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The Metres of Boethius: Metre 19
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The Metres of Boethius: Metre 19

Met19 1. eala þæt is hefig dysig || hygeþ ymbe se þe wile Ēalā, þæt is hefiġ dysiġ, || hyġeþ ymbe sē þe wile,
Met19 2. and frecenlic || fira gehwilcum and frecenliċ || fira ġe·hwelcum
Met19 3. þæt þa earman men || mid ealle gedwæleþ þæt þā earman menn || mid ealle ġe·dweleþ,
Met19 4. of þæm rihtan wege || recene alæded of þǣm rihtan weġe || recene ā·lǣded.
Met19 5. hwæþer ge willen || on wuda secan Hwæðer ġē willen || on wuda sēċan
Met19 6. gold þæt reade || on grenum triowum gold þæt rēade || on grēnum trēowum?
Met19 7. ic wat swa þeah || þæt hit witena nan Iċ wāt swā þēah || þæt hit witena nan
Met19 8. þider ne seceþ || forþæm hit þær ne wexþ þider ne sēċeþ, || for·­þǣm hit ðǣr ne wexþ,
Met19 9. ne on wingeardum || wlitige gimmas ne on wīn-ġeardum || wlitiġe ġimmas.
Met19 10. hwy ge nu ne settan || on sume dune Hwȳ ġē nū ne settan || on sume dūne
Met19 11. fiscnet eowru || þonne eow fon lysteþ fisċ-nett ēowru, || þonne ēow fōn lysteþ
Met19 12. leax oþþe cyperan || me gelicost þincþ leax oþþe cyperan? || Mē ġe·līcost þyncþ
Met19 13. þætte ealle witen || eorþbuende þætte ealle witen || eorð-būende
Met19 14. þoncolmode || þæt hi þær ne sint þancol-mōde || þæt hīe ðǣr ne sint.
Met19 15. hwæþer ge nu willen || wæþan mid hundum Hwæðer ġē nū willen || wǣðan mid hundum
Met19 16. on sealtne sæ || þonne eow secan lyst on sealtne sǣ, || þonne ēow sēċan list
Met19 17. heorotas and hinda || þu gehicgan meaht heorotas and hinda? || Þū ġe·hyċġan meaht
Met19 18. þæt ge willaþ þa || on wuda secan þæt ġē willaþ þā || on wuda sēċan
Met19 19. oftor micle || þonne ut on sæ oftor miċele || þonne ūt on sǣ.
Met19 20. is þæt wundorlic || þæt we witan ealle Is þæt wundorliċ, || þæt we witan ealle,
Met19 21. þæt mon secan sceal || be sæwaroþe þæt man sēċan sċeall || be sǣ-waroþe
Met19 22. and be eaofrum || æþele gimmas and be eaofrum || æðele ġimmas,
Met19 23. hwite and reade || and hiwa gehwæs hwīte and rēade || and hīewa ġe·hwæs.
Met19 24. hwæt hi eac witon || hwær hi eafiscas Hwæt, hīe ēac witon || hwǣr hīe ēa-fiscas
Met19 25. secan þurfan || and swylcra fela sēċan þurfan || and swelcra fela
Met19 26. weoruldwelena || hi þæt wel doþ weorold-welena; || hīe þæt wēl dōþ,
Met19 27. geornfulle men || geara gehwilce ġeornfulle menn, || ġēara ġe·hwelċe.
Met19 28. ac þæt is earmlicost || ealra þinga Ac þæt is earmlicost || ealra þinga
Met19 29. þæt þa dysegan sint || on gedwolan wordene þæt þā dyseĝan sint || on ġe·dwolan wordene,
Met19 30. efne swa blinde || þæt hi on breostum ne magon efene swā blinde || þæt hīe on brēostum ne maĝon
Met19 31. eaþe gecnawan || hwær þa ecan good ēaðe ġe·cnāwan || hwǣr þā ēċan god,
Met19 32. soþa gesælþa || sindon gehydda sōða ġe·sǣlþa, || sindon ġe·hȳda.
Met19 33. forþæm hi æfre ne lyst || æfter spyrian For·þǣm hīe ǣfre ne list || aefter spyrian,
Met19 34. secan þa gesælþa || wenaþ samwise sēċan þā ġe·sǣlþa. || Wēnaþ samwīse
Met19 35. þæt hi on þis lænan mægen || life findan þæt hīe on þis lǣnan mæġen || līfe findan
Met19 36. soþa gesælþa || þæt is selfa god sōða ġe·sǣlþa, || þæt is selfa god.
Met19 37. ic nat hu ic mæge || nænige þinga Iċ nāt hū iċ mæġe || nǣnġe þinga
Met19 38. ealles swa swiþe || on sefan minum ealles swā swīðe || on sefan mīnum
Met19 39. hiora dysig tælan || swa hit me don lysteþ hira dysiġ tǣlan || swā hit mē dōn lysteþ,
Met19 40. ne ic þe swa sweotole || gesecgan ne mæg ne iċ þē swā sweotole || ġe·seċġan ne mæġ,
Met19 41. forþæm hi sint earmran || and eac dysegran for·þǣm hīe% sint earmran || and ēac dyseġran,
Met19 42. ungesæligran || þonne ic þe secgan mæge unġesǣliġran, || þonne iċ þe seċġan mæġe.
Met19 43. hi wilniaþ || welan and æhta Hīe wilniaþ || welan and ǣhta
Met19 44. and weorþscipes || to gewinnanne and weorþsċipes || tō ġe·winnanne;
Met19 45. þonne hi habbaþ || þæt hiora hige seceþ þonne hīe habbaþ || þæt hira hyġe sēċeþ,
Met19 46. wenaþ þonne || swa gewitlease wēnaþ þonne || swā ġe·witlēase
Met19 47. þæt hi þa soþan || gesælþa hæbben þæt hīe þā sōðan || ġe·sǣlþa hæbben.