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The Metres of Boethius: Metre 10
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The Metres of Boethius: Metre 10

Met10 1. gif nu hæleþa hwone || hlisan lyste Ġif nū hæleþa hwone || hlisan liste,
Met10 2. unnytne gelp || agan wille unnytne ġielp || āgan wille,
Met10 3. þonne ic hine wolde || wordum biddan þonne iċ hine wolde || wordum biddan
Met10 4. þæt he hine æghwonon utan || ymbeþohte þæt hē hine ǣg·hwonan ūtan || ymbe-þōhte,
Met10 5. sweotole ymbsawe || suþ east and west sweotole ymb·sāwe, || sūþ, ēast and west,
Met10 6. hu widgil sint || wolcnum ymbutan hū wīd-ġiell sint || wolcnum ymb·ūtan
Met10 7. heofones hwealfe || higesnotrum mæg heofones hwealfe. || Hyġe-snotrum mæġ
Met10 8. eaþe þincan || þæt þeos eorþe sie ēaðe þenċan || þæt þēos eorðe sīe
Met10 9. eall for þæt oþer || unigmet lytel eall for þæt ōðer || uniġmet lȳtel;
Met10 10. þeah hio unwisum || widgel þince þēah hēo unwīsum || wīd-ġiell þynċe,
Met10 11. on stede stronglic || steorleasum men on stede strangliċ || stēorlēasum menn,
Met10 12. þeah mæg þone wisan || on gewitlocan þēah mæġ þone wīsan || on ġe·witlocan
Met10 13. þære gitsunge || gelpes scamian ðǣre ġītsunge || ġielpes sċamian,
Met10 14. þonne hine þæs hlisan || heardost lysteþ þonne hine þæs hlisan || heardost lysteþ,
Met10 15. and he þeah ne mæg || þone tobredan and hē þēah ne mæġ || þone tō·brēdan
Met10 16. ofer þas nearowan || nænige þinga ofer þās nearwan || nǣniġe þinga
Met10 17. eorþan sceatas || is þæt unnet gelp eorðan sċēatas; || is þæt unnytt ġielp.
Met10 18. eala ofermodan || hwi eow a lyste Ēalā, ofer·mōdan, || hwȳ ēow ā liste
Met10 19. mid eowrum swiran || selfra willum mid ēowrum swīeran || selfra willum
Met10 20. þæt swære gioc || symle underlutan þæt swǣre ġeoc || simle under·lūtan?
Met10 21. hwy ge ymb þæt unnet || ealnig swincen Hwȳ ġē ymb þæt unnyte || ealneġ swinċen,
Met10 22. þæt ge þone hlisan || habban tiliaþ þæt ġē þone hlisan || habban tiliaþ
Met10 23. ofer þioda ma || þonne eow þearf sie ofer þēoda mā || þonne ēow ðearf sīe?
Met10 24. þeah eow nu gesæle || þæt eow suþ oþþe norþ Þēah ēow nū ġe·sǣle || þæt ēow sūþ oþþe norþ
Met10 25. þa ytmestan || eorþbuende þā ȳtmestan || eorð-būende
Met10 26. on monig þiodisc || miclum herien on maniġ þēodisċ || miċelum herġen
Met10 27. þeah hwa æþele sie || eorlgebyrdum þēah hwā æðele sīe || eorl-ġe·byrdum,
Met10 28. welum geweorþad || and on wlencum þio welum ġe·weorðod% || and on wlencum þēo,
Met10 29. duguþum diore || deaþ þæs ne scrifeþ duĝuþum dīere, || dēaþ þæs ne sċrīfeþ,
Met10 30. þonne him rum forlæt || rodora waldend þonne him rūm for·lǣt || rodera wealdend,
Met10 31. ac he þone welegan || wædlum gelice ac hē þone weleĝan || wǣdlum ġe·līċe
Met10 32. efnmærne gedeþ || ælces þinges efen-mǣrne ġe·dēþ || ǣlċes þinġes.
Met10 33. hwær sint nu þæs wisan || welandes ban Hwǣr sint nū þæs wīsan || Wēlandes bān,
Met10 34. þæs goldsmiþes || þe wæs geo mærost þæs gold-smiðes, || þe wæs ġō mǣrost?
