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METRICAL PARAPHRASEy

PARTS OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURES

IN ANGLO- SAXON

AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION,

NOTES.AND AVERBAL INDEX.

BY BENJAMIN - 1‘

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existing in manuscripg with the addition of such as have been imperfectlyedited,orhavebecome extremelyrare, has long been thoughthighlydesirable bypersonsattached to the studyof our nationalAntiquities and Language. Forthe small

portion ofAnglo-Saxon learningalreadyrendered accessible to the student,we arein somemeasure indebted to foreign scholars ; and ithas been deemed a subjectof national reproach, thatnumerousWorks of equal or greater importance (melodingmanyinterestingvolumes ofHistory, Poetryand Romance in theAnglo -N»man tongue,) should have still remainedunpublished. To supplythesedeficienciu,itwas latelyproposed to establish a new society, and a subscription was seton

footto carrythatobjectinto execution. The promoters ofthismeasure thoughtit

right, however, to submititto the SocietyofAntiquaries (ofwhich manyof themwere Fellows), as being entirelyin accordance with the purposes forwhich that

Societywas founded ; and it was, on mature consideration, determined bytheCouncil, to recommend thatthe SocietyofAntiquaries should take upon thorn

selves the direction andexecution of some oftheseWorks, attheirownexpense,receiving such a return forthe outlayas the sale of themmightafl

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ord.Accordingly,aReportto the above ed

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ectwas laid before theSociety; and the followingResolution having been suspended in theMeeting-Room, during the period prescribed bythe Statutes, was confirmed byBalloton Thursday,March 17, 183 1

Remin d—Thatitappears highlydesirable thatthismeasure be undertakenbythe SocietyofAnfiquaries ; but, as its funds are inadequate to definythe whole expense, without interfering with its other publication , on

TRANSLATOR’

S PREFACE.

HAVING been led bycircumstances to the studyof our

old vernacular tongue, I naturallyfeltsome des ire to becomeacquainted with the works of one whom, justlyor unjustly,I considered as the Father of English Song. Absence in a

foreign land long prevented the gratification of this desire

beyond the perusal of a few extracts in the Rev.Mr. Conybeare

’s Illustrations ofAnglo - Saxon but, onmy

return to England, having gotaccess to a copyof the printededition of the original text, I soon became convinced of the

inaccuracyof that edition , and that the neglectwhich has

hitherto attendedthe remains ofthisMilton of our forefathers

is , partlyatleast, to beascribed to thefaultyandunsatisfactorymanner in which theyhave been communicated to the public.

Itwas therefore with impatience thatI looked forward to the

completion of the new edition announced bythe reverend

and learned Editor of the Illustrations”f ; noruntil I had

ascertained thathehad abandoned thedesign , did I resolve on

applying to the work,

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aud endeavouring, as far as Iwas able,

to supplywhatto me seemed a desideratumin ourliterature.

This design would, however, have shared the fate ofmanyothers of a like nature, had not the SocietyofAntiquaries,

Illustrations ofAnglo-Saxon Poetry. bythe Rev. J. J. Oonybeare.M.A..&c. ; edited byhis brother, the Rev.W. D. Couybeare.MA.to.

London. 1826.

1' See Illustrations : Introduction. p. in vii.

rmusuroa‘

s ran som.

upon application to that learned Body, liberallyundertakento defraythe expense, not onlyof editing and printing thework itself, butof engraving fac- similes of the illuminations

which accompanythe uniqueMS. of the poem preserved in

‘Aboutthemiddlc of the lastcenturyitwas propoaed to reprinttb dmon, with a translation.and to have the illuminations engraved, underthe

pab onage ofthe SocietyofAntiquaries ; bug fiom some causes which are

fromfifteen of the dn wingn the original plates ol which are in the pos

sessiou oe . Ellia of the BritishMuseum. m following letter frour

Edw. RoweMoses toDr. Ducarel (seeNichola’s LiteraryAnecdotes, vol.v.p. 403 .) details the plans ofthe 8axouish ofthatpuiod.

Junius to his edition ofCtrdmon. which in the Bodleian Catalogue is said

to havebeen stolen ; butwe suppose.thatss Junius’

sMSS. were formerlykeptin a closetin the school-gallery.Mr.

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l'

hwaites mightbm'

row itfromthence; and, itbei.ng atterwards found in his-

study.“ with his other

rerydeairous that this index sbonld be printed and annexed to the draw.

ings : which, he says. he proposed to theAntiqmrian Societyto be en.

graved at their expense ; butwithoutsucccss. I did myselfatfirstthiukthatthis work might be publiehed byour Som

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ety; bin. for some reasons

which have since occurred to me, l am now of a difl'

erent opinion. Mr.Lye has been atOxford lately; andMessrs.Wise.Lye.Ballard. andmy

hIr. Lye seems inclined to undertake the n-analation ; and Fletcher is

willing to payall expenses of printing. ifwe will engrave the drawings.Mr.Wue is aboutprinting a di- ertatiououthe true age ofC¢dmon, tbe

Dr. Cbarles Lyttelton, aRerwards Bishop of Carlisle, Pruidentof the So

rm suroa’

s menace. vii

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Ihe text of the present edition is founded upon a careful

collation of that of Francis Junius' with the BodleianMS.

has been veryrarelyventured upon, and in no case without

giving the reading of theMS. atthe footof the page.

Though the presentedition be freed fromthe inaccuracies,

both editorial and typographical, in which the former one

abounds,yetthe textof themanuscriptitself is in numerous

instances so corruptas to admit onlyof conjectural inter

pretationt and somefew places have, I regretto say, bemadall myefl

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orts even atconjecture.

In the earlierpartof the poem these inaccuracies are less

frequent, and the sense continues unbroken, exceptin places

where theMS. exhibits evidentvestiges of mutilation ; but

as we advance, errors and omissions thicken upon us, till atlength, in the second book , we find little else than a series

ofunconnected fragmentst.

dialects. and several other curious Samoamattersfwhich I hope will put

sentwho applytheir studies this waybutMr. Buckler. who. though a

Mallardian, is nevertheless, I believe.a diligentand a learned antiquary.I am. dear Sir.yours verysincerely.

Enw. Rows Mom

Sacra Paging Historiarmn, ebbine annos sr.r.xx. Anglo-Saxouice cen

seripta, etnunc primum edita a Francisco Junio. Amn elodami 1655.1

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fi ie former partof theMS. 1 imagine to have been written froma

copy, the latter fromdictation ; as itabounds preciselyin such errors as an

mit. Some ofthcse instances will be spectfied tn the notes.

ltis aingular enough that. both in theMS. and in Junius'

s edition.

these fn gments appear on the page as entire parts of the poem.unnoticed

as frsgmeuts eitherbytbe Saaon seribe or themo’

dern editor.

vm TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE.

With respect to the question—whether there remains are

the genuine work of (Pa lm , or of some later bard f—much

has been said, and to little purpose. Formyown part, I seeno good foundation for doubtupon the subject; and not

withstanding the opinion of Dr. Hickes, and of others in

deference to his authority, bywhom the epithet of Pseudo

Cmdmon has been bestowed on the author of the present

poem,I feel inclined to regard the work as the production

of the goodMonk ofWhitby; due allowance beingmade forsuch interpolations, omissions, and corruptions of the original

text, as Caedmon, in common with theclassic authors of anti

quiry, and still morewith thevernacularwriters of themiddle

ages , maybe supposed to have snfiered atthe hands of igno

Hickes’s principal reason for ascribing thework to amuch

laterpoetis its dialectand style,which he callsDano- Saxon'.

Cedmone igitur abjudicsndamParaphrasin censeo quamci inscribit

vir maximus lb . Junins. ettautum non adjudicat in observatiom'

bus ad

Willeramump. 248. Ibi earn vocathistoriarumveteris testamenti persati

vere Cadmonis esset, quamciterioris acculi poets aliquisAnglo -Saxonum

idemestin fn gmeuto Historic Judith.Calendario, etin additamento illo,

quod in fineParsphraseos extat.p.91, (h juce editios is p. quodtamen

ad inferos, de perruptis ab eo inferni januis, de raptis ab eo inde animis,

qui perMariamVirginemopemetmiserieordiamejus prius imploraverant.”

TRANSLATOR'

S PREFACE.

Of this dialect I have not succeeded in tracing a vesu'

ge

throughout the poem. In fact, h'om beginning to end, it

Butthe fullestaccountgiven byHickes of the singulsr opinious which

1699.to his friend Bis p Nicolson. This letter is here given entire, born

the Correspondence of the latter.published byJ. Nichols, F.S.Avol. i.

p. “9'

Lourdes.April 25..

1699.

Du s Srm—Your letter ofMarch 30was senttome fromLondoutoOxford.whichmade me delsyan answer to it till l rcturued to London

theSaxon in Gadmon’

s time nottobemuch altered fromthefirstTeutonic

hand of the original. and thatthe fragmentof theundoubted Cadmon in

Bede seems not to be the same langusge with thatbook, l give itup to

be Francic, and themostantientpieceyetdiscovered in the old Teutonicand. if subscriptions come in accordingly, I will printit in mybook. AsforJuuius

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s Cadmon, I cannotyetbelieve itto be of the true Gadmon’

s

niug of tbe true Cadmon, is notthe same in wards, orl order of words.

with thatof Junius’

s d mon ; but, being the same in sense, itseems to

Gadmon, and was not the true d mon himself. no more than the authorof theAdditamentatthe end of the book ; though itmustbe confessed

thattheAdditamentbath amore recentair, atfirstright. than the Pars

phrase ofGenesis, which makes the firstpartof the book. Secondly.thsMenology, which l l written in the same style and dialect. was written

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in

copybyme to quote tbe words). which is to this purpose :‘Now may

youknow how to observe the fertivals through thewhole Britishkingdomof the King of the Saxons ;

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and l desire to knowyour opinion if thatpassage doth notfix the time of theMenologium. Thirdly.the victoryofE thelstan. Chron. Sax. an. 938. and the death of Edgar.an. 975. both,

X TRANSLATOR'S PREPACE.

is written (with the exception of some orthographical pecu

liarities in the second book.) in Saxon as pure as the works

ofAlfred himself ; and its Danisms have no existence outof

the imagination ofthe learned author oftheThesaurus For

the sake of argument, however, letus for a momentallow

Hickes to be right, and thatthe dialect is Dario- Saxon,

whatmore can bemade of the concession, than thatthe ori

ginal pure Saxon text is lost, a nd thatwhat remains of the

poemhas been transmitted to us in a copymadebya scribe of

written in the ssme style and dialect. are good arguments that the Psra

phrase of Genesis ascribed to Ccdmon was written aboutthese times.that

is to ssy, in the tenth century. Lastly.there are somanyDano-Saxonic

a little after the Conquest, in such as are commonlycalled Semi Saxonic

theSaxon sense oftheword.) aftertheDanes had corrupted theirlanguage.

Among others, 0 for the Cimbric preposition a, rs . occurs in him.which

is general inAnglo-Nortmannic books written shortlyafterthe Conquest;as 1 have shown in the chapter De Dialecto Nortmanno-Saxonics , sive

Anglo-Nortmanuics which. though when I began it I thoughtwouldhave afi

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orded butlittle matter of speculation. yethath it carriedme intolarge theories ; and could I have foreseen whither your proposal of achapter De Dialecto Dano-Saxonica

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would have led me. I should never

havehad courage to have ventured on the work. Whatever is written inthe second edition. the world is beholden toyou for it; and I doubtnotbutitwould have been much better done. could I have hadyourhelp anddirections.as well asyour encouragement.

“ I prsyGod to preserve you in healtb. and remain, Sir.yourmostG. H.

”

‘ I amnot aware of anytrsces of Danish influence on our old mother

tongue. exceptin the Glasses to the Four Gospels and the Psalms,MSS.

Cott. Nero D. 4. and Veep.A. l ..written in the dialectofNorthumbria ;the Ormulum.MS. Bodh.the name of the author- of which. One.would

also seemto indicste aScandinsvian origin ; snd thePrsgmentc wdmon

rass suroa’

s ensues .

Northumbria,ata period when thedialectof thatpartofEu

glandhadbecome corrupted byintermixturewiththe languageof its Scandinavian invaders and colonists” The identityofthe poemwouldhevertheless still be preserved. Butthatan

entire, and, forits time, beautiful, poem, corresponding, as far

as we can judge fromwhattima bas spared to us, in everyparticular with the account given byBeds in his life of

Caedmon, that such a poem is the production of another,

and comparativelyrecent, bard, is a pmposition too gratui

tous and improbable tobe entertained byanyonewithwhomadherence to afavourite hypothesis is notparamountto rightreason.

In KingAlfred’s SaxonVersion ofBeda’sHistorythelinesare given which Cmdmon is reportedto have composed in his

dream. Th ese have, byDr. Bickes and others , been consiq

dered as the onlygenuine fragment extant of Cedmon’s

work : butwhen we reflectthat the lines in question appear

inBeda’s original textonlyin aLatin translation ,whichAlfredin his version, instead ofgiving the original Saxon as written

byGadmon, seems to have retranslated, theyrather furnishadditional proof in favour of the genuineness of the poem;the variations between them and the lines with which the

poemopens, being such asmightnaturallybeexpected to exist

between an original composition and a retranslatiou froma

translation of it.

The originalMS . of the poem, preserved in the BodleianLibrary, is a small parchmentvolume in folio, containingtwo

‘ Thstcopies ofparts oftbe pom atlesst. existed in such varictics d

dialect, is highlyprobable fromthe specimen in theMS. Elicns.. given

and reprinted in thepresentvolurse.p.xx.

m nsrixrda’

s run es.

hundred and twenty-ninepages thefirsttwo hundred and

twelve ofwhich arewritten in afair, though noteleganthand,apparentlyof the tenth century. The remaining seventeen

pages, forming a Second Book, arein an inferior hand

writing : and as theorthographyused in this partof thepoemis less pure, and the language less grammatical than in the

firstpart, itis perhaps"to be considered as los s ancient.

Of the historyof this MS. nothing more, I believe, is

l ayperlqn.knowing how difi cnlt itiato decideupon the age ofa

respect. an inflnenee as grut” ti-e. ln facL SaxonMSS. onghtwho

norwmthiaappear suange when we comider, thatin earlytimeathe ao

foreign conntriea to each other; thatin some part the Saxon multhave

tlnt the various provineial dialecta mnsthavebeen mnch mm stronglymrked thm thq an atpleaent and thattheywere all oquallyemployedin literarycompoaition. Aw e in point is the speeimenof the Kentiah

in the BritishMuaeum. h edateis 1840. andyetthe langnagemaystinbe termed Semi-Saxon. h prod of the above letanyone compue the

Non ich willeMi e iwite hon hitif im t

petfifboc if jwritemid englifl'

ofxcnt.

rifboc if imad nor lewedemen lVornader landuormoder land noroju hen lHamuorto berae nramallemanjereun lPetinehare inwitte ne hleue no uonlmBno afe god ifhifna- e iud lMfifbocmadeGod himieueMbr-ead ]Ofangld

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ofhenene andyerto hiared l

I

O “

mansu 'roa

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s ensues . xm

known, than thatitwas the propertyofArchbishop Usher,who pres ented it

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to Junius, bywhom, with the restof his

MSS. itwas bequeathed to the Bodleian Library.This work, as the reader is alreadyaware, was first given

to the world bythe learned foreignerabove named, in a smallquarto, printed atAmsterdam in 1655, containing the Saxontext, unaccompanied bytranslation or notes. Of a scholar

so celebrated as Junius, itwill doubtless to many-

seempre

summion in me to speak in terms other than those of un

qualified deference ; nor am I able or inclined to detract

aught fromhis high reputation as a profound and laborious

investigator of antiquityin general ; butI cannotavoid no»

ticing thatthe textof his edition contains numerous errors.

In the manuscript, for instance, themetrical pointis of ftcfi Q O Q ‘ O Q 3 "

Judsf l of sne brokerofye choithe'd fajntAnfiin os ntu-barl I Inc’s!”of cure lhordefberings 1340.

Vaderoureh tsrtin heuenefl ihalyed bi pi name . cominde ) i riche . iwor)e

pi wil sfe inehenene .

noriet ouf onre feldlagen sfe and we uorlete) oure ielderef and ne ouf led

Zno bi hit.

Hai lMsrie Iofyonkeuol . lhord bi mid )! . iblifi‘

ed hin inewimmen . n d

iblifl'

edyetoutofyum

For mylmowledge of thiaveryeuriousMS.. save]!as for the con

municsfion of the foregoing extrscml sm indebted to the kindness dNix-J oseph Stevenson. oftheBritishMuseums gentlemsn fi'

oanwhomwemayone dayhope for s insal classification of our SaxonMSS., as far as

i nausuroa's memos.

quent, though byno means of constant, occurrence, and isin mostinstances inserted correctly; while in theprinted edi

tion itis ofien so placed as to destroyboth sense and silite

ration, byseparating words in connexion, and viceven d ; so

that, in manyinstances, passages sufi cientlyplain in thems

The presentedition maylayclaimatleastto onemerit,thatof exhibiting a faithful text. Themetrical

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arrangement

will also, I trust, be in general found correct. Ofmyversion,

which I have endeavoured to'

make literal, and at the same

time free fromharshness, I amless confident. Thatinmanyplaces itwillbefoundexceptionableI have no doubt butI can

assuremyreaders, thatin all cases ofdifi cultyI haveinvariablygiven thatinterpretation which appeared to mebestto accord

with thecontext, andwith the structure of ourancienttongue.

