Curses and Blessings — eight stanzas rhyme royal with ‘Wo
worth’ and ‘Blessyd be ye’ anaphora.
Note: From
Conuersion of Swerers (
5289), occurring
separately. For a single
stanza rhyme royal with a very similar ‘Wo worth’ anaphora see
4497. Also compare Hawes’
Convercyon of Swerers,
2547
(see
Berdan (1920)
XBerdan, John M.
Early Tudor Poetry, 1485-1547.
New York: Macmillan, 1920
, 184, note 2);
Court of Sapience (
5365) stanza 67; and
6775.
Subjects: curses; blessings
Versification: —
seven-line —
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