Met10 35. forþy ic cwæþ þæs wisan || welandes ban For·þȳ iċ cwæþ þæs wīsan || Wēlandes bān,
Met10 36. forþy ængum ne mæg || eorþbuendra for·þȳ ǣngum ne mæġ || eorð-būendra
Met10 37. se cræft losian || þe him crist onlænþ sē cræft losian || þe him Crīst on·lǣnþ.
Met10 38. ne mæg mon æfre þy eþ || ænne wræccan Ne mæġ mon ǣfre þȳ ēþ || ǣnne wreċċan
Met10 39. his cræftes beniman || þe mon oncerran mæg his cræftes be·niman, || þe man on·ċierran mæġ
Met10 40. sunnan onswifan || and þisne swiftan rodor sunnan on·swīfan || and þisne swīftan rodor
Met10 41. of his rihtryne || rinca ænig of his right-ryne || rinca ǣniġ.
Met10 42. hwa wat nu þæs wisan || welandes ban Hwā wāt nū þæs wīsan || Wēlandes bān,
Met10 43. on hwelcum hi hlæwa || hrusan þeccen on hwelcum hīe% hlǣwa || hrūsan þeċċen?
Met10 44. hwær is nu se rica || romana wita Hwǣr is nū sē rīċa || Rōmana wita,
Met10 45. and se aroda || þe we ymb sprecaþ and sē aroda, || þe we ymb sprecaþ,
Met10 46. hiora heretoga || se gehaten wæs hira here-toĝa, || sē ġe·hāten wæs
Met10 47. mid þæm burgwarum || brutus nemned mid þǣm burg-warum || Brūtus nemned?
Met10 48. hwær is eac se wisa || and se weorþgeorna Hwǣr iċ ēac sē wīsa || and sē weorð-ġeorna
Met10 49. and se fæstræda || folces hyrde and sē fæstrǣda || folces hīerde,
Met10 50. se wæs uþwita || ælces þinges sē wæs ūð-wita || ǣlċes þinġes,
Met10 51. cene and cræftig || þæm wæs caton nama cēne and cræftiġ, || þǣm wæs Cāton nama?
Met10 52. hi wæron gefyrn || forþgewitene Hīe wǣron ġe·fyrn || forþ-ġe·witene;
Met10 53. nat nænig mon || hwær hi nu sindon nāt nǣniġ man || hwǣr hīe nū sindon.
Met10 54. hwæt is hiora here || buton se hlisa an Hwæt is hira here || būtan sē hlīsa ān?
Met10 55. se is eac to lytel || swelcra lariowa Sē is ēac% tō lȳtel || swelcra lārēowa,
Met10 56. forþæm þa magorincas || maran wyrþe for·þǣm þā maĝo-rincas || māran wierðe
Met10 57. wæron on worulde || ac hit is wyrse nu wǣron on weorolde. || Ac hit is wierse nū,
Met10 58. þæt geond þas eorþan || æghwær sindon þæt ġond þās eorðan || ǣg·hwǣr sindon
Met10 59. hiora gelican || hwon ymbspræce hira ġe·līċan || hwon ymb·sprǣċe,
Met10 60. sume openlice || ealle forgitene sume openlīċe || ealle for·ġietene,
Met10 61. þæt hi se hlisa || hiwcuþe ne mæg þæt hīe sē hlīsa || hīew-cūðe ne mæġ
Met10 62. foremære weras || forþ gebrengan fore-mǣre weras || forþ ġe·brenġan.
Met10 63. þeah ge nu wenen || and wilnigen Þēah ġē nū wēnen || and wilnien
Met10 64. þæt ge lange tid || libban moten þæt ġē lange || tīd || libban mōten,
Met10 65. hwæt iow æfre þy bet || bio oþþe þince hwæt ēow ǣfre þȳ bet || bēo oþþe þynċe?
Met10 66. forþæm þe nane forlet || þeah hit lang þince For·þǣm þe nāne for·lēt, || þēah hit lang ­þynċe,
Met10 67. deaþ æfter dogorrime || þonne he hæfþ drihtnes leafe dēaþ aefter dōĝor-rīme, || þonne hē hafaþ dryhtnes lēafe.
Met10 68. hwæt þonne hæbbe || hæleþa ænig Hwæt þonne hæbbe || hæleþa ǣniġ,
Met10 69. guma æt þæm gilpe || gif hine gegripan mot guma æt þǣm ġielpe, || ġif hine ġe·ġrīpan mōt
Met10 70. se eca deaþ || æfter þissum worulde sē ēċa dēaþ || aefter þissum weorolde?