In placeswhere themanuscriptis evidentlycorrupt,mytranslation is generallymade fi-

om what I conjectured mightbe

the true reading, and which I have indicated in the notes.

Where the version is merelyconjectural, the Italic characterhas been adopted.

In the accentuation, which confirms in almost everycasethe theoryofProfessorRash I have followed the authorityof manuscripts, and, exceptin averyfew instances, thatof

TheFirstBook of the poem, being aparaphrase ofparts of

the OldTestamentandApocrypha, needs no analysis, and itsmerits and defectsmustspeak for themselves. Ofthe Second

Book, of which onlya few fragments have escaped the de

structive hands of time and ignorance, s considerable portion

seems to have been occupied bythe descentof our Saviour

rm su'

roa’

s marries ; xv.

to the infernal regions, or, as it is termed bythe earlier

writers, theHarrowing ofHell. Had this partof the poembeen entire, itwould have been desirable to subjoin such

extracts fi-om works, printed and in manuscript, as might

have served as a commentaryupon this our earliestproduc

tion on the subject; but, in its presentcorruptandmutilated

state, such an addition seemed unadvisable, especiallyas theworks treatingof this favouritetheme of ourancientdramaticmysteries are neither few nor difi cultof access.

I have given as'

a Supplement, the Song ofAz ariah,copied from thatunique and venerable collection of Saxon

poetry, theExams Manuscsrr‘r' ; which, being evidentlyan extractfromamore correctMS. of Cmdmon than theone

pres erved to us, is both valuable and interesting, as throwingconsiderable lighton the textof the latter. The sameMS;contains also the Song of the Three Children ,

”but with

variations so considerable fi'

omthatgiven in theJunianMS.

as to render its insertion unadvisable.

“lith the otherMSS. of Junius, in the Bodleian Library,is preserved his verbal index to Cmdmon : whether itbe com

plete or not, I am unable to say; butbeing adapted to thepages of his edition, to that edition onlycan itbe appli

cable. The index subjoined to the presentvolumewill, itishoped, in addition to its general utility, be found particularly

Itwould ill become me, were I to dismiss this prefacewithout due acknowledgement to the Reverend BoaBannmxn, D.D., Keeper of the Bodleian Library, formuch

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or sn interesting deacription and snalyais of the Bxeter-MS. see

Conybesre’

a Illustrations ofAnglo~saxon Poetry

TRANSLATOR'S PREFACE.

kind and promptattentionwhileI was engaged in thatvenerable storehouse of the wisdom and learning of past ages.

To the ReverendW. D. Com mas ,M.A., I also feel s

grateful sense of obligation for his unsolicited kindness in

his translation of a considerable portion of the poem. To

myexcellentfriendMr.RICHARDTarsos , s true loverof oldEnglish lore,mythanks are likewise due, formanyvaluablesuggestions, as well as for the kind interesthe took in the

work while itwas passing through his press.

Cedmon’sParaphrase,with all its beauties and all its faults,

is am,for the first time, before the public in an English

garb. Those readers who mayrise disappointed fi-om the

perusal should reflect, that he is our earliestpoet; thathe

lived (himselfa herdsman,) when all around himwas barba

rism; and that'

thss e his mangled remains all thatTimc

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KINGALFRED’

SANCLO - SAXON TRANSLATION

In hujusMonasterioAbbatissa (Hilda ) fuitFrater quidamdivinagratin specialiter insignia, quia carmina religioni ct pietati apta

facere solebat; ita ut quicquid ex divinis literis per interpretes

disceret, hoe ipse postpusillum,verbis poeticis maxima suavitsts

etcompunctione compositis, in sun, id estAnglorum, lingua pro

Ox pine abbubin'

an‘ mynrtpe"

preyrumbpo‘

bop rynbephcemibgobcunb]te gype geniapeb ‘

j ge

marsh-901W!) hemambo 3°

]urenlrce leo‘

Bmicean Pabe notWarmersMire J m fi remen!

belumpon rpafire ”It hpac rpahe op gobcunbum n yumhunhbocepaygeleopnabe 15he apnepmebmi clum pace in ycéop-

ge

peopbe nubpamart-

anypécnerrej inbpybnen'

egeglencbe-j in en

glirc gelieopbe pelgehpap popb

bpohz e. 3 pop byleoiS- rongummonigpa monna mob opt: to

Hik e. 5Stpeaneyhalh.

The Saxon textis chieflytaken fromaMS. in theLibraryofC.C.C. Oxon.

b 2

IN thisAbbess’s lMinster.was

divine gift, for he was wontto

make fitting songs which con

clerks ofthe holywritings, thatbe

, after a little space, would

usuallyadorn with the greatestsweetness andfeeling, and bring

xx SOME ACCOUNT 0? CE DMON.

saculi, et appetitum sunt vita ce lestia accensi. Et quidem ct

alii postillum in genteAnglomm religion poemats facere tenta

bsnt; sed nullus euru a quiparare potuit. Namqne ipse non

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ah

hominibns nequeperhomineminstitutus csnendi artemdidicit; sed

divinitus adjntus gratis enneadi donumaccepit. Unde nihilunquamfrivoli et supervaeui poematis facere potnit sed es tantummodo

qua ad religionem pertinent, religiossm ejue lingnam decebsnt.

Siquidem in habitusaculari usque ad tempora provectioris atatis

oonstitutus, nihil carminum aliquando didicerat. Unde nounanquam in convivio, cum essetlatitia csusa utomnes per ordinem

popolbepophonen'

e‘J to gepeob with contempt for the world,

neyre parheoponlrcsn liperou andwith desire ofheavenlylife.

bapnbe papon . Oab eac [pylce And, moreover, manyothers

momgeoppeapnephimin ongei after him, in the English na

tion, sought to make pious

pypcan . ac nanig hpappe himp songs ; butyet none could do

gelice b6n meahce poppon he like to him, forhehad notbeen

nalayypom monnum as lmph taughtfrom men, nor through

mongelapebpar15heponeleo'b man, to learn the poetic art;

cpapr: geleopnabe ac be ya] buthe was divinelyaided, and

gobcunblrce gepuleumob‘J puph through God’s grace received

gobeygype pone pong-

quay: ou theartof song. And be therepengo oabhepoppon nappe nohr: fore nevermightmake aughtof

Iearungaas rbeleylecherpipeau leasing or of idle poems, but

meshes se ep ic pa an pabe so justthose onlywhich conduced

ayartnerye belumpon‘J hr] be to

.

religion, and which it be

apartan cungan gebayenoberin came his pious tongue to sing.

gun. Parberemon in peopulb Theman was placed in worldlybabe geyeceb oh ya cibe be be life until the time that he was

pa] gelypebpeylbo ‘J he name of mature age, and had never

am; leo‘b geleopnabe

‘J hepop learned anypoem; andbethere

pon op: rn gebeoprcrpe Donne fore often in convivial societypapparbbryerntrngangebémeb when, forthe sake of mirth, it

15h e ealle recolheuhunh enbe was resolved that theyall in

LiterallyBeer-sl ip , seeLeges Ina spudWilkins, p. 16; sud elt.Germ.23, 23 .

SOME ACCOUNT OP CE DMON.

surgebstemedia cmna etegressas ad suam domum repedabst.

Quod dum tempore quodani faceret, et relicts domo convivir

egressus esset ad stabula jumentorum, quorumei custodia nocte

illa eratdelegata, ibique hora competenti membra dedissetsopori,

adstititei quidamper samnium,eumque salutans, ac suo appellans

nomine “Cadmorr,”inquit,

“cunts mihi aliquid.

” Atillerespondens,

“Nescio,”inquit, cantare ; nametideo deconvivio egressus

huc seeessi, quia cantarenon poteram.

”Bursumille qui cumenlo

quebatur, Attamen,” sit, mihi cantare babes.” Quid,”inquit,

bypbnerye be heappan ringan turn should sing to the harp,

bonne he gereahpaheappan him when he saw theharp approach

nealacan ponne aprir he pop ing him, then for shame he

reome ppomloamrymble j him would rise from the assembly

Da be f berumpe tibehybefbe poplet f huypaygebeopycrpeyj tit: paygongenbe' to

nearaycj'peneo papa heopb him

payrape urbes behoben 5a

he pa lap in gelrmplrcpe tibe

hryhmo on perce screens 3

onylapce pa fedh him rum

mon at:Puph rysya j hme halette j gpetz e ‘

j hrne be hipna

man nembe Cabmon ringmeathpegu. pa anbrpapobe he‘

J cpa'S. as con rc nohc p agan

‘J rc poppon o]:mum gebeop

reipa uc- eobe j hrbep zeyar:popbon re nohr: cube. he

cpa'li pe be mrb himrppecenbe

par hpa‘liepe 1m mesh: me

rmzano Cpa'

b he byee yceal re

and go home to his house.When he so on a certain timedid, thathe leftthehouse ofthe

convivialmeeting, andwas goneoutto the stall of the cattle, the

care of which that night had

been committed to him,—when

be there, atpropertime, placedhis limbs on the bed and slept,then stood someman byhim, in

a dream, and hailed and greeted

him,andnamedhimbyhis name,[saying] Gadmon, sing mesomething. Then he answered

and said, I cannot sing anything, and therefore I wentout

fromthis convivial meeting,andretired hither, because I could

otf'Again hewhowss speaking

with himsaid,“ Yetthoumust

sing to me.” Said ha,“What

i

SOME ACCOUNT OP CE DMON.

debeo cantare? Atillc, Cantu,”inquit, principiumcreator»

rum.

” Que aceepto responso, statimipse ce pitcantare in laudem

Dei Conditoria versus quos nunquam audierat, quorum isle est

sensus : Nunc laudare debemusAuctoremregni ce lestia, poten

tiamCm toris, etconsilium illius, facts Patris glorie . Quomodo

p agan. Cpm'li berun; me ppum

recart. Dahe paranbrpape ou

peng. 5a ongan herona p ngan

m bepenen'

e gobeyrcyppenber.In rear3 PaPopb be be w e

ne gebj'

pbe. papa enbebypbner

Nupe rceolan beman.

Moron-

riceryearb

3 hr] mob-

gebonc

m be rumble zehr-ereee bpyboen

shall I sing? Saidbe,“ Singme

the origin ofthings.”When he

receivedthisanswer, thenbebc~

gan forthwithto sing, in praiseof

God theCreator, theverses and

the words which be had never

heard, theorderofwhich isthis :

Now mustwe praise

the Guardian of heaven’

s kingthc Creator

’

s might,and his mind’s thought;

glorious Father ofmen!

as of everywonder he,Lord eternal,

Ad finemMS.'Eliess. Carmen hoe sic se hsbet

bep nmess; uard.

cub hr; mob-aim .

ruebe nan'epa p hase] .

“ I bpfmfl‘.

be sewn: rcop’.Prime cantsritCaduca istad cameo.

Sic Cod. C.C.C., vulgo n ope.

bptcn n.Wanley.baleg.W.

p pm pold'.

”tea allmecfl ;St ill .

‘ be cmrtmn w.

“M W

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primo filiis hominumenelumpro culminetecti, dehincterran Custos

bumsni generis omnipotens crearit.” Hie estsensus, non autem

ordo ipse verborumqua dormiens ille canebat neque enimpos

suntcarmina, quarnvis optimecomposita, ex alia in aliamlinguam,ad verbum, sine detrimento sui deeoris ac dignitatis, transferri.

Exsurgens autem a somno, cuneta qua dormiens cantaverat,

memoriter retinuit, etcis mox plura in eundemmodumverbs Deo

digui carminis adjunxit.Veniensquemane ad villicumqui sibi praeerat, quid doni perce

pissctindicavit; atque ad abhatissamperductus, jussus est,multis

doctioribus viris pre sentibus, indieare samnium ctdieere carmen,

beopon no bp6pe the heaven as a roof;

ballgrcyppenb.

pa nubbangeapb

moneynnerpeapb

p pumpolhan

ppcs elmlhcrgDa sparhe ppomrlepe 3 call

pa be he ylapenbe pong payeemgemynbe hc pbe j Pam pOp

bumrona mowg papb mpylcegemec gobe pypberrangereo

Da combe on mapue eo ham

tun-

glpepaure‘liehirealbopmon

per3 brmrebe bpylce gj'pe beonpeng j be bmerona co prepsabubj

'

nan gelebbe‘J bnpe p

cy‘Bbe j rugbe. pa bec beo geremman ealle ya gelz pbereanmen ‘

1 paleopnepar j himanh

mnbum betmm isnew“

3

then mid-earth,

theGuardian ofmankind,the eternal Lord,afterwards produced ;

the earth formen,LordAlmightyThen he arosefromsleep, and

had fastinmindallthatbe sleepinghad sung, andto thosewords

forthwith joined manywords ofsongworthyofGod in the samemeasure.

Then camehe” in themorningto the town- recre, who was his

superior, and said to himwhat

gift be had received ; and he

forthwith led himto the abbess,

and told, andmade thatknown

to her. Then she bade all the

mostlearned men andthelearn

ersto assemble, and in theirpro;

senee bade himtell the dream,

n iv sons accovm"or cannon.

case gratiam. Exponebantque illi quendam sacre historic sive

doctrine sermonem, pre cipientes ci, si posset, bnnc in modula

tionemearminis transferre. Atille suseepto negotio shiit, etmanerediens, Optimo carmine quod jubchatur compositum reddidit.

pleadrmgan 1 as eallpabeopa

bdme gecopen pane byes o‘bhe

hponon p cumen pape“lia per

bun callumgepegen rpa rpa bu:

m 16mmmemombnyhmen

‘

flwm heoponhcmmtormenDa pehcon hie him ‘

1 regbon

yumballgypell‘Jgobcnnbpe laps

popb bebubon hnn pa gr]: be

w ha the hm rm mz e J

[inmnrunge] leo‘

S-

ronger7ge

hpypybe. °Da be pa haybe l7a

plfttn onpangen pa eobe be him

to barhure‘J comcps onmopgen

pybeqtan leobegeglengebhimayong 3 ages): 15bun behoben

per. Da ongan reo abbuq Te

clyppan j lupaupagobergipem

1mmmen Jheohmepamonobe

3 lepbe7bepeOpolb-bdbpoplere

“

J manue-habe onpenge ooh be

p pel papobe j beo bme rn'

pminreep onpengnub burgobnm.

and singthepoem; tbat, bythejudgment of them all, itmightbe determined whyor whence

thatwas come?Then itseemedto them all, so as itwas, thatto

him, fromo

the Lord himself, aheavenlygift had been given.

Then theyexpounded to himand said some holyhistory, andwords of godlylore ; then badehim, if he could, to sing someofthem, and turn them into the

melodyof song.‘When be badundertaken the thing,then went

be home to his house, and cameagain in themorning, and sangand gave to them, adorned withthe bestpoetry, whathad beenhidden him. Then began the

abbess to make much of and

love the grace of God in the

man ; and she then exhorted

and instructed him to forsake

worldlylife and take tomonkhood : andhethatwellapproved.

And she received himiinto the

minster with his goods, and

associated him with the con

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SOME ACCOUNT OF CEDHON.

nalis, ac dulcedine regni cc lestis, mnlta carmina faciehat; sed et

alia perplura de beneficiis et judiciis divinis, in quibus cnnctis

qnde ctpulchro vitam suamfine concluait.

Nam propinquante hora sui decessua, quatuordecim dichas

rate, ut etloqui toto eo tempore possetet ingredi. Erat autem

‘

j be pypbeo per unepeghcan doomto”

come, and the fear of

p eer j be rpetnerreperbeop hell- torment, and the sweetness

onhean nicer he monig leoii

gepopbee-j rpylc eac obepmonig mademanypoems ; and, in like

he 17am gobcunbum ppemrumnenmn

‘J b6mumhe gepophce

gymbe p be men aruge 1:11am

fi nna lup n‘J min- be have 3 no

lup in‘J to geopnpullnene sychee

zebra baba rowan beM re

mon rprbe cycle 3 peogolhcum

peobrcypum ea'

hmobhce unheli

beobeb 3 p15ram)ahe on chic

pryan hon polbon be per mrb

bz pneb‘Jhepopbon pegpe enbe

FopponPabe lienbeneahehce

lltrmmmm J wnfirore 5a

Perhe fewest?“ tenfbe perhcumhcpe unepumnen

-

e

mm 3 hemab h eme to

yougemecbee 15he calls pa rib

vine benefits and judgments he

made ; in allwhich he earnestlytook care to draw men fromthe

love of sins and wicked deeds,

and to excite to a love and de

sire of good deeds ; for he was

averypious man,and to regular

disciplines humblysubjected ;and againstthose who in other

wise would act, hewas inflamedwith the heatofgreatz eal and

he therefore with a fairend his

life closed and ended. 1Forwhen thetimeapproached

of his decease and departure,

then was be for fourteen daysere thatOppressed and troubledwith bodilyinfirmity; yet so

moderately, that, duringall that

SOME ACCOUNT OI? CE DMON.

in proximo casa, in qua infirmiores, etqui propemorituri easeridebantur, induci solebant. Rogerit ergo ministram suum, vespere

incumbente, nocte qua de se culo erstexiturus, atin ca sibi locum

quiescendi prepararetz qui miratns cur hoe rogaret, qui acqua

quam adhuc moriturus ease videhatur, fecit tamen quod dimeras.

eis qui ibidemante inerant, loquerentur ac jocsrentur, etjammes

dire noctis tempus essettranscensum, interrogavit, si eucbaristiamintus baherent. Respondehant, Quid opus est eucharistia l

neque enim mori adhuc babes, qui tam bilariter nohiscum velut

mihz e ge rppecan ge gangan~

PerPap on nearerte “mumpmanna htir on ham bypa heapPer 1 1"Pa mammal! ‘

JP8 56

as pop'hpope pwpon mleban

reeolban j lumpep eq'

omne

benran. Dabah he hrrpen on

apenne papa mbee he he

populbe gaugenbe per he on

Pamhmhmmorescamme

15hepercanmrhee 5apunbpabe

rePens pop hron hePerbabe

ronPonhmN M7hitw h ore

fps neh ne peeps . hybe hpapeperparpa he cpae

‘B j hebesh. Onb

z leorenbe m be Par i nmm

m om Pa Parr Orenmlbbemhc‘Pbe w braver ht cm:hurelpap n net bon. Baanh

rpapobon hrs 3 cpabon. Hpilc

time, he could both speak and

walk. There was in the neigh

bourhood a house for infirmmen, in which itwas their custom to bring the infirm, and

those who were on the pointof

departure, and there attend to

them together. Then bade be

his servant, on the eve of the

night that he was going fromthe world, to prepare him a

place in that house, that he

mightrest whereupon the ser

vantwondered whybe this bade,for itseemed tohimthathis de

parture was not so near yethe did as he said, and commanded. And when be there

wentto bed, and in joyful moodwas speaking some things, and

joking togetherwith those whowere therein previously, then itwas overmidnightthatheasked,whether theyhad the eucharist

within?Theyanswered, Whatneed is to thee ofthe eucharistl

thydeparture is ootsanear, new

SOMEACCOUNT Ol’ CEDIION.

sospes loqueris. Rursus ille: “Ettamen, sit,“ad

'

ertemeencharistiam. Qua accepts in manu, interrogavit, si omnes placidum

erga se animum, ctsine querela controversiesac rancoris,haberent.

