I lost my lyfe, and hateful hel did winne.
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What though I did from forayne foes defend
My Saxon soyle, with thrice renowmed fame:
What though I rulde with equitie the same:[1231]
What though to buyld vp abbies I did bend
My selfe, and prayd that God his worde would send:
Though these good deedes did honour much my name,
Yet these defaste with deedes of foule defame,
Be of no price: for filthie fleshly luste