There is non so stowte that in erth may hym cast,

And alle xal we be erth at the last.

18 Erthe bygyth hallys & erth bygith towres,

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When erth is layd in erth, blayke is his bours;

If erth haue welth, he dwellyth in flowres[9],

And if erth haue mys don, he getyth scharpe shours.

19 If erth wyste in erth quat that erth is,

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Ther wolde neuer erth in erth do a-mys.