Respondebant omnes, placidissimam se mentem ad illum, ct ab

erga ipsos mentembabere. Qui confestimrespondit Plaeidam

ego mentem, filioli, erga omnes Dei famulos gero. Sicque se

ce lesti muniens viatico, vitae alterius ingressui parsvit; etinteh

rogavit, quam prope essethora qua fratres ad dicendas DominoIandes nocturnas excitari deberent. Respondebant, Non longs

pdehce‘

j bur gle blrce'

t'

o ur

rppecenbe cape. Opah he cps.

Bepa‘h me hpepepe burel on.

Da he hit on hanba herbs . pa

g a nghe bpabephrealleymjvleemob 3 butan eallum rncan bb

‘be

co hrmhaeybon. Daanbrpapobon

In ealle ‘

J cpkbon 15hrnc nrgne

mean to hrm prj'

can ac hr hrm

calls ”the bh‘

Be -mobe prepon

3 hrpprxenbheehrnebebonpbe

hrmeallumbb‘liepmpe. Ba anb

to cop j to callum goberman

num. Stab be p a perhme ge

tpj'mmenbemrb pyheoponhcan

pegueros hrm opperliperrum;marshe Da351: hemmbu ueh prepe cibe pz pe

'

pce pa

bpobpuspiran rceolbon j gobs;

polc “pan 3 heopa abs-rang

p agan. Aubrpeapobon hr. m;hrs peep copon. s

'

b he. eels .

thou thus cheerfully, and thusgladlyartspeakingtous.

’’Againhe said,

“ Bringmeneverthelessthe eucharist.

”Whenhe had itin his hands, he asked, whether

theyhad all a placid mind and

kind, and without anyill- willtowards him? Then theyall

answered, and said, that theyknew of no ill-will towards him,

but theyall were verykindlydisposed ; and theybesoughthim in turn that he would be

kindlydisposed to them all.

Then he answered and said,Mybeloved brethren, I am

verykindlydisposed toyouandall God’s men.

” And he thuswas strengthening himself withthe heavenlyviaticum, and preparing himself an entrance into

another life. Again he asked,How near itwas to the hour

thatthebrethren mustrise andteach the people of God, and

singtheirnocturns Theyanswered, Itis notfarto that.

”

SOMEACCOUNT OP CE DHON. n rx

est.” Atille Bene, ergo exspectemus horam illam. Etsig

aaus ss signo sancts: crucis, reelinavit caput ad cervical, modi

cumque obdormiens, ita cum silentio vitamfiuivit. Sicque factum

ipsius, signando sese, et spiritum suum in manna ejus commen

dando, clauderet qui etiampre scius sui obitus exstitisse, ex his

qua narravimus, videtur.

ucan pe pel Pepe ribs bfban 3 He said,“ Itis well, letus await

pa hrm gebah j hrne gerenabe thehour. And then beprayed,mrb cjurserpobe

- ertcne‘

j hrr and signed himselfwithChrist’s

beapob onhylbe no 17am bolrepeo cross, and reclined his head on‘Jmebmj'cel peeonylmpes

‘Jm the bolster, and sleptfor a little

nub rerllnen-

e hr; lip geenbabe space; and sowith stillness end

onb rpa pargepopben pee fps ed his life.Andthus itwas, thatfps he hlucrpe mobs

‘

J bj'lepree as be with pure and calmmind

3milspe prllrumnerre bprbtne andtranquil devotion had served

peepbe. p be sac [piles fps God, that he, in like manner,

rmjlce beaiie mrbbangeapb pay left the world with as calm a

poplz cenbe‘

j on hrr gerjh‘he death, andwentto his presence,

penher gerecse he parpylcssac pa jtemerean p0pb on hr; in like manner, its lastwordshepenene o hrnerylpneremenbe closed in his praise, crossing

3 hr] gars tn brl banba bebeo

benheo berynbe Gas rpy'

leepr; into his hands. Thus itis seen

gersgb'.

4; he pcpe geprrhrr that be was conscious of his

nureegsn hyphen have now beard say.I

“M obiisseeircs annumncsxxx.pleriqus conjisiunt.autpaulo series.De ejus sanctorumque aliorumreliquiis sic agitMal-ed . l. 8. de Gem'

s Psalmp. I“ . b. Ed.Loud. Isle -ls m l ssrilrr, id est, sate initiumseculi an . d is

SOMEACCOUNT OI? CE DAION.

saisesh'

sa dat m muial Ep Osuii nyis, st£|fisdn fl ic- moasd eris pod Hildsmprl jbih sscasa d ifliu mssseAi gasm

Consignstus esthujus sancti nstslis in”W eAs’lissas die xx. Psi»;“ Recensn t sum Balms. seat. 1. stPitssus, s tate7, inter illustres Anglia

DESCRIPTIVE CATALOGUE OF THE PLATES.

l . Frontispiecs to theMS. of Cedmon’

s Paraphrass.

II. Fae-simile ofthe firstpage of Cmdmon.

III . TheDcitysitting on his throne. expressing his displeasure with ths

Below isthePortraitofAfifwins . (SeeArcheologia, vol. xxiv.p.

l . TheRebel-Archangel crowned.with looks directed toward his adbercuta (fourangels).his righthand pointingto an edifice, intended

apparentlyforthe heavenlyabode.behind which stand five angels.

Fourangels ofi'

er crowns to theArchangel.On the top of the page. the lower partaf fine following words mybe tracsd

bure ens?!onson orermb rerun.

Horn the cage!began to bepresumptuous.

Ths upper part of the inscription has been cutofi'

bythebinderfl

8. TheDeityholding thrce javelins.with which he is striking down

hure hc lenb geresop hells been so pres.

How Gol fer-sued hellfor s psaislm to“on.

orLeviathan.with jaws extended. in which Satan is lying on hishack; hound round the neck and limbs. while his associates are

can nonus or run run s.

V.

'

I'

beUprearing ofthe I-'

irmament. Tbe Spiritof Oodupu ths ep.

scum-chews ) “

VL Tbs Saviour. The Separation d’

Dayfrum Night. Oppmts ths

huhs eohalbs begyrfl mime.En dem i c,” s ight.

ThsAngels proceeding to Paradiss. Tbe formation d’

Eve. Inn .

t p gobsrcnglarsm n oyheousnanmco papahqun ,

In this. as wsll as in some of ths other drawings.ths‘

dow -binges are

rernarkable, as preciselyresemhling those still to he seennpon thsdoors of some of our ancientchurcbss.

2c hartMuhvefl sereorchm errtmmu

3 - her-brnhm rerupp rd ep onm trrm hm m rnbwfims h rmorP-mwbbe

Here tAeLord m t sleep spa-Adam; u l teob s fi l fiw h’

s side.

csd a ed ed luwifefim tld rfl .

bee pe pon lsq gobs. dtc.

XI. The ll of theAngels. Satan in HeIl : (Hell is again rq nessnted

n a hugemonster.)

j beo sne poprceop bprhsenmbeoplum p.

XIII. In theupperpartof this Drawing.Adam and Eve ars represented

standing byths'lkes. mu m m sw w m

and msnaeled.while the messenger-fiend is seen passing throughan opening.on bis wayto temptAdamand Evc

hyeapphrmPuph pa hen

2. Tbs gfid d Adamd ve afic eating efthe h uit.

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CATALOGUE OF THE PLATES.

hnnya earn gens—

j un pa pc gecear. cue-hum . p. 64.

- 18.

XXVIII. Two eomwtments. l . Jahal playing on his lyrs.Tht l imas a srnith, and in ths actofploughing.

4.Adamand Ere. tbe latterholding Ssth in her arm .

XXIX. Seth with his wifs and son.

XXX. Enos.the son of 8eth. and bis famfly.XXX] . Afigure, perhapsMahalalesl? sh ading byan altar.XXXII . The hurial ofMahalalesl :

malaishsl. prnz pa bapes . p;‘J hunb nrgonsrg. pa he rcpt gepas.

p.7l , -80.

m 1.An Angel conversiag with a PrOphet. snpposed tn hs Enoch.

perhaps in allusion to the vau.

‘

brmperpeoben holb. p.

(I'

hePropbettr-

esds an animal liks a drsgon under foot, butto this

there is no allusion in the poem.)XXXIV. fi eTr-analstion of Enoeb. 1he lower psrt represents the Pa

bi nned :

xxxv. Mathnselah attended hyhis sons. On his righthand bis wife ia

bed. attended hytwo femfl q om of wbom lrolds aa infant in

swsddling clothes ; presumcd to rspresentthe BirthofNosh.

XXXVI. Seenss in the lives ofLsmech and Nosh. ’

the door. readyto close itwhen one of Noah'

s soas and lu’

s wife

ban on hob beleac. beards -

pres; pespt. rams-hm M.

F ”;

1.

- CATALOGUE OF THE PLATES.

XL. Noah and bis familyquitting theArk ; the Deityholding the doc

XLI . Noah'

s Sacrifice

pa nos ongan . nepgenbe lac . p. 90, 1. 18- 19.

XLII . God'

s Covenantwith Noah

rc sop speopa per. mrneyells . p. 92. 1. 28-29.

XLlII. Noah cultivating theEarth :

pa nos ongan m yurban. p. 94. 1. 1 -6.

XLIV. Noah'

s Death and Burial.

XLV. Th e Building of Babel planned.

XLVI. God'

s Visitto Babel TheDisperl'

on

pa comhalrg gob . pepa enequna. peopcresayrgan. 1. 7-9.

2. Abrahamand his familygoing to Canssn.

8. God appearing toAbraham:

pa hrne cymag engla. abpahame. reybe relra. p. 107. 1. 5-7.

XLVIII . 1 . Abraham standing (holding an are) between two buildings.

gereah egypsa . bOpnyele bpree. p. 109. 1. 10- 1 1 .

CE DMON’S

METRICAL PARAPHRASE.

r. 1fl

b

Us 1; prht: mreal. Foaus a 1.much right

f Pg pobepayeapb. thatwe theGuardian Oftheskies,the Glory-King ofhosts,

be ryn narpeb. He is of powsr thc sssencs,

thehead ofall

the Lord almighty.at ] hrmppumatype

as nucube eymp nor now cometh end

ofthe eternal Lord,ac he bi'h i piee buthe is everpowerful

Mir-en tubmi nnowrpegl

-bormarheolh he ruled the heavenlyconcaves,

pibe j ribs . 0 wide and far,

Punk remitsoberfor the children ofglory,the guardians of spirits.

cs nrron’

s rsnarnaasa.

Had lustre and joy

the hosts ofangels,

brightbliss,

peoben hepebon theyadored theirRuler,

bémbon bpihsner ro theyjudged, bythe Lord’s

mosthappy.Sins theyknew not,

p penappemman

ac hrs on ppr‘

he hpbon buttheylived in peace,

oughtelse theysoughtnot

pi paa on pubepum

nj'mpe prbs 3 p65. save rightand truth,so ere thatthe angels

’

guardian,

Theywould no longerworkheoparelppa pub

ac hrs 0; rrb- lupau buttheyfromthe love

”soberPrim!“rib

‘

Jm l-wrht

aseems to be redundsntin this place.The sense of this passage is obscure, and the interpretation given notfire

fromobjection.unless for z ebprlbewe read zebnlb in the sccusstive.

Theyhad the greatpresumptionthattheyagainstthe Lordcould divide

the gloryfastabode.thatmultitude ofhost,ample and heavenlybright.Pain there befell them,

cannon’

s m“ mu se.

“J Parrenglermdb and the angel’s mood,

be pone unweb ongan who thatevil counsel began

alter: ypemman firstto frame,

be he popbe cp s . Then spake he the words;

tuberoflvyprreb.

15he on uopb- bé le. thathe in the north part

[2 ] a home and loltysutbeepenanicer.

Pamp5me sob

yampepobewith. and wroth with thathost,

pe he i npupbobe

pliee“J pulbpe with beautyand with glory;

rce6pPampélflozm

anguish for reward,

belle heap ro the groans ofhell,

heapbe axhar. so hard punishments ,hehl: 15piteb hfir

ypecuabiban awaitthe exiles,

bedp bpeama leafbplhcen dpe

sumremar

Pa he hit: genpe parce

3eonb-yoleupipe

péce‘

j peihe lege

hebt: pa geonb f pz bleape ho;

hepbon hie ppohc-

geneme

glumme p15gob geromnobbun par] gumlei n becon

n 2

ourLord,the guardians of spirits.When he knew itready,furnished with perpetual night,with sulphur charged,

with fire filled throughout,

and cold intense,

smoke8: red flame, [comfortvoid,bade then, through thathouse of

the dread oftormentto increase.“mybad criminations

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cannon’

s mumsass .

l l .

[5] Then were in concord

in he rpegl bunn those thatinhabitthe firmament,

strife was dissipated,

fearfromamong the angels,j 6pleg nth. and fatal hate,

since the hostile bands

of lightbereft.

rs Behind themthatabode,

Pawn-MumPela

strummambo

in God’

s realm,

brightand fruitful,

papeahcobe

Peoben dpeo

hd he pamé pan gerceap:

since themthose braggartrebels

forthatthe holyGod,w henpotenaypeng under the span of the firmament,

sinceto their exile-

place

the sprites malignant,beneath thedungeonsofperdition,

wretched fared.

Then pondered

ourLordin mind,how he the greatcreation,

ce ntron’

s masseu se.

o; hleo penbe he had sentfromtheir abode.

neyz rhép pagrec.

/ 2here had nothere asyet,

prht gepdpben

ric herpiba gpunb.

rcéh beop j brm. stood deep and dim,bjuhcnemembe strange to its Lord,ibel ‘

j tinnye idle and useless

on pone eagumpli co on which looked with his eyesthe King firmofmind,

3 pareope beheolb

clich e leafe void ofjoys

gereah beone geryeopc saw the dark cloud

pemran rmmhcel

ryeapt: finbep pobepum

051»MrPortulb-

z em rr o on

puph popb gepeap‘h. through the word existed

Here firstshapedthe Lord eternal,

helmeall- prhca

so the firmamcntupreared,‘

Jprypfimejanb [6] and this spacious land

ppea aslmrhqg. the Lord almighty.The earth asyetwas

myfingpéne. notgreen with grass ;

camroe’

s masseu se.

ocean cover’

d,

ribs 3 pibeo farand wide,

heopon-

peapbergays .

openpfimne gpfinb.

hrmperbalig leobe

were pyjrhra bebedb.

pa gerfinbpobe

mops palbenb

rce6p ha bfimniman

leoht:yeri nert.

Push bruhm rPdsb

beggenémneb

”rei n at:wim‘he.

papp-hepo rib.

bag aperra gereah.

spiritofheaven’

s Guardianborne overthe deep,

with utmostspeed

the Creator ofangels bade,

the Lord of life,lightto come forth

the high King’

s behest,

forhimwas holylightover the waste,

as theMakerbade.Then sunder

’

d

theLord oftriumphs

over the ocean -dood

then gave names to .both,

theLord of life.

Lightwas firstthrough the Lord

’

s word

named day;beauteous brightcreation

theLord atthebeginning,

the procreative time.

The firstdaysawthe dark shade

swartprevailingoverthewide abyss.

cmrmoe’

s smueasse.

III . III .

pareo eib gepic. [8] Then the time passcdover the fruitful region

mrbban-

geapber ofmid urth

fromthe sheerbrightness,

mssenb fisc

PamPtrewhen rel]:

yce6pmhce ntmana

nepgenb tine

n’hiian type

theyhave sufi'

ered and done

hprhrneryrllan the Lord’s will,éce op p eop

‘

han

15a como’hep beg

leobe aprep peorrpum

hebc pa lips; yeapbonmepe pl6be

and then wrought

the compactfirmament;13re pica ihdp this the Powerful hove

tipmomeop‘

han

Puph hirigen pdpb through his own word,

a lien-

geese; Of this expression the signification is extremelydoubtful.

