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Quis Dabit Meo Capiti Fontem Lacrimarum:
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Nat dẏsobeẏing // in no maner wyse •
But lyk a lamb // of lownesse lyst nat ffle •
But most mẏn herte // that tẏme did agrẏse •
whan I first sauħ hẏm // naẏlled to a tre •
He myħte be callid // Eleasar the secounde •
the champioun // moost mẏghtẏ and notable •
that gaf tholysaunt // his laste mortal wounde •
Machabeorum // this storẏ ẏs no ffable •
and as hercules // in his conquestis stable •
Bar up the hevenẏs // in his humanẏte •
for whom mẏ sorwis // wer maad most lamentable •
whan I be held hẏm // thus naẏlled to a tre •
Thus deth with deth // was outraied & brought lowe •
mankẏndẏs quarel // maad vẏctorẏous •
for thanne leviathan // was bounde and over throwe •
whan with his tryvmphes // most sẏnguler glorious •
mẏ sone had faught // with his blood precẏous •
conquorẏd the dragoun // for al his ffel pouste •
and drẏve hẏm hom // to his Infernałł hous •
whan first mẏ sone // was naẏlled to a tre •
Lat euerẏ man // in this mater take heede •
and euerẏ woman // in this world a lẏve •
come ner to me // to seen his woundẏs bleede •
his love his deth // his kẏndenesse to descrẏve •
To se the mẏsterẏes // of his woundẏs ffẏve •
as bawme and trẏacle // of most souereẏnte •

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