The Wife's Lament: A Poem of the Living Dead

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THE WIFE'S LAMENT: A POEM OF THE LIVING DEAD Elinor The Wife's Lament Lench i(J Ic pis giedd wrece bi me ful geomorre, minre sylfre si6. le pset secgan maeg, hwset ic yrmba gebad, sippan ic up weox, niwes obbe ealdes, no ma ponne nu. A ic wite wonn minra wriecsiba. .urest min hlaford gewat heonan of leodum ofer yba gelac; luefde ic uhtceare bwser min lcodfruma londes wicre. Da ic me feran gewat folgaO secan, wineleas w necea, for minre weapearfe. Ongunnon paet pies monnes magas hycgan purh dyrne gepoht, paet hy todadden une, paet wit gewidost in woruldrice lifdon laolicost, ond mee longade. Het mee hlaford min herheard niman, ahte ic leofra lyt on pissum londstede, holdra freonda. l-'orpon is min hyge geomor, Oa ic me ful gemaecne monuan funde, heardsseligne, hygegeomorne, mod mipendne, morpor hycgendne. lilipe gebiero ful oft wit beotedan paet une ne gedaclde nemne deao ana owiht elles; eft is paet onhworfen, is nu * * * swa hit no wsere freondscipe uncer. Sceal ic feor ge neah mines felaleofan f:eh6u dreogan. Heht mee mon wunian on wuda bearwe, under actreo in pani eorOscraefe. Eald is pes eorosele, eal ic eom oflongad,

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