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Specimens of English literature from the 'Ploughmans crede' to the ...

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XXII, THE MONARCHE. BOOK IV. 257Quod he :I sailEXPERIENCE.as <strong>to</strong> that questione,mak, sone, solutione.The Scripture planelye doith expone, 5520Quhen all <strong>to</strong>kynnis bene cum and gone,3itt mony one hundreth thousandThat samyn day salbe leuand :Quhowbeit, thare sail no CreatureNo<strong>the</strong>r <strong>of</strong> day nor hour be sure ; 5525For Christ sail cum so suddantlye,That no man sail <strong>the</strong> tyme espyeAs itwes in <strong>the</strong> tyme <strong>of</strong> Noye,Quhen God did all <strong>the</strong> warld distroye.Sum on <strong>the</strong> feild salbe lauborand 5530Sum, in <strong>the</strong> templis MariandSum, afore lugis makand pley ;And sum men, saland on <strong>the</strong> sey.Those that bene on <strong>the</strong> feild-goingSail nocht returne <strong>to</strong> thare luging. 5535Quho bene apone his hous aboueSail haif no laser <strong>to</strong> remoue.Two salbe in <strong>the</strong> Myll grindyng,Quhilk^ salbe taking, but warnyngThe one, tyll euerlestyng glore, 5540The v<strong>the</strong>r, loste for euer-more.Two salbe lying in one bedThe one, <strong>to</strong> plesour salbe led,The v<strong>the</strong>r, salbe left allone,Gretand with mony gryslie grone. 5545And so, my Sonne, thow may weill trow,The warld salbe as it is now,The peple vsyng thare besynes,As holy Scripture doith expres.s

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