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The Testament of John Lydgate:
British Library Harley 218 Verses

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My port my pas / my foot ałł wey vnstable •
My loke myn eyen vnsure and vagabound •
In alle my werkes / sodeynly chaungeable •
To ałł good thewees / contrarye I was founde •
Now ouersadd now mornyng now iocounde •
Wilfful1 rekles / made stertyng as an2 hare •
To folowe my lust / for noman wold I spare •
Entryng this tyme / in to relygioun •
On to the plowe I put forth myn3 hond •
A yere complete / made my professioun •
Consideryng / litel charge of thilke bond •
Of perfeccioun / fulgode exaumple I fond •
Ther techyng good / in me was the lake •
Whicħ4 lothes wyf I loked often a bak •
Taugħt of my maystres be vertuous disciplyne •
My loke restreyne and kepe my sygħt •
Of blyssed Benet / to folowe the doctryne •
And bere me lowely5 •
Be the aduertence of myn Inward sygħt •
Cast to godward / of hole affeccioun6 •
To folowe thempryses / of my professioun7 •
Notes
  1. The rubricator only touched one half of the "w" glyph here. Additionally, the manuscript has "wilfful" whereas the EETS edition has "wilfull." ↩
  2. the EETS edition has "a" whereas the manuscript has "an." ↩
  3. the EETS edition has "myne" where the manuscript has "myn" with no suspension marks. ↩
  4. The rubricator only touched one half of the "w" glyph here. ↩
  5. The EETS edition has "lowly" while the manuscript has "lowely" here. ↩
  6. There is a suspension mark here that has no obvious letter suspended. Thus, it is otiose. ↩
  7. There is a suspension mark here that has no obvious letter suspended. Thus, it is otiose. ↩

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