Erthe toc of erthe, erthe wyth woh. Erthe other erthe to the erthe droh. Erthe leyde erthe in erthene throh. Tho heuede erthe of erthe erthe ynoh.
Notes
1] This is the oldest version, according to The Middle English Poem, Earth upon Earth, Printed from Twenty-four Manuscripts, ed. Hilda M. R. Murray, EETS OS 141 (London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner, 1911): xxxii, 1 (facsimile of MS page in frontispiece). The first three lines appear to describe making a living as a farmer, carrying a body in a funeral procession, and burying a body. woh: woe.
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Erthe Toc of Erthe, Erthe wyth Woh
Erthe toc of erthe, erthe wyth woh.
Erthe other erthe to the erthe droh.
Erthe leyde erthe in erthene throh.
Tho heuede erthe of erthe erthe ynoh.
Notes
1] This is the oldest version, according to The Middle English Poem, Earth upon Earth, Printed from Twenty-four Manuscripts, ed. Hilda M. R. Murray, EETS OS 141 (London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner, 1911): xxxii, 1 (facsimile of MS page in frontispiece). The first three lines appear to describe making a living as a farmer, carrying a body in a funeral procession, and burying a body. woh: woe.
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