James Ryman (?), A carol of the Annunciation — thirteen 6-line stanzas
(aabaab) and 4-line burden (cdcd), or 4-line stanzas with leonine rhyme in odd-numbered
lines (as it is written in MS); burden: ‘Thys ys fulle tru þis ys fulle tru /
Who can sey Nay to thys / Mary ys modere of Ihesu / And god hys fadere
ys’
Note: For a variant text see
3980.
Author(s): James (?) Ryman
Subjects: Virgin Mary, Annunication to; carols, Annunciation
Versification: —
six-line, four-line —
abab, aabaab, aabaac