wyde,
Souereynly sitte in sadnesse of sentence,
Elumynede wyth colouris fresshe on eu_er_y syde, 388
Hit passith my wytte, I haue no eloquence
To yeue hym lawde aftir his excellence,
For I dare say he lefte hym not on lyue,
That coude his cu_n_nyng suffisantly discreue. 392

[Sidenote: _Hill's Text._]

[Omitted. See Preface, p. ii] 372

376

P) Passyng the mvses nyne of elycon,
Wher ys no pareyll[e] of Armonye; 380
Thyder I trust my Maysters sowle be gon,
The sterred paleys above _th_e dappled skye,
Ther to syng snactus insessavntly 384
Emonge the mvses nyne celestyall[e],
Before _th_e hyeste Iubyter of all[e].

P) Redyth hys volumes _tha_t be large & wyde,
Severyly sette in sadnes of sentence,
Enlumined w_i_t_h_ colovres fresshe on eu_er_y side. 388
[Sidenote: ffl C lxiiij.]
Me lakketh wytt, I haue non eloquence,
To geve hy_m_ lawde after his excellence,
ffor I dare saye he lefte hy_m_ not alyve
That covde his cu_n_yng ssufficiently discryve. 392

CAXTON'S TEXT.

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[Omitted. See Preface, p. ii.]

374

378

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Passyng_e_ the muses nyne of Elyco[=n]
Where is non pareyl of armonye
Thider I truste my meistres soule begone 381
The sterrid_e_ paleys / aboue the dapplyd skye
[Sidenote: in the starred palace above the dappled sky, before the]
There to synge sanctus incessantly
Amonge the muses ix celestyall_e_
Byfore the hyest / Iubiter of all_e_ 385
[Sidenote: highest Jupiter of all.]

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[Sidenote: Leaf 10 a.]

Redeth his volumes / that ben large & wyde
[Sidenote: Read his large volumes]
Seueryly set / in sadnes of sentence
Enlumyned with colours fressh on euery side 388
[Sidenote: illuminated with fresh colours.]
Me lacketh witte / I haue none eloquence
To gyue hym lawde / after his excellence
For I dar saye / he lefte hym not a lyue
That coude his co_n_nyng / sufficiently discriue 392

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THE ORIEL TEXT.

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But his werkys his laude moste nede conquere,
He may neuer oute of remembrance die,
His werkys shall his [name[1]] conuey and bere 395
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