Wanne erthe apon erthe syttythe wyth-in hys bovrys,
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Yeȝt schalle erthe[2] for the erthe suffre scharpe schourys.
4 Erthe goythe on erthe as mowlde aponne mowlde,
And erthe goyth on erthe gletterant as golde,
Like as erthe apon erthe neuer dye schoulde.
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Ȝyt schall erthe to the erthe rather than he wolde.
5 Why that erthe louyth erthe wonder me thynke,
Or why that erthe apon erthe swete or swynke,