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The Metres of Boethius: Metre 28
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The Metres of Boethius: Metre 28

Met28 1. hwa is on eorþan || nu unlærdra Hwā is on eorðan || nū unlǣrdra
Met28 2. þe ne wundrige || wolcna færeldes þe ne wundrie || wolcna færeldes,
Met28 3. rodres swifto || ryne tunglo rodores swifto, || rȳne tungla,
Met28 4. hu hy ælce dæge || utan ymbhwerfeþ hū hīe ǣlċe dæġe || ūtan ymb·hwierfeþ
Met28 5. eallne middangeard || hwa is moncynnes ealne middan-ġeard? || Hwā is mann-cynnes
Met28 6. þæt ne wundrie || ymb þas wlitegan tungl þæt ne wundrie || ymb þās wlitiĝan tungol,
Met28 7. hu hy sume habbaþ || swiþe micle hū hīe sume habbaþ || swīðe miċele
Met28 8. scyrtran ymbehwerft || sume scriþaþ leng sċyrtran ymbe-hwyrft, || sume sċrīðaþ lenġ
Met28 9. utan ymb eall þis || an þara tungla ūtan ymb eall þis? || An þāra tungla
Met28 10. woruldmen hataþ || wænes þisla weorold-menn hātaþ || wæġnes þisle;
Met28 11. þa habbaþ scyrtran || scriþe and færelt þā habbaþ sċyrtran || sċrīðe and færelt,
Met28 12. ymbhwerft læssan || þonne oþru tungl ymb-hwyrft lǣssan, || þonne ōðru tungol,
Met28 13. forþæm hi þære eaxe || utan ymbhweorfeþ for·þǣm hīe ðǣre eaxe || ūtan ymb·hwierfeþ,
Met28 14. þone norþende || nean ymbcerreþ þone norðende || nēan ymb·ċierreþ.
Met28 15. on þære ilcan || eaxe hwerfeþ On ðǣre īlcan || eaxe hwierfeþ
Met28 16. eall ruma rodor || recene scriþeþ eall rūma rodor, || recene sċrīðeþ,
Met28 17. suþheald swifeþ || swift untiorig sūð-heald swīfeþ, || swift, untīeriġ.
Met28 18. hwa is on weorulde || þæt ne wafige Hwā is on weorolde || þæt ne wāfie,
Met28 19. buton þa ane || þe hit ær wisson būtan þā āne || þe hit ǣr wisson,
Met28 20. þætte mænig tungul || maran ymbhwyrft þætte maniġ tungol || māran ymb-hwyrft
Met28 21. hafaþ on heofonum || sume hwile eft hafaþ on heofonum, || sume hwīle eft
Met28 22. læsse geliþaþ || þa þe lacaþ ymb lǣsse ġe·liðaþ, || þā þe lācaþ ymb
Met28 23. eaxe ende || oþþe micle eaxe ende || oþþe miċele
Met28 24. mare geferaþ || þa hire middre ymbe māre ġe·fēraþ || þā hire middre%ymbe
Met28 25. þearle þrægeþ || þara is gehaten þearle þrǣġeþ? || Þāra is ġe·hāten
Met28 26. saturnus sum || se hæfþ ymb þritig Saturnus sum, || sē hafaþ ymb þrītiġ
Met28 27. wintergerimes || weoruld ymbcirred winter-ġe·rīmes || weorold ymb·ċierred.
Met28 28. boetes eac || beorhte scineþ Boetes ēac || beorhte sċīeneþ,
Met28 29. oþer steorra || cymeþ efne swa same ōðer steorra, || cymeþ efene swā same
Met28 30. on þone ilcan stede || eft ymb þritig on þone īlcan stede || eft ymb þrītiġ
Met28 31. geargerimes || þær he gio þa wæs ġēar-ġe·rīmes, || ðǣr hē ġō þā wæs.
Met28 32. hwa is weoruldmonna || þæt ne wafige Hwā is weorold-manna || þæt ne wāfie,
Met28 33. hu sume steorran || oþ þa sæ faraþ hū sume steorran || oþ þā sǣ faraþ
Met28 34. under merestreamas || þæs þe monnum þincþ under mere-strēamas, || þæs þe mannum þyncþ?
Met28 35. swa eac sume wenaþ || þæt sio sunne do Swā ēac sume wēnaþ || þæt sēo sunne dō,
Met28 36. ac se wena nis || wuhte þe soþra ac sē wēna nis || wihte þe sōðra.
Met28 37. ne biþ hio on æfen || ne on ærmorgen Ne biþ hēo on ǣfen || ne on ǣr-morĝen
Met28 38. merestreame þe near || þe on midne dæg mere-strēame þe nēar || þe on midne dæġ,
Met28 39. and þeah monnum þyncþ || þæt hio on mere gange and þēah mannum þyncþ || þæt hēo on mere gange
Met28 40. under sæ swife || þonne hio on setl glideþ under sǣ swīfe, || þonne hēo on setl glīdeþ.
