Erþe of erþe haþ gete a dignyte of nouȝt,
Erþe upon erþe haþ sett al his þouȝt,
How þat erþe upon erþe may be hiȝ brouȝt.
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2 Erþe upon erþe wold he be a king;
But how erþe schal to erþe þenkiþ he no [fol. 36] þing;
Whanne þat erþe biddiþ erþe hise rentis hom bring,
Þan schal erþe out of erþe haue a piteuous parting.
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3 Erþe vpon erþe wynneþ castels & touris,