England's Antiphon by George MacDonald
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With eyen brighté bo, _eyes bright both._
And thy body cold-- Thy ble waxeth blo, _colour: livid._ Thou hangest all of blood _bloody._ So high upon the rood Between thieves tuo-- _two._ Who may sigh more? Mary weepeth sore, And sees all this woe. The nails be too strong, The smiths are too sly; _skilful._ Thou bleedest all too long; The tree is all too high; The stones be all wete! _wet._ Alas, Jesu, the sweet! For now friend hast thou none, But Saint John to-mournynde, _mourning greatly._ And Mary wepynde, _weeping._ For pain that thee is on. Oft when I sike _sigh._ And makie my moan, Well ill though me like, Wonder is it none.[7] When I see hang high And bitter pains dreye, _dree, endure._ Jesu, my lemmon! _love._ His woundés sore smart, |
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