Quis Dabit Meo Capiti Fontem Lacrimarum:
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Is it a mervaẏłł / or anẏ manor wonder •
Though I ful offte / swowne for grevaunce •
Was euere modor / outher here or ẏonder •
That for hẏr Chẏld / ffelte more penaunce •
mẏn Inward sorwẏs can ffẏnde noon allegaunce •
Ech hour renewẏng it wẏl noon other be •
whan euere it cometh to mẏ remembraunce •
how that mẏ sone was naẏlled to a tre •
The lemẏs ffeble / vp on mẏ foot to stonde •
whanne I allas / consydre and do be holde •
This pitous mateer // that we hav on honde •
fful lẏtełł mervaẏłł // thouħ mẏn herte colde •
To goon vpright I haue no ffoot nor kne •
mẏ peẏnes passe alle tormentẏs newe and olde •
To se mẏ sone // thus naẏlled to a tre •
Geẏn the guẏse // of kẏnges riche crownes •
mẏ dere sone werẏd / a Crowne of thorn •
of gold and perle // ageẏn ther statelẏ gownes •
ageẏn ther ridẏng // gret meẏne them be forn •
mẏ sone on ffoote // hath his cros I born •
ageẏn ther setẏs / of stones and perre •
and for mankẏnde // that was thoruħ synne lorn •
he pore and naked // was naẏlled to a tre •
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