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Arthur Quiller-Couch, ed. 1919. The Oxford Book of English Verse: 1250–1900.
Anonymous. c. 1300
6. A Hymn to the Virgin
OF on that is so fayr and bright | |
Velut maris stella, | |
Brighter than the day is light, | |
Parens et puella: | |
Ic crie to the, thou see to me, | 5 |
Levedy, preye thi Sone for me, | |
Tam pia, | |
That ic mote come to thee | |
Maria. | |
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Al this world was for-lore | 10 |
Eva peccatrice, | |
Tyl our Lord was y-bore | |
De te genetrice. | |
With ave it went away | |
Thuster nyth and comz the day | 15 |
Salutis; | |
The welle springeth ut of the, | |
Virtutis. | |
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Levedy, flour of alle thing, | |
Rose sine spina, | 20 |
Thu bere Jhesu, hevene king, | |
Gratia divina: | |
Of alle thu ber’st the pris, | |
Levedy, quene of paradys | |
Electa: | 25 |
Mayde milde, moder es | |
Effecta. | |
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GLOSS: on] one. levedy] lady. thuster] dark. pris] prize. |