So doþ þe semly sonne bryht,

When briddes singeþ breme.

Deawes donkeþ þe dounes;

Deores wiþ huere derne rounes,

Domes for te deme; 30

Wormes woweþ vnder cloude;

Wymmen waxeþ wounder proude,

So wel hit wol hem seme.

Ȝef me shal wonte wille of on,

Þis wunne weole y wole forgon, 35