Time & Brevity
The lif of this world
From Early English Lyrics (1907)
Time & Brevity
The lif of this world
Ys reuléd with wynd,
Wepinge, derknesse,
And steriinge;
With wind we blomen,
With wind we lassun;
With weopinge we comen,
With weopinge we passun.
With steriinge we byginnen,
With steriinge we enden,
With drede we dwellen,
With drede we wenden.
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MLA
Anonymous (Middle English). “The lif of this world.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-middle-english/52/.
Chicago
Anonymous (Middle English). “The lif of this world.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-middle-english/52/.
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