I noot, y-wis; but god, thou wost!'

For more cleer entendement

Nadde he me never yit y-sent.

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And than thoughte I on [Marcian],

And eek on [Anteclaudian],

That sooth was hir descripcioun

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Of al the hevenes regioun,

As fer as that I saw the preve;