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96 Critical and Explanatory Notes. Pages 38—39, ll. 858—873.
Poema Morale, 1. 78 : ‘nis hit na swa durne iddn ' ne aswa \ustre nihte.’
Shep. Cal. Nov., 1. 165 : ‘She hath the bonds broke of eternall night.'
See Persones Tale, 1. 255 : ‘ Covered with the derkenesse of deth . . defaute
of the sight of God,’ through ‘the sinnes that the wretched man hath
don.’
Page 39. 1. 859. While ]>u art on line: recalling whil he was on
lyue, Gamelyn, 11. 20, 58, 157, 225, 228, as noted by Skeat, p. xxxiv.
on Hue: See Skeat’s note to Gamelyn, I. 20.
Compare the passage with John ix. 4 : ‘ While it is day,' . . . ‘ I must
work the works of him that sent me,’ i. e. Godes werkes of holi churche,
Spec., 1. 860. See Vidgate text quoted, Ancr. Riwle, p. 326 : Fili, ne tardes
converti ad Dominum.
]]. 859, 860. worche . . . werkes: ‘do works of love,’ as explained
by Zupitza, note to Guy of Warwick, 1. 6675, and Kblbing, note to Sir
Beues, A, 11. 58—60, and A, 1. 3230, quoting Guy’s advice to the old
earl :
‘ Hyt were better for pe to be in churche,
And holy werkys for to wyrche.’
The rime in this favourite passage of the M.E. poet is uniformly worche :
churche, as is illustrated in numerous passages from different mediaeval
texts :
Tundale, 1. 29 : ‘ The werkes of mercy wolde he not wyrke,
He lovede not god ne holy kyrke. ’
1. 209 : ‘ J?ou lovedest not god nor holy kirke,
Ne workes of mercy woldest non wyrke.’
Owl and Night., 1. 720 : ‘ Vorpi me singp in holi chirche
And clerkes ginnep songes wirche.’
The Miller's Tale, 1. 196 : ‘ Than fell it thus, that to the . . . cherche
(Of Cristes owen werkes for to werche}
This god wif went upon a holy day.’
The Sompnoures Tale, 1. 269 : ‘. . . to bilden Cristes owen chirche,
... if ye wol lernen for to werche.’
Ipotis, B, 1. 216 : ‘Lowen god and holy cherche,
And oper god werkes for to werche.’
See also The Marchantes Tale, 1. 237: Gamelyn, 1. 507; Ipotis, D,
11. 431, 432.
See King Horn, 1. 1407 : ‘ Horn let sone wurche
Chapeles and chirche.’
I. 862. qued: See notes to the Speculum, lines 48 and 1025.
II. 866, 867. John ix. 4 : ‘The night cometh when no man can work.’
See modern hymnology : ‘ Work, for the night is coming.’
1. 866. agaste: This early form was used by Milton in the past
participle :
Hymn on Nativ., 1. 160 : ‘ The aged earth agast
With terror of the blast,’ etc.
See also Wm. of Palerne, 1778 : ‘and him agast maked . .’ The h of
N.E. aghast, pp., is inorganic and unauthorized on historical basis. Cf.
Murray, Diet.
faste : agaste: rime of Gamelyn, 11. 288, 384.
I. 867. widoute nay: ‘it cannot be denied.’ See Zupitza’s note to
Guy of Warwick, 1. 3054.
II. 869, 872. See 2 Corinth, v. 10.
1. 872. whetyer: See note to I. 219.
1. 873. par aunter: i. e. peradventure read as a trisyllable for the
Poema Morale, 1. 78 : ‘nis hit na swa durne iddn ' ne aswa \ustre nihte.’
Shep. Cal. Nov., 1. 165 : ‘She hath the bonds broke of eternall night.'
See Persones Tale, 1. 255 : ‘ Covered with the derkenesse of deth . . defaute
of the sight of God,’ through ‘the sinnes that the wretched man hath
don.’
Page 39. 1. 859. While ]>u art on line: recalling whil he was on
lyue, Gamelyn, 11. 20, 58, 157, 225, 228, as noted by Skeat, p. xxxiv.
on Hue: See Skeat’s note to Gamelyn, I. 20.
Compare the passage with John ix. 4 : ‘ While it is day,' . . . ‘ I must
work the works of him that sent me,’ i. e. Godes werkes of holi churche,
Spec., 1. 860. See Vidgate text quoted, Ancr. Riwle, p. 326 : Fili, ne tardes
converti ad Dominum.
]]. 859, 860. worche . . . werkes: ‘do works of love,’ as explained
by Zupitza, note to Guy of Warwick, 1. 6675, and Kblbing, note to Sir
Beues, A, 11. 58—60, and A, 1. 3230, quoting Guy’s advice to the old
earl :
‘ Hyt were better for pe to be in churche,
And holy werkys for to wyrche.’
The rime in this favourite passage of the M.E. poet is uniformly worche :
churche, as is illustrated in numerous passages from different mediaeval
texts :
Tundale, 1. 29 : ‘ The werkes of mercy wolde he not wyrke,
He lovede not god ne holy kyrke. ’
1. 209 : ‘ J?ou lovedest not god nor holy kirke,
Ne workes of mercy woldest non wyrke.’
Owl and Night., 1. 720 : ‘ Vorpi me singp in holi chirche
And clerkes ginnep songes wirche.’
The Miller's Tale, 1. 196 : ‘ Than fell it thus, that to the . . . cherche
(Of Cristes owen werkes for to werche}
This god wif went upon a holy day.’
The Sompnoures Tale, 1. 269 : ‘. . . to bilden Cristes owen chirche,
... if ye wol lernen for to werche.’
Ipotis, B, 1. 216 : ‘Lowen god and holy cherche,
And oper god werkes for to werche.’
See also The Marchantes Tale, 1. 237: Gamelyn, 1. 507; Ipotis, D,
11. 431, 432.
See King Horn, 1. 1407 : ‘ Horn let sone wurche
Chapeles and chirche.’
I. 862. qued: See notes to the Speculum, lines 48 and 1025.
II. 866, 867. John ix. 4 : ‘The night cometh when no man can work.’
See modern hymnology : ‘ Work, for the night is coming.’
1. 866. agaste: This early form was used by Milton in the past
participle :
Hymn on Nativ., 1. 160 : ‘ The aged earth agast
With terror of the blast,’ etc.
See also Wm. of Palerne, 1778 : ‘and him agast maked . .’ The h of
N.E. aghast, pp., is inorganic and unauthorized on historical basis. Cf.
Murray, Diet.
faste : agaste: rime of Gamelyn, 11. 288, 384.
I. 867. widoute nay: ‘it cannot be denied.’ See Zupitza’s note to
Guy of Warwick, 1. 3054.
II. 869, 872. See 2 Corinth, v. 10.
1. 872. whetyer: See note to I. 219.
1. 873. par aunter: i. e. peradventure read as a trisyllable for the