Hrckes conjectures that“supefieies vel p les ities tern , quadmunera fertvel h

hra irpherissr, sen pissitiesrterre , lee. denotat. VideGr.A.S. p. 127, and Lye,subwee.

the even first

ran on its track,

prasa’d on, the dark cloud,

to which the Lord himself

Then came the second day,lightafter darkness

bade then life’s Guardian,

in the ocean - dood,

4in themidstto be,thejoyous heavenlyframe ;the waters parted

lo cameon’

s ssu seu se.

the Lord almighty

Pm ber'lmm‘lsare

underthe fastness

ofthe roof ofmtions.Then came over earth

'

the third greatmom.

pib lonb ne pégarnywe. wide land noruseful wsys,butstood fastcover

’d

TheLord ofangels bade

]ruph hrrp6pb pép n . through his word to be

‘lia [rob hpa‘lie Then forthwith stood

nare halga bebei b. as theHolyordained,rib eq

'

omne

seru hPt literseasb

the dryplaces,(the Preserver of all good,)

pibe acetipbeo

named earth ;

justcourse,

csmsrorr's ssu seu se.

s s

puhce pagepyrne. [9 ] Then acera’

d itnotfitting

110q peapbe to theGuardian of the firmament

f abam leng.

were alone

ofParadise,

ofthe new creation,

hj'

pbe j halbenb. keeper and ruler ;

therefore forhimthe high king,

men e lmrhag

raised up a woman,and her gave for a support

theAuthor of life’s lightto the belovedman.

he7anbpeopc He the substance

3 hrmhftum iceah. and from itskilfuflyextracted[bib 6; riban. a) a rib fromthe side.

h thh pan d theua an vutiges otthree leaves tbatbavebeen cutout.

1 2 ca nsrox‘

s ssu seasse.

6; Pm MM 365

seosh m-

z ebibe

heo pepon enghrmgelice

mve z ez eassob

lue da geogo'ile br

'

r

He was fastatrest,and softlyslept,knew notpain,

nor came there anyblood fromthe wound ;

butfromhimthe Lord ofangels,

a jointed bone,re theman unwounded,

inspired life into her,

an immortal soul

theywere like unto angels.[to ] Then wasAdam’

s bride

so into the world broughtforth

bythe Creator’

s might.Crimetheyknew not

to do nor sufl'

er ;

butofthe Lord was to them

burning love.

the Lord of all things,

father and mother,female andmalethen spake he thewords

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S mu seu se.

no clouds asyetoverthe ample ground

bore rains

yann mrbyrnbe lowcringwith wind

polhe z eppecpob earth adom’d.

Held their onward course

Paradise.

bytheLord’

s might,

Pa he pareop‘

ban gerceop (when be this earth created)

peeps plise heophcum waterwith beautybright,3 6n populb renbe and sentinto the world ;

mph- beenbe so (earth’

s inhabitants),

(themen ofthe country) Pison,themarine parts

itwidelycompasseth

be shutitout.

l doubtthc correctness ofthetranslation ofthis line ; to justifyitwe oughtto havepanne in the original.

TheM8. seemstobe defective in this place, nomention beingmade ofPisonbeingtheft

-st, analogouslywith the other three. and which is necessaryto the

itseems notimprobablethatbyre -p lban De l is intended atramlation ofthelead sfHn iIsh yetl amnotaware oftheexistenceof its firstsyllable, liar.see, inAnglo Saxon, though theusual word forareas inDanish.

(the chihlren ofmen)

5arélercan

berbe firyecga‘b bée fromwhatbooks tell us.

tonnereo up peThen the neat

and territory

grnne piccample realms

preps frgéon nomato The third is Tigris,

rec pr’6pedbrcrpe which towards the nation

ehm plébe (the river in its flow)

amprre beli‘horprlce if peo peop

‘he Thus is the fourth,

he an geonb pole thatnow,’mongstmanyfolks,

peparefippacénmen Euphrates

13 ]tomouthmeherobperealler butenjoyeveryother,poplz ca

‘

b pone tune hedm: abstain fromthatone tree,

papra‘li mc pr

‘h hone perem so beware ofthatfruit,ne pyp‘hme prlnagé b letitnotbe toyouagoad of

sues.’

Here a leaf appears to havebeen cutoutoftheM8.

csmrroe’

s masseu se.

hnrgon pamrb heapham Then bowed theywith their heads

geolrne cogeiner. ferventlybefore him,3 [abon callerPane

he let: heo 15lanb btian

hpcp; hrmhe to heopenum

hall; bjuhcen

tog'

ether on earth ;

theyknew notaughtof sorrows

tobegpopmanne to bewail,

buttheyGod’

s will

heo pepon leo]: gobs‘henben heo hi] halrge pdpb while theyhis holywordhealban

, polbon

through mightofhand,hall; bprhcen . the holyLord,

pomhe geqrupobe pel in whomhe trusted well

7IncMrstonew are

e hgan polbcn would follow,

work his will ;

poppon he hrmgepic popgeap.

3 mb hirhanbumgercetip so and shaped themwith his hands ;balig bjuhcen [liceo the holyLord.gepécet be hehierpageré lrg He had placed them so happily,i nns hep

-be he rpa rprhne ge one he had made so power

fill.

0 Thus E lfrie, 3-6 z ep phtehe syn caxlayepob.

’

SeeRash, Gram. p.m.

forthosecounselsandinstructions.

He letthemthatland inhabit;

departed then to beamthe holyLord,

no the King firmofmind.

cz onox’

s mumu se. 17

[pimlhrlgueonhirmob-

gebohee so mightyin his mind'

s thought,

he lée hme rpamrcleryealban he lethimm yorer somueb,bebrene to

'

o hnm on heopona highestufter himaelf in heaven’s

Piw

heybe he htne rpa hpicne ge He had made him00 fair,

myinhcperhiryercmon heo so beauteous was his fiormin bes

mum“

Phxmeommompepoba bluhc thatesme to him frum the Lord

ne. [pum ofhosts,

selfleplerhepamleohrumreehp he was like to the lightstars.

To; rceolbe he bjubeneryyp Itwas his to ' ork the praise d

m . M.W,

bj'

psn recolhe he hij bpeamar itwas his tohold dw his joys in

j reeolbe birbjnbenepancran o lo and to thanh his Lord

park inerpe he hm on pam for the reward thn he had be

leohte gercepebe stow’

d on him in thatlight3then had he lethim long possess

ban it3

dc he apénbe hit him no pj'

pran buthe turned it for himselt'

to a

s e

dngin himpxnn tip ahebban began to raise warupon him,

p15pone hehrean heop ef peal againstthe highestRuler ofhes

benb.

be finch on pamhalgan [tole

beOpe perhé bprhene tipun . Dearwas he to our Lord,butitmight not be hidden from

15hi] enzs'l ongan . thathis angel began [him

to be presumptuous,(ho; hme p15 hirheuppan . raised himselfagainsthisMaster,

would not serve God,

fair and brightofhue

18 cannon’

s renarnmss.

némeshceheechirhlz ep nhan

7he gobs polbe'

Seem'

d to himself

p hemezyn q p thathe a power and foree

ponnerehalz a gob. than the holyGodcould have

Manywords spake[we eugel opepm6ber the angel of presumption

poheebuph hxrfinercla ps.

ln hehim jtpenghq lan how he for himselfa stronger

heahpan on heoponum.

eye‘s 15hwe hirhige rpeone

7hePen: 3 non”

pypcean ongunne

eye‘

shimcpeo-puhee

‘

Phe got»polbe.

hpeerceal ie pmnan eyc‘

Bhe.

heappan eo hnbbanne

xcmu; nub hanbumrpa pela

eo z ippanne.

heappan on heoyneo [pan

bryfecal ic ep ep hi; hylboSeobugsnhimrpxlcen eongopbomericmesrim sobmblzrcanbahme(mangexcneaear

higher in heaven

said thathimhis mind impelled,thathe westand north

would begin to work,

so would prepare structures

said itto him seemed doubtful

thathe to God would

be a vassal.

‘ l‘Vhyshall I toil ?’said he ;

‘tome itis no whitneedful

to have a superior3

I can with myhands as manywonders work

l have greatpower

so to forma divinerthrone.

a higher in heaven.Whyshall I forhis favour serve,bend to him in such vassalag

'e i

I maybe a god as he.Stand byme, strong associates,

cmnnoa’

s masseu se.

pa ne rulla‘

h me at: barn rt'

pl‘

Be who will notfailme in the strife.

be leperheapbmobe (z erpiean Heroes stern ofmood.

hie habba‘hme so heappan zeco theyhave chosen me for chief,

Mr luna r

mxb rpilcummeg man pé b ge

bencean

r6n mibrpilcumrolc gerteallan

rpj'

nbrynb hie mine z eopnebolhe on hype hyge-

reeq z umic mes himbeam airm

pé ban on parpies.

rpame 15ruhe ne pinoch

‘mhc Puppegobe creep 3a»mnegumo

ne pille ie lea; hlrgeongpa pup

pa hit:ré allyalbao Gan.

eall gehf'

pbe.

f hirengj'l ongan

ahebhan p16 hirheappan‘

J rpm beaks P6pb

bollxee p15 bruhcen rinne

recolhe he pa bé b ongylbanpopePerscanner36556160

3 reeolbe hirrice habban and forhis punishmentmusthaveealpamop

‘hpamere [16] of all deadlyills thegreatest.rpa bé

‘li monnagehpxlco So doth everymanbe prli hirpalbenb.

mxbminerfBponemi pan bruhbaresp

‘li remxhuga gebolgen anThen was theMightyangry,hehrea heoponerpalbenbo the highestRuler ofheaven,peapp hme orhas bean re6le hurled himfromthe loftyseat3here herbs he at hirheappan hate had he guia

’d athis Lord,

gupunnen

with such mayone devise coun

.a,

with such capture his adherents ;

theyaremyz ealous friend;faithful in theirthoughts 3

I maybe theirchidtain,

thus to me itseemeth notright

thatI in aught

need cringe

to God for anygood 3I will no longer be his vassal.

’

When theAll- powerful itall had heard,

thathis angel devised

greatpresumption

to raise up againsthis master,and spake proud words

foolishlyagainsthis Lord,then musthe expiate the deed,

cs nnou’

s n urseries.

hy'

lb herbe hxrpeplopene.

3 16mpeap'h himre gobs on hir

rapponhereeolbegpfinbgeréean

Perbe heram P15 beep erPal

benb

He rejectedhimthen fromhis fa

j hme on hellepeapp. and casthim into hell,

pep he so beorle peap‘h where hebecamea devil

repeonbmlbhirgerépumeallum

peollon pi upon orheornumo it fell then fromheaven above,

Pup]: longs rpa pneo mht: ba through as long as three nights

z ar M days»pa englarorhsopnamon hells the angels fromheaven into hell ,

3 heo alle roprceop bruhcen so andthemall theLord transform’d

poppon heo hirbi b 3 pop?»[173because theyhis deed and wordwould notrevere ;

popponye heo on pypre leohe therefore them in a worse light,

under the earth beneath,

in the swarthell ;

pep hebba‘h heo

‘

on érynflnzemefl mz ef immeasurablylong,

each of all the fiends,

rip- ébneopa a renewal offire ;

ponne cym'h on nhean then cometh ere dawn

frostbitter- cold,

everfire or dart“

rumhearth 30mm‘ TheMSJ las nala.3

his favour he had lost,

incensed with himwas the Goodin his mind,

therefore hemust seek the gulfofhard hell- torment.forthathe had warr

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22 cannons Pauseuse.

riperfl pmrcel a greatreceptade offire.’

The fiends perceived

7h e herbon gepruxleb thattheyin exchange had got

puph heopa nuclan ma) .

3 puphmrht: gober.

be i s Y3BI“

cosh feinorthpieeore on heornen

j hirheappan lets;

05h e no Nileyunhou.

71m sos z flrc‘se

mihrrrg on m6be rippe

peapp hrne on 1 mop'

hep- innan

nrhep on 1 mobebb.

rce6p hrmniman phhan . so

eye‘

s 15re hehrta .

raean rr'

Bhan

he: hwe Peperpeépean

Satan harangued,

re‘5e belle port

‘s.

mm Permfinberperi nsoberenzelhpit on heorne

015h as hirhygeroprpetin

e‘lparrrBore.

and through God’

smight,and through arrogance

mostofall.

Then spake the haughtyking,who of angels erstwas brightest,

beloved of his master,to his Lord dear,until theyturned to follyso thatwith himfor his madness

God himself became,theMighty, angryinmind,casthiminto thathouse ofperdi

down on thatnew bed, [tion,and after gave hima name

said thatthe highest

should be call’

d

Satanthenceforward

bade himthe swart

hell’

s abyss rule,

he who hell thenceforth

should rule,

govern the abyss.Hewas erstGod’s angel,

until himhis mind urged,and his pride

CEDMON'S mu seu ss.

thathe would not

theLord ofhosts’

peoll himon innan

hht: perhimtitan

ppaiihc piec

he be portbe cpl-B.

iryers agareébe fiagehc rprlie

hefln on heopon-

plce [19]

bememin heappa

PMP0 hm sonPamalmlbanigan as moreon .

116mm finerricer

nmrli heyeah prht: geh6n o1 he arhz rli berylleb.

héllerape himheop a-

pic'

s bentimen

hira‘h hit: gemeaipcob

nubman- cynne with mankindto gerectanne

1 n é srropgamere. That of sorrows is to me the

1 shamrceal

who of earth was wrought,minnertponghcan

retil behealban seatpossess,

péran hrmon pinne

3 PGPlf site Pollenheapmon pirre belle

pt 15 ahee lo minpa hanba ge

j morte i nc rib. [yeah

péran (no pincer-

reunhe.

his thoughtabouthis heart,

butwas withouthim

his dire punishment.

Then spake he the words

‘This narrow place ismostunlike

thatother thatwe ere knew,

high in heaven’

s kingdom,whichmymasterbestoW’donme,thoughwe it, forthem-

powerful,maynotpossess,mustcede our realm

yethath he notdone rightlythathe hath struck us down

to the fieryabyssofthe hothell,

bereftus ofheaven’

s kingdom,

and we endure this torment,miseryin this hell.Oh had I power ofmyhands,andmightone season

bewithout,

be onewinter’

s space,

then with this hostI

24 cannon'

s masseuse.

he bega'limeymbe Butarotmd me he

pibe‘li pace

-nun rd .

it: comjlicerlear.

nervebee-uses

hep rr;y'

j rmicelup n j neohonese i ne gereah so neverdid I see

a loathlier landskip ;

113 ne arpama‘

h'.

hie operahelle

aryppebmemin rehe

hi nba gehéree.

rpa 1cmrb rrheanameg. so thatwith aughtI cannot

aboutme lie

ofhard imn

forg’

d with heat

z ltmbhr'em

mrbpyme gob hap h3ehcreeb be 1amhealys hath fasten

’

d bythe neck ;rra 1c pi c heminne hrge cutie thus perceive I thathe knoweth3 1 pmeac as and thatknew also [mymind,

the Lord ofhosts,

Manuscript and Junius have arr-smut the translation is conjectural. fromthe

contest.

presseth this cord of

I ampowerless !me have so hard

hotoverhell. [rings,Me hath the clasping of these

this hard -

polish’

d band,

impeded in mycourse,debarr

’

d me frommyway3myfeetare bound,myhands manacled,ofthese hell- doors are

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aboutthe realmofheaven,

pz p icaheeminpahanbagepealb where I had power of myhands,0 O O O

V

a a [91 ]ac

“Salish pé na”sea on hellsPrishonm o 21 km

;rummenimbleare

bapa‘

hurgobmp .

rpa he urne mm; c arge rynne thus he cannotus accuse of anyem,

1 pe h1m on pam lanbe li‘h ge thatwe against him in the laad

he hartaryeahberleohcerbe yet hath he depriv’

d as d the

light.

bepdppen on ealpapieamcree rs cast as into the greatestof all

as magon rebarpri ce serpem wemaynotforthis executevenman geance,

geleiman hrmnub lfi icrlabels

1 he arharsh perleoheerbe because he hath bereftus of the

light.

he her! an gemeaipcob dune He hath now devis’

d aworld

pep be hurtmon gepophc ne where he hath wroughtmancreep hironlicnerre afterhis own likmess,

mrb 1amherule ere gerem a

heoronapics mrbhlucrpumrau the kingdomofheaven,with pure

lum souls 3 Brady,péperrculon hycgan geolsne as

1peon ib£me31rpetrnemagen thatweonAdam, ifweevermay,3 on hirearpumryaromeanban

unc.ss tsso, seems to referto theDcityaad himselHBstau).

