How þat erthe appone erthe may be heghe broghte.
2 Erthe appone erthe wolde be a kynge,
Bot howe þat erthe to erthe sail thynkis he no thynge.
When erthe bredis erthe & his rentis[2] home brynge,
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Thane schalle[3] erthe of erthe hafe full harde partynge.
3 Erthe appone erthe wynnys castells and towrrys.
Thane saise[4] erthe vnto erthe: ‘This es alle owrris’.
When erthe appone erthe hase bigged vp his bourris,
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