When erthe apon erthe hath byggede vp his bowres,
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Then schalle erthe for the erthe suffre scharpe schowres.
4 Erthe gothe apon erthe as molde apon molde.
So goethe erthe apon erthe alle gleterynge in golde,
Lyke as erthe into erthe neuer go scholde,
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And ȝet schalle erthe into erthe rather then he wolde.
5 Why erthe louethe erthe wonder me thynke,
Or why that erthe for erthe swete wylle or swynke,