Quis Dabit Meo Capiti Fontem Lacrimarum:
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Mẏ joie mẏ lẏght / mẏ lanterne moost Entẏeer •
This hevenlẏ phebus / is clẏpped of his lẏght •
This Esperus // hath hẏd hẏs bemẏs Cleer •
And is of newe / corteẏned ffrom mẏ sight •
whan shal this daẏ sterre // shewe me his bemẏs briħt •
To clere the trouble / of mẏn a
dv ersẏte •
parde the jewẏs / do me to gret vnright •
To naẏlle mẏn sone / allas on to a tre •
O alle ẏe douhtren of jerusaleem •
Haue som compassioun // of mẏn siħes deepe •
nat lẏk the gladnesse / wich I hadde in bedleem •
kom neer of routhe / and helpe me for to wepe •
a sword of deth // doth thoruh mẏn herte crepe •
I ffele it ffułł weełł / of modẏrly pẏte •
To se mẏ sone / thus naẏlled to a tre •
O gentẏl prẏncessis // and ladẏes of Estaat •
and ẏe virgẏnes / in ẏour entent most clene •
To ẏeve me comfort that stonde al desolaat •
Renneth a pas // to se the woundẏs grene •
Of ẏoure trewe spouce / of bledẏng pale & lene •
And aduertyseth / and hath now rowthe on me •
ffeẏnt for to stonde // for how sholde I sustene •
To se mẏ sone / thus naẏlled to a tre •
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