(in hell.but we now aufl

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er chastisement

which are darkness and heat,

grim, bottomless ;

[cayGod hath as himself

26 cz omox’

s “ es pou se.

onycnbauhlmyapylllan finer corrupthimthere in his will,

gayye brtn enynhce ayencan ifwemayitin anywsydevise.‘ne gelype icme nuyerleohoerNow I haveno confidence further

runw '

Perbe him pence‘

b lange m6 that which he seems long de

stin’d to enjoy,

perethermib hi] engla cpmpbe: thatblisswith his angels’

power.

nemagonyereconalbpegeymnanWe cannotthatever obtain,7yemillage] gobeymob onyi thatwe the mightyGod

’

s mind

a n. weaken ;

neon obyenban hu: mi monna let us avert-

it now from the

beapnum

baoyou-

pice nuye hit: habban that heavenlykingdom, now we

gehou1 his lnybylboyopléten letus so do thattheyforfeithis

1 h e 1 onyenbonybe mib hi; thattheypervert thatwhich heydpbe bebeab with his word commanded ;

Ponne yeop‘

b be himypi b on then with themwill hebe wroth

mobs

i hyec“hie ppomhirhylbo is will castthem fromhis favour,

ponnemouonye hi e (if no p on then maywe them have to our

p pa beipn on yin-um pa l-

tum the children of men, in this fastclomme durance.

ongmna‘li nuj

'mbyapipbeyen Begin we now aboutthewarfare

cam. to 00t

icmnegumbigne. [22 ] Ifto anyfollower I

yeoben mabmar princelytreasuresgave of old,

yenbenyé onyan goban plce whil'

ewe in thatgood realm

“ is seemsmrd‘

ertoAdsm’s condition ; and of course hlywould also refer

toAdam.who was created like the angels.This interpretation of ihyet: seems to be countenanced hythe line '

; lan

man brites in the “ l iming Poem”

given in Conybeare’s Illustrations.p.xxiii.

cz onou’

s masmm in.

gel-algaracon

j hz ybon ope reels geyefl b.

yonne heme na on leoypan ribleinumnemeahoe

gaybirglenyolbe.

ybeup heonono

tinemihes

cumanyuphya] clay-epo

ytnban on polene

oucop‘s-

picc

mxbyélan beyunbenJ re rinb ampene klber

nuhie bjuhcne fins

3 moron hnn boneyélan (gan

peyé on heoyon-

pice

pics nub luhce

lrreni bw eird )

yme if onminumm6beryaon minumhyge hpeoye‘

b

pass through these barriers

and had power with him,

thatbe with wings

thatwe in heaven’

s kingdom

our realmbyright3this counsel is decreed

27

happysateand in our seats had sway,then me he never, attime more

(anyofmyfollowers)bemysupporter

so thatup fromhence, he

to where stand wrought

on earth’

s kingdo

with weal encircled,

and we are hither cast

into this deep den.

Now with the Lord are they

[PMThat to m

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e is in mymind so

rueth in mythought,thattheyheaven

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s kingdomfor ever shall possess.If anyofyoumay.

with aughtso turn it,

thattheyGod’

s word

28 cz mxox’s mun u sa.

lips poylz een

yous hie himye“Span beo‘B

hie bpeca‘Bhirgeb6brcnpe

yonne be him abolgenyup'

lSe‘B

p'

hhan bib himye yéla onyenbeb.

“

Jmi kmrivemumb

rumheapb hapm-

rosann

hu3c hrberywen

pqtan onyyn'umpacencum restme in these chains, [them.

him1 pics loya‘B if the kingdom shall pass from

He who shall thatefl'

ect,

himhis lein Zeal‘o ‘ forhimshallrecompensebeready,

pierye hépmnemsgon

ppemenageymnanp ecan lé te ichmeyrsmerylpnemhramf reczm cirme

’é w

unyup‘lilice

y6pbum‘

J bébum. bywords and deeds

a s s

‘Angan hmsyamyan [23 ] Began then himselfequipthe apostate fromGod,

pi] oumétyum promptin arms 3

l '

lheMSJ Iss be.‘ ln the lostpartof tbe poemitwonld seemthatone of Satan

's angels bad

toluntemd to undertakethe commission to temptAdamand Eve.

soon shall theybe themore hateful to him

iftheybreak his commandm& t,

then will he be incensed against

them3afterwards will the weal be

turn’

d fromthem, [prepared,and forthempunishmentwill be

in this fire henceforth,

gain of adm it-se

himwill I letsitbymyself,whoever thatshall cometo say,into this hothell,

thattheyheaven’

s king’

s

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cs;DMON’

S ram su se.

3 himIn cyégenbe‘mayro on

yayapon dran

with produce cover’

d,

ryahieyfl benb gob. as themthe powerful God,

15Perflbo heir!!

i6b¢rJ freler

Péhn J firm

M mmile

rims 3 refineli'B log

-um

yyerlips] beim.

after live,

yéran onyopulbe. m be in the world,

who ofthis fruittasted,

rya himeyes]; py so thathimafterthat

norgrievous sickness 3

acmores rymleyeran

j hirlip (gan and his life hold 3

the favour ofheaven’s king,

hép onyopulbe habban here in theworld have,

geymgyo on pone hei n heoyon. honours in the high heaven

yonne heo heononyenbe [24] when he goeth hence

yonneyerye o‘Bep . Then was the other

bimjm e. dimand dark 3

with his hands had set,

thatthere the child ofmanmightchooseofgw d md a il,

ofweal and woe.

The fruitwas notalike

The one so pleasantwas,

fair and beautiful,

softand delicate ;

thatwas life’s tree

2 cnnuox’

s rsmrnasss.

Cravestthouaught,

to com on hi; apenbe bibey

pau

hec 15payin-

eroys ternice.

we“15Pin film!‘

1 quart

j’hin m6b-yep .

3 pin hchoma and thybody

yin geyceapuycénpan thyformmore beauteous : [needsaid thatto the of anytreasure

neyupbe onyoyulbe would notbe in theworld,

nuyuyillan beg -

e.

ic gehj'

pbehinepine béb jy6pblap an on hiyleohce

ryapulmrean locale.

f on hrh nb h befl

hythen‘vnb onyoyulbe

gpene geapbar

j gob pitch and God ruleth

in the highest

6pm alyalba. theAll-powerful above

I on his errand hitherhavejourney

’

d fromfar,norwas itnow long since

when he me bade to travel on

this journey;bade thatofthis fruitthoueat,

said thatthypower and strength

is and thineunderstanding

gratefullyserv’

d

thyMaster,hast made thee dear with thyLord.

I heard himthydeed and wordspraise in his brightness,

and speak aboutthylifeSomustthouexecute

whathither, into this land,

his angels bring.

In the world are broad

CE DMON'

S PARAPHRASB. 33

nele p. eappe‘bu

the Lord ofmen 3i c he hrrglngpan penc buthe his vassal sendeth

copiaperppé ee. to thyspeechnuhehemxb ppellumhee nowbiddethhethee, bymessages,

scienceto learn

it!“ P0 scorne

is his message.

mmpeyirop e on hanbo Take tbee this fruitin hand 3

pum.

rem Pi Pha sin

ye penbeyalbenb go!)]:in heappaya] helpeop heopon

-

pice

pmp he on sopfian prob.

M i lan gehy‘pbe.

3 me hép peonban her:

3 meParbpfb Pops“ ;

p ic on pone befi erbefm thatin the tree of desth

he eyes 1yaryeapean belle. be said thatthe swarthell

p i cwas; heopcanyuhc he who in his heartaught

D

in thyhreastthou shalt be ex

sanded.

thyformthe fairer;totheehatbsentthepowertthyLord, this helpfromheaven’

s kingdom.

’

where on earth he stood,

When I the Lord oftriumph,themightyGod,heard speak

and heme here-

standing bade

hold his commandments,and me gave this bride,this wife of beauteous mien 3

‘54 cmnuou’s saun asass.

“Page b inpa byrna ne mug.

761‘ “Qyirm.

ofthyjourney, norofthysayings.

yelp hebeiib I knowwhathehimselfcommandnel‘henb nyepo n [edme,Pl lo lune nehrt: gereah when him lastI sawhehe:me hi; y6pbyeopiiian . - he bademe his words revere

Jrel healban .

Pugelie as hire. Thouartnotlike

tenegumhip engla. to anyofhis angelsthatI before have seen,

usyume o‘hieyereem; d ean .

which he tome in pledge

eo- onyenbemin heappapuph hylbo myLord, through favour ;pyxcye by’p an ne cann

acPumed ic in reaffirm

1c hmbbe me psych e geleap n .

tip .eoyame lmihvegan gobs .

bememxb hip eapmumyophee

hemegme 0; hip hein pice. so

yeah he hipgingpan ne penbe though he send nothis vassal.’

X. X.

Penbe hineypfi imdb He turned himwroth ofmood

yep be pyipgepeah to where he saw the woman,

should admitof sin [with lies,I know not(forthoumayestcomethrough dark design)thatthouartthe Lord’smessenger fromheaven.

Nay, I cannotofthyorders,of thywords nor courses,

butthoumayesttaketheehence ;I have firmtrust

on the almightyGod above,who wroughtme with his arms

,

herewith his hands

he can me, fromhis high realm

cz ouon'

s PARAPBuse.

euan peonbau

callumheopa eapopum

pupbe onyopulbeicyinmeyalbenb gobabolgenma.

m10 hm hrm“brewrein were

home ic opp51 pihe cums .

opep langnepig

co mcpe anbppape

né mtg hip epenhe

hipbobs hsohsa~

i’l'5° P“ i hemc abolgenyyph.

pipyxlleube

35

Pumesh: hipyonne pdme then forMs mayestthouamply

gehyge onyinumhpeOprum4

;yuinc himtyammeahe so thatfromyouboth thoumayestyire beyaprgan ward oh

'

punishment,pya icyeynpe. as l shall

.

show thee.

in theworld would be.0

IknowthesupremeGodwithyouwill be incensed,

to as I to himthis messagemyselfrelate ;when I fromthis journeycomeovera long way;thatye will notwell executewhatsoever errand he

fromthe easthither

atthis time sendeth.Now musthe come himselfforyour answer,his errand maynothismessenger command 3thereforeknow I thatbewithyouwill be angry,

36 w oman’

s Paasrnsass.

1yumeaht: pyayihe. thatthoumayestso widelyopepyOpulb calls . over all the world

gepe6n pr‘h‘han

and the throne ofhimself

heppanyinep j hahhan. thyLord, and havehip hylbo papi his grace henceforward.

mesh: 1a shame

311= P“ hm 00risemut

lipe lz peep.

he pone ifi ian pep-

8.

inpoplz ee'h. will abandon

in his hreast’

s recess 3

pyayiehrmhasti so weboth to himin pyéh pppeca

‘h one purpose speak

ppanyuhrne geopne1 he pine lips lepee. thathemayfollow thyinstruction 3pyln ye lfl i gobs . lestye hateful to Godmcpumyalbenhe. yourLord

gapyu1 nugruppemepc Ifthan perfectthis attempt,

pophele ic incpumheppan I will conceal fromyour Lord1 me heapmep pya pain so thatto me so much calumnyshamgepppeco

“ pmwebtih

’smeuntpyoyiia accuseth me ofuntruths, [chiefs,“FY; se ceonum30°F!“ sayeththatI amanxious for rnis

a servantto themalignant,nalepgobep engel notGod’s angel

and hetrustin thywordsif thousoothlysayto himwhatmunitions thouthyselfhastin thybreast,wherefore thouGod’s mandatebypersuasion hastperformed,

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oz onou’

s mares sass.

ydpb j yrllan word and will z

1amcabee heoyibe gepedn then mightshe widelysee,yuphyz p lihan lén through the giftofthe enemy,1c hie mih hgenumbepylc.

1c hrpe pop hip bé bum c6m~ whichcametoherthro ’hismeans);

1 hrpe puhce hyiepe

3 callPoorMmlb rheum

Peah heo hreyuph

( e pe pcea'ha.

be hips ép 1a prene onlih

heomvibe

nyep heopon- pice

Parenonhumanmime

mightbehold

nallep be hi s ppeme lépbeo

1a mesh: nu1c pelp gepedn

mw h tbem w MMr

éueyeo 3a».

7be lr“ relic

nupcine‘

h 1c leobe pope

glazblrc ongean

1 1c ppomgobs bpohoe

nuyuhip hpinan meshe

hyrlce hugel-lbhs happe whatvisions thouhast,

ha ven and earth,

and allthisworldmorebeauteous,and the works ofGod

KM and mighty;thoughshe itthroughman

’sdevice

did notbehold,

butthewretch

sedulouslyheguiledherin hersoul,who ere to herthevision raised,

Then spake thehated one,

throughmalice ; (use)(he taughther notfor her advan

Thoumayestnow thyselfsee,as I need notsayitto thee,0 Eve the good,

thatto thee is unlike

beautyand form,since thou hast trusted to myobeyedmycounsel ;now the lightshineth before thee,

gladlytowards thee,which I broughtfromGod,brightfromheaven ;now thoumayesttouch it.

cannons museum s. 39

gr]: gleeyuph cupcne probo ifyet, through modestconduct,he obeymycormsels,

yonne gape ic hrmyep leoheep then will I give him 0f thatlight

perre inmse er

gegrpeb hz hbe.

no pics se hrmpayom- cyrhapyeah be hipyyphe as preeo almn nne pep pela heme li

pya hips eapopan pculon s peep

rs

home his K5gebdii

luepculon luyeyypcean [cyybebecan heapa heappan heapm

onb habban hr; hylbo pop‘

ho and have his gracethenceforth.

’

XII.

paglen no abm e

the fairestof females,

yipaylreegope‘ . mostbeauteous ofwomen

ye onyopulh c6me who have come into the world

popyon heoyap hanb-

geyeopc because she was the handyworkI 30]

yeah heo 16heapnenga. st though she thensecretlypopbon pupbe

1 hrsM5gobs thattheyhateful to Godthrough the fiend

’

s device

Purh herhoorlerreamhrpe seems to bean errorofthe scribe forhrp ; I havethereforeuotscrupled

to rsader itbyhis.

with which, eo good, l thee

adorned have.

l will notreproach himthoee in

thongh he he notwonhyto receive pardon forthemuch he

speke to me of evil :

“me his posterityshell after

live ;

when theydo evil

40 cannon’

s mu rsmss .

and forfeitheaven’s kingdom.

momz e hpfle. Manytimeshrh

o

pammen pnll pi . is itfull woe toman

be hme neyapnah

Ponne he ht; geyealb hap h when he hath itin his power.

rumheo hspe on hanbnmbé p Some in her hands she bare,

11 1mmmat hm M3 . some in herbosom lay',

pone hlpe i np pbei b. which to hererstforbade

the Lord of lords,

the fruitof the tree of death‘

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ac he peoba gehpamheron

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nice pen etr

pib-bpabne pelan.

P071“moor

with bitterfilled ;

thatwas death’s tree,

which theLord forbade them.

ponléc hle pamb hgennm Enticed herthen with lies

re per155gobe he who was foeto God

through hate ofheaven’

s

‘

Jhyge enm and to themind ofEve,woman’aweak thought

men mightnot,his servants, sufl

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er ;

buthe to everypeopleheaven

’

s kingdomgave,the holyLord,wide 6pm bliss,

if theythe producewould forbear

which thatfell tree

cz nuou'

s man su se. 4!

lercan hi; upe

15he be biyenemomsobe

lépbe hlpe d een

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reego

uncperheappan

hip hylbo if unc

ponne hxrpxhepmebo

buhimheo ber

puhc heapmergerppé ce

pit: himgeongopb6m

lartan pilla‘ho [32 ]

hpaacreal berpa li‘

Shc 113 115.

p15pine; heappan bohan

hemegunc epenblan

co Pamalyalban

xcmeg beouan gere6n

‘ beo bc z . l amnot

thatfromGod thosemandates he

had brought,

which he to her sowarily

this fruitis so sweet,

mild in the breast,and this brightmessenger

God’s angel good ;I byhis habitseethathe is the envoyofourLord,

His favour itis forus

betterto gain

than his aversion.

Ifthan to himthis dayspake aughtofharm,

yetwill he itforgive,ifwe to himobedience

with thyLord’

s messenger?so to ns is his favourneedful ,

hemayhear our errandsto the all- powerful

I can see fromhencewhere he himself sitteth,

awarethatthis phrase occurs elsewhere.

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re is!rmmlb 3010069.

mlb pebep-hamm

ofbands mostjoyous.“1 10 could to me

[pale sepiagipm.

gob ne onyenbe God did notsend,

heoponerpalbenb

gehypanmag te pd I can hear fromfar,‘

Jmvibeaerato

overthe broad creation

I can thejoyof the firmament

gehy’

pan on heapnum hear in heaven ;

peap‘

hme on hlge leohce

man 3 mnan fromwithoutand within,

rrlipau ic peropmneronbdto afterthe fruitI tasted

nuhebbe 1c hire I now have of it

hep on hanba. here in myhand,hem re

p pe ic hiepe geolme I will fain give itthee ;

I believe thatit

hit:mypuhce gelie

ppomgobe come

broughtbyhis command,fromwhatthismessengertoldme

with cautious words.

Itis notlike to aught

else on earth ;

but, so this messenger sayeth,

cz nnox’

s mumuse.

XIII.

b io rppz c himpiece corpeon hme ealne beg

redbye ppi ha bobaleghe himlures] on.

3 mb liftumrpeon

pj’lgbe himmecnepcrre peonb pull neah

be on pamecnsn pipb who on thatdire journeygep pen hcpbe had fared

openh omeweleobe bogoba

men p n eumpoplénan JMflébmish e lé n gober

finpopleten

heopon-

piccygepealbhpe t: re hell

-

reca‘ha

seam P‘l‘u '

15h e gobeyfl ips . thattheyGod’a ire

niebe onpdn

She spake to himoh,

and all dayurged himto thatdark deed,

thattheytheir Lord’s

will brak’

e'

.

