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The Metres of Boethius: Metre 7
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The Metres of Boethius: Metre 7

Met7 1. þa ongon se wisdom || his gewunan fylgan Þā on·gann sē wīsdōm || his ġe·wunan fylgan,
Met7 2. gliowordum gol || gyd æfter spelle glēo-wordum gōl, || ġiedd aefter% spelle,
Met7 3. song soþcwida || sumne þa geta sang sōþ-cwīda || sumne þā ġīeta,
Met7 4. cwæþ þæt he ne herde || þæt on heane munt cwæþ þæt hē ne hīerde || þæt on hēane munt
Met7 5. monna ænig || meahte asettan manna ǣniġ || mihte ā·settan
Met7 6. healle hroffæste || ne þearf eac hæleþa nan healle hrōf-fæste. || Ne ðearf ēac hæleþa nan
Met7 7. wenan þæs weorces || þæt he wisdom mæge wēnan þæs weorces, || þæt hē wīsdōm mæġe
Met7 8. wiþ ofermetta || æfre gemengan wiþ ofer-metta || ǣfre ġe·menġan.
Met7 9. herdes þu æfre || þætte ænig mon Hīerdes þū ǣfre || þætte ǣniġ mann
Met7 10. on sondbeorgas || settan meahte on sand-beorĝas || settan mihte
Met7 11. fæste healle || ne mæg eac fira nan fæste healle? || Ne mæġ ēac fīra nan
Met7 12. wisdom timbran || þær þær woruldgitsung wīsdōm timbran || ðǣr ðǣr weorold-ġītsung
Met7 13. beorg oferbrædeþ || baru sond willaþ beorh ofer·brǣdeþ. || Baru sand willaþ
Met7 14. ren forswelgan || swa deþ ricra nu reġn for·swelgan; || swā dēþ rīcra nū
Met7 15. grundleas gitsung || gilpes and æhta grundlēas ġītsung || ġielpes and ǣhta,
Met7 16. gedrinceþ to dryggum || dreosendne welan ġe·drinceþ tō drȳġġum || drēosendne welan,
Met7 17. and þeah þæs þearfan ne biþ || þurst aceled and þēah þæs þearfan ne biþ || þurst ā·cēled.
Met7 18. ne mæg hæleþa gehwæm || hus on munte Ne mæġ hæleþa ġe·hwǣm || hūs on munte
Met7 19. lange gelæstan || forþæm him lungre on lange ġe·lǣstan, || for·þǣm him lungre inn
Met7 20. swift wind swapeþ || ne biþ sond þon ma swift wind swāpeþ. || Ne biþ sand þon mā
Met7 21. wiþ micelne ren || manna ængum wiþ miċelne reġn || manna ǣngum
Met7 22. huses hirde || ac hit hreosan wile hūses hierde, || ac hit hrēosan wile,
Met7 23. sigan sond æfter rene || swa bioþ anra gehwæs sīĝan sand aefter reġne. || Swā bēoþ ānra ġe·hwæs
Met7 24. monna modsefan || miclum awegede manna mōd-sefan || miċelum ā·weġede,
Met7 25. of hiora stede styrede || þonne hi strong dreceþ of hira stede styrede, || þonne hīe% strang dreċeþ
Met7 26. wind under wolcnum || woruldearfoþa wind under wolcnum || weorold-earfoþa,
Met7 27. oþþe hi eft se reþa || ren onhrereþ oþþe hīe% eft sē rēða || reġn on·hrēreþ
Met7 28. sumes ymbhogan || ungemet gemen sumes ymb-hoĝan, || unġemet ġe·menn.
Met7 29. ac se þe þa ecan || agan wille Ac sē þe þā ēċan || āĝan wille
Met7 30. soþan gesælþa || he sceal swiþe flion sōðan ġe·sǣlþa, || hē sċeall swīðe flēon
Met7 31. þisse worulde wlite || wyrce him siþþan þisse weorolde wlite, || wyrċe him siþþan
Met7 32. his modes hus || þær he mæge findan his mōdes hūs, || ðǣr hē mæġe findan
Met7 33. eaþmetta stan || unigmet fæstne ēað-mētta stān || unġemet fæstne,
Met7 34. grundweal gearone || se toglidan ne þearf grund-weall ġearone; || sē tō·glīdan ne ðearf,
Met7 35. þeah hit wecge wind || woruldearfoþa þēah hit weċġe wind || weorold-earfoþa
Met7 36. oþþe ymbhogena || ormete ren oþþe ymb-hoĝena || or-mǣte reġn,
Met7 37. forþæm on þære dene || drihten selfa for·þǣm on ðǣre dene || drihten selfa
Met7 38. þara eadmetta || eardfæst wunigaþ þāra ēad-mētta || eard-fæst wuniaþ,
Met7 39. þær se wisdom a || wunaþ on gemyndum ðǣr sē wīsdōm ā || wunaþ on ġe·myndum.
Met7 40. forþon orsorg lif || ealnig lædaþ For·þon or-sorh līf || ealniġ lǣdaþ
Met7 41. woruldmen wise || buton wendinge weorold-menn wīse || būtan wendinge.
Met7 42. þonne he eall forsihþ || eorþlicu good Þonne hē eall for·sihþ || eorðlicu gōd,
Met7 43. and eac þara yfela || orsorh wunaþ and ēac þāra yfela || or-sorh wunaþ,
Met7 44. hopaþ to þæm ecum || þe þær æfter cumaþ hopaþ tō þǣm ēċum || þe ðǣr aefter cumaþ,
Met7 45. hine þonne æghwonan || ælmihtig good hine þonne ǣg-hwonan || æl-mehtiġ god
Met7 46. singallice || simle gehealdeþ sīn-gāllīċe || simle ġe·healdeþ
Met7 47. anwunigendne || his agenum anwuniendne || his āĝenum
Met7 48. modes gesælþum || þurh metodes gife mōdes ġe·sǣlþum || þurh metodes ġiefe,
Met7 49. þeah hine se wind || woruldearfoþa þēah hine sē wind || weorold-earfoþa
Met7 50. swiþe swence || and hine singale swīðe swence || and hine sīn-gāle
Met7 51. gemen gæle || þonne him grimme on ġīemen gǣle, || þonne him grymme inn
Met7 52. woruldsælþa wind || wraþe blaweþ weorold-sǣlþa wind || wrāðe blāweþ,
Met7 53. þeah þe hine ealneg || se ymbhoga þēah þe hine ealneġ || sē ymb-hoĝa
Met7 54. þyssa woruldsælþa || wraþe drecce þissa weorold-sǣlþa || wrāðe dreċċe.