3 Whan erthe vpon erthe wynythe casteles & tourys,
Than says erthe to erthe: ‘Þys is alle ourys’.
And whan erthe vpon erthe hathe byggid hys bourys,
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Than shalle erthe vpon erthe suffer sharpe shoures.
4 Erthe gothe vpon erthe as molde vpon molde[1],
So gothe erthe vpon erthe alle glytryng in golde,
Lyke as erthe into erthe never goo sholde;
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And yet shal[2] erthe in to erthe rathar then he wolde.