The fell envoystood by,

and with wiles urged him,

dangerouslyfollowed him;

into thatgreatperdition

men to cast,

to corruptand to mislead,thattheyGod

’s loan,

theAlmighty’s gift,

the power ofheaven’

s kingdom

and hell-torment,the torturing punishmentneeds receive,

since theyGod’

s commandhad broken,

whattime he (the fiend) seduced

4 cs nnom’s mummies.

f heo sn hrrprllan rppec

15hePamz ehm semi-robe

be hm‘

PPir

Mm rt zbe [mm],heo hybe hie beah buph holbne yet did she it through faithful

nyl'cebbe ]; heapma 17a pela lmew notthathence so manyills,

tomankind,

Mheo on m6!) genin

7heo be ; li‘han boban

la'

pumhyphe.ac pénbe bheo hylbo

Po heo Pm me

ryclce d cen ohrepbe

05 ‘

b ( bame

hiyhyge hmpbe his mind was changed,and his heartbegan

penbauto hips pillan ohe et: bampipe onpeng

helle j hmnrrls.

so hit: opeternoman

"Forhips I suspect

thatshe aflerhis will spake,

was as a help to him

to seduce God’

s handy-work.

M she to h dam spahe,

fairestofwomen,full ofi,

till in theman began

his mind to turn ;so thathe trusted to the promisewhich to himthewoman

thatshe the hostile envoy’s

suggestions would obeybutweened thatshe the favour

ofheaven’

s King

which she to theman

revealed, as itwere a token,

and vowed themtrue,till thattoAdam,

He fromthewoman took

hell and death,

though itwas notso called,

butitthe name of fruit

musthave

we should read him.

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ca nnos’

s rsnsreasss. 47

havehpeopp n .

eac rrheapmgobeo Also is harmto God,sorrow ofmindmade

pya hpc e pya pie hep mop‘liperwhate

’

erwehere ofmiserysufler‘,

call 11 31130l

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Jmrb ba le'ha papldpe.

pupbon l; min mob gehé leb to

hygeymb heopcan gepdme.

eallepineanepeheapmapzeppelaiber

‘

bpit: langebolebon

nupille ic ep : bambge neap .

facan‘ icbeep récan pills .

he 1; on bepe rpeaptan helic

m .

hpeapp hrmep: nrhepboba brcperca. [36]recolhehebebpdban ligarpecan

basp hip heappa leg

j hnmopebeeuh o and oftbetween them

gnopn-

popb geaghan words of sadness passed ;

goberhrmonbpébon o ofGod theydreaded,heaps heppan here oftheir Lord, the hate,

the enmityofheaven’

s King' Itis singularthatthe fieud ismade to say, “ Satan I therewill seek.

”whik

flomwhatprecedes one is led to suppose that itwas Satan he had beea ad

anyhiatm in theMS..whieh seems qoite pefiectin this place. Mytranslationofrimoa. in line 23 , is conjeetan l.

with hisMaster’s hate,and withmen’

s perdition,

(onmen with the pain of death,)thereforemymind is healedthe thoughts aroundmyheartexpmdd .

all our evils are avenged, [fen dofthehatredthatwe longhave suf

Nosr will I again go nearer the

he is in the swarthell,

boundwith theclaspingofrings.

Turned himagain downward

the bitterestofmessenger!

then must he the broad flamesthe roofs ofhell, [eseln

48 CE DMON'

S rsasressss.

”the onraeon‘.

hr; yopb onpenbeb. thathis (God’s) words had been

The woman grieved, [perverted

hepbe hylbo gober. (she had God’

s favour

ba heo 15leoht: gerash when she saw the light

snortmum15hue Punk fintpeora 1

d ceur -epbe for a token showed, [crime,

re hrmbone beouan gepz b he who counselled them to that

bupnon on bpeortum

hpilum no gebebe pecllon

j hms bubon

f hie hip heapm-rceape‘ thattheyits(theircrime

’s)penalty

hips hie gerapon saw

heaps hchaman

naefiDon on bam lanbe ba gree

The interpretation ofthis and thetwo following lines is quitecoajeetnral.l'Ofthis andthetwo followiug lines the sense seems vsryobscure ; mytrans

lstion is bynomeans satisfsrtsry.

bumed in theirbreasts.Sometimes to prayertheyfell,

and the Lord triumphant,the good, theygreeted,

theyhad notin thatland

cannon’

s rsasreasss. 49

nor

peopcerprrcon nor labourknew

buttheycould well11a on barn lanbe have lived in thatland,

3 1; h e polben lips gobep if'

theyGod’

s precepts would,

words of care together,

nnhlm tra

‘J to éuan rppz c and to Eve spakeJhpae buéue h t

‘Thus hastthou, Eve,

ourown departure

gel-yhre bunubaweapcan helle seestthounow the swarthell,

w hee J pewnubuhie gprmmaumeshe

beouane gehfpanmp heopon-

pice

i c brr1p lanba beg-

e.

P2 6 P" Punk “never ha rm[bane

be unc bxrne heapmgepé b who to this harmas counselled“

bpit: palbenber thatwe the Powerful’

s

word should break,

theKing ofheaven’

s

nupit: hpeoprgemagon

sorrow forhis journey,popbon be one rel]: bebedbo because he himself (God) badeus

bpxt unc pice. thatweus frompainshould guard,

As itstands in the text. this lins seems devoid of an appropriatemeaning.Presumingthatitmayoriginallyhave stood.mburan z ehfpoe, I have tram

Now thouitmayestraginghear fromhence.

Heaven’s realm is nota: like to thatflame ;

butthis is the bestland [Lord,thatwe, through favour of our

mayhave,

se ssion’

s masseu se.

greatestofharms.

nurhomehungep jbupjt Now hunger and thirsttearme

ofwhich erstwe both

on ealle tib

hurculon pic nti hbban

ohhe onmlanbe persu

aemorw fissesd ~

new“sons:mem os

re bib pypnum cealb.

sometimes fromthe heavenshivepcineh.

blrc’Sbeerbeephce runneo

j pit: hép bapurcanba‘

b and we here stand bare,

with garmentunprotected ?

nyrunc puhebepOpan. There is notaughtbeforeus

so fess-Mabe

nor of store aught

no mere gemeapcob formeatassigned ;‘

i c unc If mrht'

lg gob. butwith us is themightyGod,the powerful, angry.

to hp6n pculon pie peop‘han Whatwill now become ofus i

mi memeg hpeoyanb 1c bah heapney301» so thatI prayed heaven

’

s God,

palbenb bone goban1 hebe hép pephee no me. thathetheeherewouldformtome,

bume poplz peb hz gt now hastthouseducedme

to myLord’

s hate ;

rpame nuhpeopanme; l o mayitnow rueme

atall time.How shall we now live,

orhe in this land,

ifwind here come

fi'omwestor east,

from south or north,

clouds ascend ;

hail shower cometh

cannos’

s masseu se. 51

type no albpe‘

Pto bemum! sum

KIIII. XI III.

D; rppg c cue cp .

‘lh en in turn spake Eve.

there [menarc

h e Parmeow sober

peah heoya on beoflercpcp: though she then, bythe den l’s

bebpopen pupbe‘5umeahe hit: me pia n o Thoumayestreproach ittome,

mmmin shamt h thywords,

hmbe Peal!PMbe w e:ruemthymind

ponne hit:me at: heapean beli than itdoeth me atheart.’

HerthenAdam

1c palbenbey If I the Powerful’

s

rm»curehpc t: 1c hi] eo heapm-

rceape whatI formycrime'

s penaltyshould have,

us scrape pun6ymom6p [39] ne’

ersawestthouone readier,

yeahme on rt paban though in the sea to wade,me

heee heoponergob. heaven’

s God commanded,heonone nuya.

on p pm into the flood to gonepe he ppnumperbe6p itwere notso fearfullydeep,mepe-rcpeampermicel

hi; 6min m6b getpeobe thatI would inmymind doubtitac to to hamgpunbe genge butI would to the abyss go,

1c gobermeahve

mrme on pepulbemob . I have no mind in the world

8mmMurem foranyservice,nu1cminerpeobner now I myLord

’s

cannox'

s mumsass.

hart bilbo Formu

f ic h e habban nemé g so thatI maynothave it.i c pic 1m] bapunamagon o Butwe thus baremaynot,

Perm v0wheeueon gi n on”fin e pealb letus into this weald go,

Theyboth departed,mgengbon gnopngenbeon bonemnan pealb no into the green wood ;

biban yelpergerceapu themandates to await

ofheaven’

s King

pahie pa habban nemorton as theymightnothave the things

Pa hie heopa lichoman

pepebon mib Bypealbe.

pé ba ne hmpbon

burn eq'

omne

mopgenagehpilee

1 hmMirabe

palbenbye 36bahuh e onyam leohbepop

‘h hbban recolheu

Pt c6mFinan

pnea c lmxhag the Lord almighty,op pmibne bagmz pepeoben . the greatPrince,

on neopxna pan; into Paradise ;

Literally.a.on raw.

almightyGod.Then theirbodies theywith leaves bedecked,

protected with thewood,

weeds theyhad not;

butin prayer theyfell

everymorntheybesoughttheMightynotto forgetthem,

the almightyGod,and themto show,

(the good Ruler,)how they, in thatstate',should thenceforth live.

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54 m nox‘

s raurm sa.

ne heap nupath gi n I dare notnow cum fil th

m 5cmire-abu

ac eomeall naenb z [42 ] I am all naked.’

xv.

hrm5a chpc gob

Tell itme, myan ,

pop hponyeeeyt‘hu. whyseekesttha n,

reeaberceomi enbe ba hful, the shade ;

thoushame atme

butmid all joyFor5900 P‘lf PuPei"‘

J nabs:m

and thyself coverestthylic nub leapumo

sayest, life- anxious,

bean- hip geomolt

15be rle hm lerbeapp thatagarmentto theeisneedful,nymbe buappel. unless an apple thou

o]: bam pubu- beam [words l’

be rebe176p popbeab which I forbade thee with myhimba ( him. I HimthenAdam

m6 ‘Ba bli ba on hanh ‘Me the fruits in handbpyb gerealbe J

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Se 1c bé on ce6nan gebah

nu1c bard cen bege

pie noropga‘hymi

5a“

Bareuan z eniagn

thegoodlywoman,0 myLord,which, in contemptofthee, I ate,ofwhich I now a token bear

manifestinmyself3 [rows.’

therefore know I the more sor

Then therefore questioned Eve

hpa-c bpugebuboheop

bugebagenohpa

m amaw eer

znorenbnu 3m

3 me on eednan o

f eebaunmemeo

bame bepouop6pbumminum

peltsyopbobene

to warm”reimj to rcylb-ypeee

reqnb-

Pérsemen “

and then robbed,

so the tree in its grove,

and the fruits ate.’

Then to the serpentdecreed

to the wormofvarying hue,farjourneyings

on the tree didstgrasp,

took the fruits

to on the tree’

s boughs,

and, in contemptofme,then atestto thyperdition ;

strictlyforbidden l’

Himthen the comelywoman,the female in mind disgraced,answered

The serpentme deceived,

prompted to crime

and to sinful audacity, [words,the variegated serpentwith fair

till thatI wickedlycommitted the fiendish violence.

56 cannox’

s ransmasss.

‘

JPI crut and the words spake

Thoushaltthylife long,

beam trebu [43 ] Mybelly.tra dbpibe eolrhan .

go footless

Penben be numbMgap: onmnan

burcealc gpeoe eean . dustshaltthoueat

bine lip- haw .

rpabuli‘

hhce.

be bpip peo'ho To thee shall thewoman hear en

hica’sunbep heop um shall hate underthe heavens,

j bin heapob cpebe‘

li. and thyhead shall tread

phhmib pocum[inum

brii gemene incpumoplez6benben reanbe

‘ho

pepulb unhep polcnum

nuPuPin: aunru

XVI .

Ba co euan gob. Then to Eve God

angrilyspake

penbbe ppompynne. Departfromjoyburcealr: pa

-

pneb-men . thoushaltto man

be in subjection ;mtb pepercum . with fear ofthyhusband,heapbe geneapyab hard afi icted,

Thetranslation ofthis and the two followinglines is nearlythe same as

given byLye ; butl have greatdoubts as to its correctness.

thoushaltsnares

setto her ofl'

spring,

to the new progeny;fatal hate shall becommon toyou,everwhile standeth

the world underthe skies. [est,Nowthouunderstandestandknow

fell destroyer ofnations,how thoushaltlive.

’

cmmos’

s rsu raasss.

hein bpoylan

betterbiban o3 Push 769

‘

J hear

oupopulb cennan o

éce bplhcen.

pjmlearpan pie.

3 on pptec hpeoppan .

nacob meb-

pe bla

bugehumbebé leb

be if gebal pleob.

lice; j replehpaeebulfl hce

ppohce onrtealbelt

popbon bupmnan recalc‘

J on eOpiSan be

bine anblxyne~

yelp gepé can

began”an; hleOpbinne blip euan.

benben buhep leopare05bbe be heopcan

heapbe gpipe‘li.

uon eple ép

bye : pe nti gehypa‘ho

depressed, shaltexplate

the error ofthydeeds,

and, amid wail andmoan,into the world bring forth,

through much pain,

Announced toAdameke

the Lord eternal,

the dire intelligence,

joys deprivedto thee a parting is decreed

of soul and body,

hastperpetrated crime ;therefore thoushaltlabour,

and on earth to thee

thysustenancethyselfearn,

while thouhere livest,

until to the atheart

hard sfipfl h

fell disease,

which thouin thatapple erst

thyself didstgorge,therefore thoushaltdie.

’

58 cannon’

s “ m am a.

whence ourwritof evil

sprang in wrath,

yé bumgypebercippenbumphec heaps rceome beccan

hec hie ppomhpeOppm

o n neapope lip into a narrower life.

h imon larce belei e

pfpene rpeopbenemas; bep inpitpull

mm; gepepan

for the warden hath

B ill“: 3 repengho

buge'humheaps .

bjuhcne healbe'

li

abamj euan

beah be be himypomrptce

ac be himto ppome his . butto them, for solace, he lethpm

‘hepe popbperan. yetcontinue forthhyprtebne hpop the roofadorned

with holystars,

with weeds provided, [gloryour Preserves ;

badethemtheirnakednessconceal,the Lord, with the firstgarmentbade themdepartfrom

the joyous homea holyangel,athis Lord’s behest,with fierysword.Thithermaynotguilefulanyjourney.

who thatexalted life,

dearto the good,

for theLord guardeth.

would notof all

(Adamand Eve)theirmeans deprive,the Father, fromthe beginning,

CEDMON'

S PAMPBRABL

j himspunb-

pelan .

gmneyealbehec bampnlupum

to pOpulb- nycce

sen-eon Pa tweefi nne

caph j ébylunrpebrgpan .

ppemena gebptlcpe

Pom xvmum-

red per

6r- ablfirenwithou

ongunnon hie ba

rpahimmeech bebe‘b.

shame; j euan

ppum-beapn cenneb

cam ‘J abel

huba beb—ppumanbusebaminim :

o‘hep hi] co eop

‘iian.

re Pertrbonen

obep thee heolb.

whenon balsam05f and5sew“

and themearth’s riches

of sea and earth,

producing ofispring,

em ,PWYs

fruits to bring for-h.

Theythen aftertheirsin inhabitedto a landmore sorrowful,

how these firstlabourers

wealth and food,

[4-7] the brothers german.

31 One to the earth

hewho was firstborn ;

the other cattlekept,

until passed on

adlave,

more barren

ofm ryeood,than was the firstsettlement,which they, after their dead,were driven from.

Began theythen,atGod’s behest,to begetchildren,

as themtheLord commanded.Adam and Eve

’

s

ofi'

spring were

two comelysons,

so ce nuom’s masseu se.

hreba bplhcne lac Then to the Lord an ofi'

ering

begen bpohcon

bpego englabench. The Lord of angels looked

on abelerp elbo onAbel’s gifteagumrinum

cynmg eallplbca theKing of all creatures

so Then to theman was anger

rage himofthoughtbereft;in the breastofthe chief

blacenbe nth.

ire for envy.hebe tinpe ben He then a dire deed

polmumgeypemebe with his hands executed ;

bsofios finne

3 hi; blob agele.

cpehlm- bpeope rpealh.

monueyrynes

a progenyofmiseriesfromthis branch since

destructive sprang

dire in their fruit.

TheMS. has , ; butl suspectba to bethetrue red ing.TheMS. and Juniuahave hyz eyz lmoy'

ceah ; which seemingtomevoid ofsignification.I have adopted the emendation suggested byManning. Vide Suppl.ad Lye.uses bite.M8.m.

and shed his blood,

CainAbel’s.W'ith slaughter-

gore swelled

this mid earth,with man’s blood.

After themurder stroke

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62 cam:os’

s ssu seu ss.

as re hyphe perofmybrother.

’ ”s

himbe bpego engla

the Spiritrich in good,

sch-Pinw

lipase bepealberebu. Whydidstthoufell,bands, to the bed of slaughter,

3 hip blob no me and his blood to me

cleopa‘h j erge

‘li calleth and criétli 1

Thouforthis murder shalt

newithbe pe lt-marcop

‘

Se

ac heo pail- bpeope rpealh

bulge o]: banhumbinom

popbon heo be hpo'hpa op rh

‘h

glz mer'

gpene polbe

P“reed s z eomos hseossanunhonoured fromthydwelling ;

rpabuabele pupbe as thouhastbeen toAbelco peoph

-banan

therefore thoua

pib- larl: ppecan

hrmba camanbrpapobe

ne bespylo émgpe ipepénan on populb

-

pice

ac ic poppophc hmbbe

I amcompelled to give Lye'

s interpretation of slums}.though bynomeansconfidentas to its correctness.

and into exile wander,

accursed to age remote;

Earth shall notgive thee fruit

fair, forworldlyuse, [drunl gfor she the slaughter

-

gone hath

theholy, fromthyhands [cattle,therefore she shall denythee herher fruit, the green earth.

fugitive shalt

hateful to thykindred.

