Thenne shalle erthe for the erthe suffer sharpe schowrys.
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4 Erthe goythe a-pon erthe as molde a-pon molde;
Erthe gothe a-pon erthe alle gleterynge in golde,
Lyke as erthe vnto erthe neuyr [go][3] scholde,
And yet shalle erthe vnto erthe rathyr thenne he wolde.
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5 Why erthe louythe erthe woundyr I thynke,
Or why erthe for the erthe swete wylle or swynke,
Ffor whenne erthe a-pon erthe ys broughte withyn brynke,