DIMEV 2719
IMEV 1626
NIMEV 1626
It is a wonder by the Rood
A poser attacking duplicity — two couplets
Subjects: aphorisms
Versification: —
two-line —
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Manuscript Witnesses:
1.Source: London, British Library Royal 17 A.XVI, f. 3
v
Transcription:It is a wonder be þe rode Whan too hediis
Look in a hode
And
in þis worlde kan I not Rede Whan too
tunges speke in on
hede
Note: The verse lines overrun the manuscript line due to insufficient space on
the folio.