’

Himthen Cain answered

Imaynotanyhonourhope in theworld

’

s kingdom,

for l have forfeited,

cz uuon’

s PARAPHRASE. 63

lum Jmeow

pel n on p6num with afl iction in mythoughts,plbe lecgan. setfar of 5

hponneme gemmeemi n-ycylbigne crime

peme peep c‘lfiie neah

; z h‘lie gemonlge

bpohop - cpealmere hirblob ageaz I shed his blood,

bpeop on eop‘ban his gore on earth.

Puw tmsc Plumi bemerc me ppambugu

‘he adjudgestme fromgood,hbjupelt ”tome and drivestfrom

me to albop- banan To me for life- destroyershall be some enemy.I accursed must,

Pinne hreommhimpayelpa oncpth

flxopa bjuheen .

ne heappe‘5ube onbpéban

beafierhpdgan

peoph- cpealmmi glee

]peah puppomyeyleppeo-magumP901“

rib scrim

gipmonna hpelco so If anymanmunbumr

'inum with his hands

albpe beneoee'lio

hme on cyme'h on himshall come,tra p Pepe rime

pwe eyrep peopce punishmentaccordiugtohisderd.'

Himthen himself addressed

theLord oftriumphs

Thouneedestnotdread

the pain of death,

themortal pangas'

yetthough thou shaltfromthykindred far,

64 cannox’

s mu mmi es.

hwe palbenb on On himthe Powerful,

seta token,

the Lord, a sign ofpeace,

bylazyhms pecabahpxlc lesthim some enemy

n ew ! home

peoppan ahbe nean

hchepa ppomhpeopp n

pep hrmHieolecumug.

pean-

pz rtenna

é pcp : ealpapapa firstof all those

0 Between this and the following line there is no alliteration. The author

perhaps wrotexuan earner. which mayhave been inadvertentlyaltered to the

presentreading ; though the law of alliteration seems sometimes less strictin

the ease of a proper name.

durstgreet,

fromfar ornear.

He bade then departfrom

no mother and brethren,the crime-

guilty,

Cain then went

journeying, sad ofmind,from sightofGod,

a friendless sa le,

and chose himthen a dwelling

in the eastlands,

in a countryfar fromhis paternal courts,where to himamaiden fair,a female, according to nature,

broughtforth ofl'

spring.

The firstwas

Enoch called,

Cain’s firstborn.

Afterwards hebeganwith his kinsmen

to build a city,which was, underthe skies,

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66 cannon’s museum s.

label n6ma

re Push 31am serm thought.

heappan épelt

mmenbermthe son ofLamech.

XVIII . XVIII .

Syylce on tapen lie

was a son called,

atthe sametime,tubal cam

who, bydintof skill,

‘

J Purl!m erz emynbthe firstofmen,

was inventorupon earth.

Sincewhich timethe sons ofmenbrass have known,

Then to his two wires

told in words

to his dear consorts,

aban j rellan

xc on mop‘liop onloh I have inmurder slain

minpa 1m.

M8.and Janinaepext. MS. andJuniusnae.

to one ofwhomwas

the name of Jubal,who, through skilful

of dwellers here,

firstofthe harp,

the sound awoke,

CB DMON'

S mummi es. 67

myhands pollutedon earlier. in Cain

’s

cpealmemlne “w e

Abel’s murderer,

Wl'w l‘”MP

theKing oftruth’

s

sevenfold vengeance,

[55] great, proportioned to the crime

min fecalm‘Sop butmine shall rather

mxb gumme gpmgolben pup

‘han

bonus to pops rem" when I departhenoe.’

pa peaph shame. Then toAdamwas,on shakyfi lb in compensation forAbel,capopa on e

‘lSle a son in the land,

anotherborn,

whose name was Seth,re paereabig who was happy,“J hlrylbpumhib and to his parents throve,

ppeohc co ppoppe

as to father andmotherM e] 3 euan toAdamand Eve

perabelcrgielb hewasAbel's,substitute,

on

I do notrecollecthavingmetwiththeword runelsewhere ; its significationseemsmanifestfromthe contest.

68 cmnnox’

s mumsass.

megbupg fine

abamon wphan

ed ita herba

mgen hunb pintpa

3 xxx eac

himon lafce rech

leap peapbobe.

the patriarch ofmankind

Me hath theEternal given

the Lord oftriumphs,

in place ofthe beloved,

as a stafl'

to his race,

m a hundred and thirty,ofthis life,

The Scriptures tell us,

he afterwards increased,

with daughters and with sons,

Adamouearth

had in all

nine hundred winters,

thebeloved was guardian

to with this kin- substance,

hath driven frommymind,our Lord ;therefore to himbe thanks.’

Adamhad,

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70 cenuon’

s museum s.

hm 17a cenneb peap‘ho

rrliiian eahea hunb.

'

J shrimou”who bluhener.

geogohemynbe. begatayouthful oflspring,runs 3 bohqn . sons and daughters ;

rpealcPahe ham. and died when he was

mfib FilmN et‘

1 . j mgon hunb. five and nine hundred.

mem omm

peapb j pira guardian and director

mumherba

‘ Ihas theMS. and Junius

ere he hyhis wifc here,

then to himvas born

Cainan first,

his heir in the land ;

afterthat,for eighthundred

in theLord’s peace,

in“ seventy.ere to hima son was born.

[58] Then in the countrywasan heirbroughtforth,

the son ofCainan,

hewas calledMahalaleelas thenfor eighthundredyears,

and fortyeke,hewith lives increased.

Enos’son

cannon'

s museum s. 71

winters had,

Pahe Populb omJ title ci c

pa hirrib- beget

unhap pahepa pfimo underheaven’s space,

the numberwas fulfilled.

XIX. XIX.

Dimon laree benlb

lanb 3”up . the land and heritage .

malalehél. Mahalaleel,

five and sixty

when he byhis wife began

himbpy'fbma

meoyle co monnumbpohee the damsel, broughtamongmen ;remaz ePi ron hirmeghe in his tribe,

mine gem e m as I have heard tall,

gums on geogoiie theman inyouth,

malalehél lunge

mon- bpeamahep [59] human joys here,

pahe popb gepée whence he departed forth‘

j eahea hunh

his son he left,

Apparentlyan error foreta-bags.

Isl.missiri.strictlya space otaiamonth .

72 cs nuos’

s museum s.

the land and people’s guardian

Long after

bjueeabe.

( pertbales

3 1emum-

34p and the patriarch was

to his kindred da r

on pyope lipbe is he passed in life,

in theworld’

s kingdom,3”an ; cic and sixtyeke:

f lu] piprunn thathis wife o son

broughtinto theworld

re caromP151"Enoch called,

a comelyfirst-hop bep hép pagye. Z

'he fatherhereyet

the progenyincreased,pmq ia

' eaheahunb

ealpahaybe he had in all

five and sixtyyears,

3man hunb eac and nine hundred eke

mhz -

gepimer.

Pm PM) immerIn heParPornlb arseni

Enoch then

MS. and Junius camps.

when be this world resigned ;

to a man ofprudence left

[60] the guardianship of landd[P‘s

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74 cannou’s musruusss.

five and sixtym h mbe he popnlb opgeap. when he theworld resigned,

3 onem. hunb

Awhile after,

mast inpa

yé on hchamanlengere pine .

rs world’

s delights enjoyedseveral he beget,

ere his death- day,runs 3 bohqta sons and daughters.

hmphemob halepahemomrecolhe when hemustfrommPPflmhreonm' mm depart.

j hunbyeopontng 06 and seventyalso.runuapes]: hsolb His son held after,

Lamech, the patrial seat;

he the world ruled

pmq iahepbe.

tpa hunh neonerg. a hundred and two,

Parec tib sem i .

1 re eopl origin . thatthe earl began

sons and daughters

pf}:‘

j hunbmgonug: so five and ninety:

winters under the skies,

the people’s prince

cannon’

s ram s sass.

he poneylbeymnow némbe

lanb bpyeube

the chief ruler

V. 11a mmpaherapfiumongan

Perpg bée cye‘huh fromwhatbooks tell us

rémperhieen Shemwas called

the second Chum,Japhetthethird.

peobe timbon

the number increasedmonnen he ofthe race ofmen,z eonb nnbban

-

geapb

Sagxecperrechercinn Asyetwns the kin of Seth,

much in esteem,dearto theLord,

XX. XX.

06 j beapn gober Until God’s children

Inn to neck,

75

76 CEDMON'

S museum s.

J hlmPép Pif mpon and there to themchosewives,

openmember611 : againstthe Creator’

s will,

the children ofmen,

beauteous and fair.

Then spake

pobopa palbenb

3 PaP6P!»m5

ne'

rynbon me on public pneo Theyhave notin life blameless

momgeymene n

the familyofCain,butme thatracehath

nume recherbeapn. now the children ofSethmymph u 5 angerm ew,

and to themtake,

mege‘h no gemz ccum

ptp pips phoe where thewomen’

s beautyonp6b gnome

“J éce pecuh.

role-Wtrent

pa ép on”who pepon . who were erstin peace.’

Afterthata hundred and twenty,bynumber counted,

pinepa on populbe winters in the world,

were busied in evil

hponnemesyolbe when the Lord wouldon theperfidious

and themslayto death,

mane-mem

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7s cz muou’s rmarusass.

bjuheen pree

7Perd emer

ellen bobca

bpeoj'

c-

gehygbumpop

‘

hon himbpego

hall; at hleobpe.

riboni l-roamladen with sins,

plblumgepembc

pa palbenb rppec Then the Powerful spake,

nepgenbump

icyxllemxb 1:16be.

w e)“ wha

peoh‘J Fuhr

burcealt:Huh habhan

swell with themultitudes,

Begin thee a ship to make,

onyampamouegumrecalc

in his breast’s thoughts,

therefore theLord to him

the Protectorofall creatures,

rs whatheupon his enemieswould execute.

He saw ofunrighteousness

earth full

I will with floodthe folk destroy,and everykindof living things,

ofthose thatairand floodtrain and bring forth,

beasts and birds

thoushalthave peace

with thysons,when the swartwater,

cszouos'

s rsurnu se.

with lime ofearth',strengthened againstthe flood,

7trrynbprg cynn thatis a wondrous kind,

flmle hrs pyheapbpa.

pe hre hpeoh peeep. as itthe rough water,

the swartsea- streams,

M M . so theharderbest.

m . XXI .

Ba co nde cyc‘ho [67] Then toNoah said

yepermine. 1 the was,

mycovenantgive,

1 ln pixmmext

j peopa 11 1-1. and the food of the living beings,

be bupejuan resale. which thoushaltbear

geonb beep pecep . over the deep water,

for a course of days,

lub rpa nc pe haee. lead, as l command thee,under the ark-boards

carom Pine

onb pa reopens gemm and takethouseven,

‘Jmm05m

ofeveryproduce,as bynumbertold,

ofthose which as food

formen live,and ofthe others

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82 cmnmos '

s museum s .

him7a n6e gep‘e

ryahms nepgenb her: as the Preserver bade him,

3 heaps pipromeb and theirwives with them,

3 call 7co p rle and all thatforprovision

no would have,

to heopa 6: p lan

rpahm mlmnhng as himthe almighty

himon hoh‘ beleae Behind themclosed

becwa-

pics] peapb. heaven’

s kingdom’sGuardian

mepe- hfirermat. the sea-house’

s mouth,munbumfinam

m the Lord oftriumphs,

J resumeapcemnan

nepgeuburrq io

n6ehe pbe. Noah had,

Lamech’s son,

Pahe nub beapnum when he with his children

entered under the boards,

the sage with theyoung,begobs; hare atGod’s behest,

bpiheen renbe.

eac pume let:

Literallyss ther’

r heels; fiomhoh hugh hesl.

CEDMON'S mmpsmss. 83

thewell -brooks

throng on the world,

fromeveryvein.

The torrent- streams

mauverm“

rérupmgou the seas rose

op p nt h-Mb ]:

overtheir shore-walls 3

mm"; m ‘

Jed e

re'he peqmmpeolb he who o

’er the waters swayed,

ppeah peahce as who covered and o’

erwhelmed

the sinful sons

roman 963°

men’s natal lands,hop hepgobe

hige eeonan"we. theirmind's crimes avmgedmecob on monnum. theCreator on menmepemisc gpiponme pole on the fated folk.

scores“; bast

the punishmentwas stern,fatallygrimtomentheKing ofglory

'

s

( Ideal-

pa peoph the lives ofthe impiousorflew- 110mm

pl6b ealle ppeah Flood covered all

the highmountainsover thewide ground,

3 0“runb and raised afloateapcemomeoP

‘Ban

and with itthe nobility,Pi rep abe. whomblessed

theLord himself,

84 cannos’

s muses sass.

ourCreator,

7a he7yelp belesc when be closed up the ship.

pass“ pibe pi b Then rode atlarge

overthe orb of ocean,

thathousemostexcellent,fared with its store

li ps nemorcon gushing streams mightnot

no horrors ofthewater,

furiouslytouch ;ac hiebah; 30s. butthemthe

‘

holyGodpepeha

‘

j nepebe conducted and preserved.

p lumMbdeep over the downs

the sea- drenching floodmannerelna ells ofman.

7Ifm p0 pipb Thatwas an awful fate,

nin co gebfle a»noughtexempt,nj

'mpe heo pershapen unless’twere raised

on pahean lype. in the high air,

when thewater- host

eall acpealbe.

save thatthe ark-board

heolb heop namen. theLord Ofheaven held,

17; hm gob. when ittheholyGaileternal lefton high,

6bmenuson the streams tomount,

XXII. XXII .Then remembered God

mepe- hhenbe

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86 cannon’

s mm sasss.

hacenerioboo are called3

re balsaMhson ofLameeh

langehugewhen himlife’s Guardian,

h'

omhis perilous journeyings

no forwhich he sufl'

eledmuch,

pa hme on runbe

z eonb lia numb. over thewideground,

ponne fi a

I olmperheonon.-

pearl: The seawas ebbing,

thechieftains longedforthetime,

when theyfrom durance,a»over the nailed boards,

lead their possessions.

Then he assayed,atthe ship

’

s prow,

bonbe onpengon

captain cubper

the sea- floodyetwereunder the skies

letthen (after some daysthatthe loftymountain-tops

had received the treasure,

and the chiefs also

of earth’s progeny)

the son ofLamschfly

'

a swart

cmnou’s museuusss. 87

outfromthehouse

nde cealbe

7he on neob h as thatin need 110 him

(if on the wayhe

rém polbe. wouldMin the wave-house again 3

bun rec réusch-b

to re eeonb scream

Then after sevenmghts he‘,thi m “m , tu n !

overthe deep water,

harye culuppan m a livid dove,

heavi errims 116

myPm I

ofthe green earth

3 pfime pleah

no hpe‘hepe peree p ub.

7heo pollylébe so that, forthe flood, shep6cumnemeahee with her feetmightnot

perch on land,

The order is. fl es qflw m s sights hefi o the eeh letosts lioid dooeJ oflyqflsr them rtm a, ooer the deep water. The inflections inAS. t iate all

obscurityin the original teat. 1»

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90 cz ouou'

s mm nu ss.

j on eop‘llan beam and on to earth

’s bosom,

fromthe low house,

bryan labpa.

1 ! BePammpe no peg-”ea. thatI, fromtheperil ofthewaves,

saved on themountain’s side,benben Iago hepbe

‘

1mm hinbe‘

ra h openrem -

Pea“

rpahrmreo 1taa bebei b

almbbePa

pa noe ongan

ou‘ eallumtai l.

gleap coyamglelbe

abep oumba

to theKing ofangels.

hupn cuh bj'be Moreovermademanifest

pa he n6s when heNoah

blessed

Poroul suspeetwe should read oy.

covered with its massa third ofthe country.

’

He did so,

and the Lord obeyed,over the stream-wall passed,

as himthe voice commanded,

and then led,

fromthewave- structure,

the remnantofthe rebellious.

Then Noah began

an ofl'

ering to the Preterver,

the firmof purpose to the stemand forthwith took

a partof all

his possessions,

fromthose which himfor wealththe Lord had given,the prudentforthatsacrifice,

and then to God himselfthe chiefbrightofmind

3 hi; beapn lun ch.

1 he 1 gj'lb on panc

Pahm a lp wr

Mmp ert butchpa gye bluheen eyeb

pulbpeyealbop.

p6pb n6s

tips] bpueab

increase all things

toyouis a habitation,holmerhlerc. so the burthen of the sea,

3 pilbn beop and thewild beasts,

on gepealb gerealb

eOplSe z lgpéne.the all- green earth,

eacen peoho and increasing cattle

Never doyewith blood

soppeyicgeall take,

defiled with sin,

with blood of life

mlc hmeyelp .

é perc begpmbe'lil'o firstdepriveth

The senserequires thatwe should read puglay.5 I amunable to assign anyother interpretation of theword beuunban than

thatgiven in Lye, and which.though formed, itseems,merelyfromthecontextis probablythe correctone.

thathe (Noah)thatoRering

92 cannon’s rm raaasa.

