[68.] A line, however, is missing from the MS. on fol. 55b. See page 15.
[ Collected Sidenotes]
This section was added by the transcriber. It contains the editor’s summaries as given in his sidenotes, and can be read as a condensed version of the full text. Headings in Roman numerals link to sections of the poem.
[The Pearl]
[Cleanness]
[Patience]
[ The Pearl: Sidenotes]
[I.]
Description of a lost pearl (i.e. a beloved child).
The father laments the loss of his pearl.
He often visits the spot where his pearl disappeared, and hears a sweet song.