. 233
Bot waiir of a wale weH' • or of a wild bo^/iie. 4304 we drink of a
And J»«t suUt-pe sire • at sett ait )e werde,
In him we lely ^ beleue • &
in na laje ellis.
In all oure dijans on daies bat duke we • conienc, we praise God in
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all things.
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Wele wenand in anothire werd to won ay o-lyue.
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And quat as pej'tenys to na profe vs plese nojt at lesten, • Alex, ud Diad.,
Ne mekills' mellis no^t oure mouth bot mesure oure
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wordi5. 4310
Quen as we speke any spech * we speke ai pe treutli, we always speak
And jjan is still as a stane • & stirs it na ferryfi.
Riches ne no rede gold • rose we bam nouthire, we are not
Bot ay voide of enuy & of vayne • iho^tis. 4314 envious.
Is \)ar na berne vs eblande • bigg/* pan anothire,
Of land ne of lor[d]schip • bot all elike simple.
J)e pouert of oure persons • for plente we hald, 4317
J3e quUke ^ is pa*t vs, aH Jje pake • be pa'cell3 euyn.
covetous, Mor
Is par na brag in oure bondis ne bering* of armes, We forsake
B[o]t ay perpetuall pes • pi3t in oure landis. 4320
Ne nouthire lugement ne layH • ne lustice of aire ;
For dose na douth par no dere • to dome to be callid.
"Ne custome in oure contre • contraris oure la3es,
Is par na mercy ne methe • in oure marche vsyd ; 4324 we shew no
And I sail quethe pe forqui • & quat is pe cause
J3ar dose na modirson o-mya na mercy • to craue, None have to
ask for mercy.
For auyrice & errogaunce & an we devoide, • [FoI. 75.]
And to na licherous lustes leeue ve • * oure membris,
A-vowtri ne na vayne glorie • ne na vice haunt/>, 4329 Alex, and Dind.,
p. 16.
Ne neuire to-plijt worth a perle • to-ponyscht be-fore. we aee lusts.
Fynd we na faute in na freke • pat vs emange duellis,
For ay on reson & on ri3t • rewelle we oure-selfe. 4332
Ne se3es na segge of oure sede • sodanly of lyue,
For pe aire within oure habitacle • is ai vn-coruMpid.
Nouthire to toly ne to taunde • transmitte we na vebbis,
To vermylion ne violett • ne variant littz'^, 433('>
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MS. lyly lely ; n-itJt, lyly ntnirk out. ^ Bead mekill.
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MS. quikke ;
wrongly. * Sic ; for we.