ABC poem against pride of clergy, attributed to William Thorpe (c. A.D.
1407) — three stanzas rhyme royal
Note: Ringler Jr. (1988)
XRingler Jr., William A.
Bibliography and Index of English Verse Printed 1476-1558.
London: Mansell, 1988
, TP 203.5.
Author(s): William Thorpe (attrib.)
Subjects: alphabetic poems; clergy, sins of
Versification: —
seven-line —
ababbcc
2.Source: Dublin, Trinity College, Dublin 313, f,. 196
Transcription:awake ye gostli persunes awake…
Note: First line and title only, added to margin, upside-down, below column b,
by hand of the sixteenth century.
Attributed Title: ABC (to right, f. 196)
Editions: Colker, Marvin L.,
ed.
Trinity College Library, Dublin: Descriptive catalogue of the Mediaeval
and Renaissance Latin Manuscripts.
Aldershot, Hants.: Scolar Press, 1991: 635.