Met28 41. hwa is on weorulde || þæt ne wundrige Hwā is on weorolde || þæt ne wundrie
Met28 42. fulles monan || þonne he færinga fulles mōnan, || þonne hē fǣringa
Met28 43. wyrþ under wolcnum || wlites bereafad wierþ under wolcnum || wlites be·rēafod,
Met28 44. beþeaht mid þiostrum || hwa þegna ne mæge be·þeaht mid þīestrum? || Hwā þeġna ne mæġe
Met28 45. eac wafian || ælces stiorran ēac wāfian || ǣlċes steorran,
Met28 46. hwy hi ne scinen || scirum wederum hwȳ hīe ne sċīnen || sċīrum wederum
Met28 47. beforan þære sunnan || swa hi symle doþ be·foran ðǣre sunnan, || swā hīe simle dōþ
Met28 48. middelnihtum || wiþ þone monan foran middel-nihtum || wiþ þone mōnan foran,
Met28 49. hadrum heofone || hwæt nu hæleþa fela hādrum heofone? || Hwæt, nū hæleþa fela
Met28 50. swelces and swelces || swiþe wundraþ swelċes and swelċes || swīðe wundraþ,
Met28 51. and ne wundriaþ || þætte wuhta gehwilc and ne wundriaþ || þætte wuhta ġe·hwelċ,
Met28 52. men and netenu || micelne habbaþ menn and nīetenu, || miċelne habbaþ
Met28 53. and unnetne || andan betweoh him and unnytne || andan be·tweoh him,
Met28 54. swiþe singalne || is þæt sellic þincg swīðe sīn-gālne. || Is þæt sēlliċ þinġ,
Met28 55. þæt hi ne wundriaþ || hu hit on wolcnum oft þæt hīe ne wundriaþ || hū hit on wolcnum oft
Met28 56. þearle þunraþ || þragmælum eft þearle þunraþ, || þrāĝ-mǣlum eft
Met28 57. anforlæteþ || and eac swa same ān-for·lǣteþ || and ēac swā same
Met28 58. yþ wiþ lande || ealneg winneþ ȳþ wiþ lande || ealneġ winneþ,
Met28 59. wind wiþ wæge || hwa wundraþ þæs wind% wiþ wǣġe. || Hwā wundraþ þæs
Met28 60. oþþe oþres eft || hwi þæt is mæge oþþe ōðres eft, || hwȳ þæt is mæġe
Met28 61. weorþan of wætere || wlitetorht scineþ weorðan of wætere; || wlite-torht% sċīeneþ
Met28 62. sunna swegle hat || sona gecerreþ sunna swēġle hāt; || sōna ġe·ċierreþ
Met28 63. ismere ænlic || on his agen gecynd īs-mere ǣnliċ || on his āĝen ġe·cynd,
Met28 64. weorþeþ to wætre || ne þincþ þæt wundor micel weorðeþ tō wætere. || Ne þyncþ þæt wunder miċel
Met28 65. monna ænegum || þæt he mægge gesion manna ǣngum || þæt hē mæġe ġe·sēon
Met28 66. dogora gehwilce || ac þæt dysie folc dōĝra ġe·hwelċe, || ac þæt dysġe folc
Met28 67. þæs hit seldnor gesihþ || swiþor wundraþ æs hit seldnor ġe·sihþ || swīðor wundraþ,
Met28 68. þeah hit wisra gehwæm || wundor þince þēah hit wīsra ġe·hwǣm || wunder þynċe
Met28 69. on his modsefan || micle læsse on his mōd-sefan || miċele lǣsse.
Met28 70. unstaþolfæste || ealneg wenaþ Unstaðolfæste% || ealneġ wēnaþ
Met28 71. þæt þæt ealdgesceaft || æfre ne wære þæt þæt eald-ġe·sċeaft || ǣfre ne wǣre
Met28 72. þæt hi seldon gesioþ || ac swiþor giet þæt hīe seldon ġe·sēoþ, || ac swīðor ġīet
Met28 73. weoruldmen wenaþ || þæt hit weas come weorold-menn wēnaþ || þæt hit wēas cōme,
Met28 74. niwan gesælde || gif hiora nængum hwylc nīewan ġe·sǣlde, || ġif hira nǣngum hwelċ
Met28 75. ær ne oþeowde || is þæt earmlic þinc ǣr ne oð·īewde; || is þæt earm·liċ þinċ.
Met28 76. ac gif hiora ænig || æfre weorþeþ Ac ġif hira ǣniġ || ǣfre weorðeþ
Met28 77. to þon firwetgeorn || þæt he fela onginþ tō þon fyrwitt-ġeorn || þæt hē fela on·ġinþ
Met28 78. leornian lista || and him lifes weard leornian lista || and him līfes weard
Met28 79. of mode abrit || þæt micle dysig of mōde ā·brit || þæt miċele dysiġ
Met28 80. þæt hit oferwrigen mid || wunode lange þæt hit ofer·wriġen mid || wunode lange,
Met28 81. þonne ic wæt geare || þæt hi ne wundriaþ þonne iċ wāt ġeare || þæt hīe ne wundriaþ
Met28 82. mæniges þinges || þe monnum nu maniġes þinġes || þe mannum nū
Met28 83. wæfþo and wunder || welhwær þynceþ wæfþu% and wunder || wēlhwǣr þynceþ.