And that I man maad was,
And my name y-entred
In the legende of lif
Longe er I were,
6370
Or ellis un-writen for som wikkednesse,
As Holy Writ witnesseth:
[Nemo ascendit ad cœlum, nisi qui]
"I leve it wel," quod I, "by oure Lord!
And that I man maad was,
And my name y-entred
In the legende of lif
Longe er I were,
6370
Or ellis un-writen for som wikkednesse,
As Holy Writ witnesseth:
[Nemo ascendit ad cœlum, nisi qui]
"I leve it wel," quod I, "by oure Lord!