Mn‘

l'emb z i lwr

“J no bpo‘

Bop-banan

l. forthathe bloodshed,

with weapons perpetrateth,

Man was to God’slikeness

ofthe Creatorand the angels ;

papabehealban pile those thatwill observe

a: the holyordinancesshall wax and flourish,

pilna bpuca‘h

withyour families and progeny.xc cop cpeopaper I toyouforthis mypledge

so thatI upon mid- earth

the torrent-hostnever

paeep Opep pib lanb. thewater over thewide land

0 MS. and Junius”pa.5Mytranslation ofthis and ofthethree following lines is rather in conformity

with the textof Scripture than fromanyauthoritytor[etc in the significationofrequire : this verb does notseemto occur elsewhere.

of his soul’s happiness

who,with wupou

’

s point,

life fromanother forceth ,

he need notexultathis reward,

in as: mind’s thoughts,

will require ofthe slayermneh themore,

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CB DMON’

B PAMPHRASB. 95

hme hanbumrelp. himself, with his hands,

j jeeomepeccan

1155“ waterma

ts the land of life.'

Then came first

”P0I“Mar

peph‘

lie poprcolen of life deprived ;

there he kindly

( pa na polbe

ne parceonbe hupu

hleo -magumhelan

hupe beopn hme

hie pa pa’Bere6p0n~

unbep lo’8umhltum carefullyunder theirmantles,

1 hrs leopummen thattheyto the belovedmangedce geppemebe

' mightafl'

ord succour.

36beP¢D°° bezel!

0Myversion ofline 27requires thatwe should read geppemebon in the plural ; butrepeated instances occur, in subsequent parts of the poem. of a verbwith a singular termination joined to a plural nominative. h e phrase z edes

z eppemebe occurs also in Beowulf. p. 16. l. C.

as the precepts were

to men and women,since thattheminister of gloryto our father andmother,with fierysword,

100k.

northe shame atleast

from his kinsmen hide,butbe, laughing,

to his brothers said

how theochief

96 cannon’

s murnmss .

rem‘J mp 5 [78] Shemand Japhet.

the son ofLamech,and then straightperceived

1 hrm cyne 361mmchamne polba. Hamwould not,

when respectto himwas needful,

hilbo‘

Jmora

‘

PPambalmwrrip on mobs

ongan Pa bltfi lmbeamrmean

cpm‘h he peran recolhe

n6errli‘lian

riban pics; the ample realm,iipeo hunb pmqtno

Inn erliter

ppeo men cpcep plobe freemen alter the flood,‘

1 p pm; eac pahe pop‘

h gepfic andfiftyeke, when hewenthence.

His sons afterwards

hespanrcpynbon o

to themwas shiningwealth .

“Ba peap‘li zape

‘h‘

e Then to Japhetwas

ayouthful ofl'

spring born,

hyhchc heopb-

pepob a joyous family

love and faith

thatto the holyman wasin mind painful

then he began his own child

said he should be

abjectunder heaven ;his brethren

’

s servant

Ham should be on earth.

Himthese words, in aitertimes,and his posterity,

so o’

erwhelmed with woe.

Then enjoyedNoah afterwards,

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98 CEDMON’

S masseu se.

When him[Cash]death o’erwhelm(ed.

marghe [inpa to his tribe

o‘ll 1 h1rbogopam. till thatof his days was

the number run out;

pare pmc ageap. then the prince resigned

eOp'

B- cunbe eab earthlyhappiness,robes ofiep lip

ppum-beapn 11550 :

Pib-mére Pen

m “rseam-

"nm ed

mares hapha

oupammi l- bagum

re perbabyloner.

ebel- ‘iipimonhop.

reorbwarit sleu

Splice o; ehmer Thus fromHam’

s

encommrée

manytribes ofman,fromwhomawide spreadpeople,

cueo-

pimmicel a greatprogeny,

Thatis.ofCanaan. Theperson meant.though notnamed.isNimrodthe sonofCash.who succeeded his paternaluncleCanaan.

Ofhis father’

s brother

the firstborn, then,

the son ofCush;

held the hereditaryseat,aman far- famed,as the Scriptures tell us ;

so that, of allmankind, hehadmost,in thosedays,

He ofBabylon waslord

, the empire’

s founder

firstofprinces, he

his country’

s majestyexalted,increased and reared.

The languagewas asyet,ofdwellers upon earth,

oneuniversal.

CE DHON'

S PARAPHRASE. 99

cenneb purport

pa peap‘lspéme Then to Shemwas

of sons and daughters,

on pupulb-

pice in theworld’s kingdom,

ere thatpreferred

pmrpumpal-perce to winters his death-bed

pepobcrsibop. the people

’s elder.

on pepemag‘he In thattribe

peponmen nle themen were good

mmi n rerébep bi son . Eber called,

the son of Shem

oppameople p6c

finpimpeoba

ealle soph- buenb

ebpérbaca‘lio [east,

geyitouhimpa eapcan These then departed fromthe

leading their possessions,

pole pep i nmob the folk was unanimous,

pohcon pumps lanb. theysoughta landmore spacious,oh 1 his becomon . till thattheycame,cOp

'lipummiclum

polc pepenbe

(the children ofmen)

gepeccon papennap Then theyoccupied Shinar,pibne j plbne. spacious and wide,leobapal

-

pan . the peeple'

s chiefiains,leopummannumheOpa

in days ofyore.

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102 CEDMON‘

S PARAPHRASB.

for650m

n- buph ppembe

prh‘han mecob cobpmb after the Lord had scattered

through dintofhismight

[82 ] the speech ofmen.

as the sons ofmen,

on lanb-

pocne in search of land

himon lapse bu

mwz -bups li mer

on Pepem ommcyne-beapnapim

pancol-mob pepin manners heedful.

mbabrlone in Babylon,beapn apebebo children broughtforth,

as two comelyones3 Pamum-

sawmharle

‘

h urge pope

bicene pepon

Abramand Haran.Pamcort1m rer

ppea englabim both, the Lord ofangels

alike half-wrought,

Then underheaven waxeds

and flourishedthe race ofShem,until thatone raised up

canuou’

a imm en se. 103

meonb‘ j albop friend and patron.

Then was to Hama son born,

5amperloch noma‘Semago- pmcaf These kinsmen

unyopcubhoe

[pa himmomylbjmm 10 as to them, fromtheir elders,

their natures were,

in the world’

s kingd

yop‘Bon hie pibe nu

buge‘

bumbemab

[88] the children of nations.

Then ofthe time wasmeapc agonz en the limitpassed,

thatforhimAbramthere bpohve

pf; 00 hime. a wife to his home,

pep he pic abee to where he had a dwelling,

men‘

Jmolte

[90 pemne P' l "

mumWen

be ; be arrecgea‘h bée fromwhatbooks tell us.

h e pa pmtpa pels Theythen manywintenpopnlb bpywebon .

nne aetromneo

pbbe heolbon held in peace,

geapamengeo

no hpe‘bpe glye

‘heyeap‘

b yetwas itnotgiven

71m inn -yearbthewoman brightin beauty

MS. and Janina”cob. the scribe having evidentlyneglected to write theline overthe o equivalentto on.

104 cannon'

s H ummer.

runa j bohqna

xa Canaan’s land.

Him his relatives,bythe Lord chosen,

Thegoodbynaturethenforthemon cappan in Harran,

the children ofmen,caph genamon

wives.

peorfll rename

J fivew

membrceap: re6n

to abpahame toAbram,Gee bluhcen the Lord eternalsepiaPunti repan Departthan now journeying,

into the world should bring,

Sarah toAbram,sons and daughters.

Departed then with his family,overthe Chaldm nation

to journeywith his stock,the father ofAbram;

the husbands with their

In these dwellings

Abram’

s father

his life resigned ;

the righteous chief

had winters

two hundred,

and five also,

when he departed,

stricken in yeans,to see the Godhead.

Then spake the holy

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06 CB DMON’

S PARAPHRASB.

till thatwith thyofl'

spring

the earth shall be

(manya nation)[85 filled.

’

leading his wealth

o; eglpta fromthe Egyptians’

gum-circum36th (in wealth abundant,

golbe realm.

Mironm J z erwlu bold and fortpnete.)

mhrmmops peapb as himtheLord oftriumphs,

puph lllj‘

pop!) abehb through his word commanded,maps;mom cappan (his goods fromHan an.)

Theysoughtthe Canaanites’

comleo; gobe Then came the friend ofGod

Pa Ethel-mp} .

the dear sharer of his bed,

and his brother’

s son’

s

7mmupbe Winters he hadfive and seventy,when hemusttravel,

Then he wentjourneying,ofthe almightyFather

’

s

the land to view,

among the nation -hordes

atthe Lord’s behest,

CB DMON’

S PARAPBRASB. 107

1; ellen- pdp

eo pemcom to Sichem came,

m . in his journeyprosperous,cananeiro to the kin ofOman .

“lea theKing d’

angels

toAbram

(firmJudge of nations),

J bluhcen cp s. and the Lord ”id ‘

pxynn '

eo eoplie 10 .

‘This is the earth

re re e lgpeneo

tnbpe pinum to thyprogenytrophee pnlle

mpowermake,

pume pics a spacious realm.

’

paye lunc gobe. Then the chiefto God

rt- beb Poplin

3 pa palbenbe and to the Powerful then,

“PerIcahn-mumm Q theAuthor Of life's light,“c onmbe. an 0507108 sacrificed,

gal-

ta heh e [86] to theProtector of spirits.

hrmPa gy’

e gepi s Then again departed

Abram fromthe east,

with his eyes to lookon lanbe cypr on the land

’

s excellence.

He the love remembered,heop n-

peapbcygehic thepromiseofheaven’s Guardian,

pa himpuph bshg pépb whichtohim,thro’

his holyword,himself theKing oftriumphs

1-65gecjrlibe.

till thatthe fellow-men

prosperouslyjourneyedto where is a rich dwelling

l have given Lye’s interpretation of z eylti. which seems justified bythe

context. The word is of singular form, and seems notto occurelsewhere.5 For the substantiveyell , perhaps we should read yehz , rich.wealthy. he.

108 cannon‘

s raaarnaass.

bethlemhi cen .

1 hr5PM runn

pole mepo lanb.

trammen .

peall-

reeapan hleo‘

hu

xxvr. XXVI .

ofiepe friis a second time

pl beb pophee. an altarwrought

an oflering dedicated

to his life’

s Lord.

He there gave hima gift,

yuph hiyhanbmeeenb. through his handmeting it

on pamgleb-yeybe

‘

j prlna bpeac

beolm nub bpybe1;bpoh- Ppcs

cananea peajrlicynne geeengehungepye heapba.

himp tcenbum to the home- sitting

0 Forray1 suspectwe should read h p .

fl ie chiefblithe ofmood

and his brother’

s son

journeyed forth over

populous lands,

from the eastwith their posses

pions men,overwall- steepmountains,and chose themthere a home,where to themwith beautybrightthe fields appeared.

theman in wealth abounding.

There the bold leader

a while after

lived in those dwellings,

and his desires enjoyed,the chieflain with his bride,

until thatdire calamitywas to the Canaanites

’

kin grievous5

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1 10 cmnuox’

s raaarnaass.

maPuram

when theethemen ofthecountry,

whatmaybe the friendlylove

ofus two

buhrmpayee hél do thoufromthem strictlyhiderammi ce

rpa 1mminumrcealz . so thoushaltmy

if the kind Lord tome,in the world

’

s kingdom,

palbenb uryep ourRuler,

i n almrhag

ypa he ép bybe as he erstdid,

lenzwmliterre arparlabe fce6p who hath shaped this wayforus,7re on farm

and to us seek advantages.’

Then came the hold001-1raun

Abramwith his stores,on egypee into Egypt,

so where to himthe people

pme dncube

Spake with words,

aboutthe woman’s beauty,

‘ Thatis. of whetastm the eoaaeriea nq he.

CEDMON’

S PARAPHRASE. l l l

bugehumbealleo ofvirtues void

hun bluhrlrenmtg

‘

Jmemo lit“

ponebelmz e

rbere fununu is thewoman represented ;

he h erappan

rprliop mele much more

pj'

nrumne phea

oii 15he léban hehz o

leophc pip no.

hitrelperrele

rmcerbrim!

hehr: abpahame bade themAbrambnzufiumrumhpse

’Sepe bprheenyesp

‘h Yetthe Lord was,the Supreme, towards Pharaoh

Fab 3Wm hostile and angry,

he therefore dearlypaid,heapbemrbbryum hardly, with his household,hamalbpa pya his unlicensed joy‘.onganhpz iiepe.

so the chief ofmen

Theword 15: signifies, according to Lye. saltas hethus renders the pas

sage. 1 uremic 151 : were fununu.palehrioresi rattan [realise sole. ButI have

no doubtthatfor lie we oughtto read gin, and that runnon is the put. pl.of some verb unrecorded in A. S.. probablycognate with the islandic sauna.coups

-oh".demonstrate, errantpredicate (alignid).Wrasse.

Literally. hisjoyof bachelors.

praised with theirwords,

until thathe bade lead

the lovelywoman tohis own palace

the dispenser oftreasure,

1 12 camMON’

s rsaspnasss .

hpec hrmpalbenb ppm

hehr: hrm abpahamns. [90]

brezo ez lpvo

3 hr; bpy‘b ages]:

hehr: hrmpme ceoyanellop m

‘

helmgayoiipe buge

‘

he

abei hpapeoh- cymng Bade then the greatking

pegnumyinnm his thanes, - fi

ombihe-ycealcum his ofi cial servants,

15h e hms aphce thattheyhimhonourably,calleronyunbneo quiteuninjured,

again should bring

oprape pole-yocape fromthattribe ofpeople,

7he on pju‘lie pi pe thathemightbe in peace.

ThenAbramwhee lrebbe. so his possessions led

from the Egyptians’

eiiel-meapce. land- frontier;

hie ellen-

pope theyrenownedmenconveyed the woman,

bpyb j begay the bride and her bracelets,

7h e tobechlem till thattheyto Beth- cl,

into their known habitation,

led their stores,

rich in worldlywealth,o

‘lipe phe a second time,theirwomen gladly,

j heOpa populb-

gercpedn and theirworldlytreasure.ongunnon hrmPabichan Began themthen to build

Thatis.Abramwas with fears tormented.5 Foraprllan we onghtprobablyto read onyrllan. willingly, gladly unless

fallen be synonymous with. oran error for, piIna. head-widen , loo-dames.

whattheLord avenged on him,

with whips ofpunishment,commanded to himAbram‘

,

with fears tormented,the lord ofEgypt,and gave his bride,

his wife, into his power

bade himchoosehimfor friends

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1 14 crsmros ’

s man su se.

common to the bands,

]»are halga ongan . Then began the holyman,of his possessions mindful,

pegne so loche

I amthyfather’

s brother,

thoumybrother’s son

i s between us two shall not

injurywax,

7mile sob

lupulangrumu

nupuloch gepenc

1; unc mdbrge

Pegnumj gerrB'

Sum wrth vassals and allies,

the folk ofCanaan,“

J pepecra

theywill notfurthergrantuslanb prht: heolra

pop‘lion pr: lébanyculon thereforemustwe leadforth,

neon Ptt‘orPureraw

and forus fixed lands

‘ l have rendered heapunmbyherdsaea, as it appears to be the same as

hipbum And there was a strife between the herdsmen ofAbraham’s cattle

and the herdsmen ofLot’

s cattle.”Gen. xiii. 7.

b And theCanaanite andthePerin ite dwelledthen in the land.” Gen.iiii.7.0yrs seems to behereused redundantly.

forwe are kinsmen ;to us shall notbe commonmshtelse.save all good,

Now thou, Log bethink thee,thathold ones

CB DMON'

S PARAPHMSB. I I5

primop [Goun

se pé b rppece I counsel speak,

child ofHaran l

begpauncep

rfi ne recre

1c beyelperbdm I its decision to thee

lipe lcoya

geysnc-meea and deliberate

Pumile hpwe 560

turn with thycattle ;

nurere c511 : abei b

hrmpa loch gem. Lotthen departed,

the land to view

byJordan,gpene eop

‘lian the green earth,

no Peryttriumredw‘

J pmjtmumpeahc

lago-

rtpeamum leche

j gelic gobey and like God’sneopxna pange

ou' p nepgenb gob

ronPermrimm

pj'h e geyealbe

roboman j gomoppan

hrmpa eapb geceay

Foron we should certainlyread 08, which is necessaryboth to the sense

and the construction, and is corroborated byGen. xiii. 10. “ Byers theLorddestroyed Sodomand Gomorrah.

”

till thetour Preservex- God,formen’

s sins,

gave to the fire

Sodom and Gomorrah,toMe swartflame.Chose himthen a dwelling,

and a land- settleme nt,the son ofHal-en,

l ls cmonox’

s mu rsu ss.

thee fine. his possessions,

heap ; pnombethlem

J bod -

gerrymwealth, twisted gold.

He dweltafterwards

men (pleare no themen ofhonourvoid,

hateful to their Creator.

bold in sins,

e.

bpugon heaps reigns

écus unpubtype no polbe

17am leob-peapumlath“oof6u

he he pepemastic

Penhbe he onyamlnnbe

men mena

hinew e heolb

pe he ne cutie.

theycommitted ofthemselves

continual depravity.Would noteverthose publicmanners

Lotadopt;

buthe ofthatpeoplefled the sinful ways,(though he in the land

mustlive,)their fraud and crimes,

in morals firmand patient,

in thatnation,

even mostlike as

(ofprecepts mindful)thathe knew not

whatthose people did.

Abramcontinued

in the native dwellings

ofthe Canaanitcs still

himtheKing of angels,

MS. and Janina leobt.

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18 CB DMON’S rsas paasss.

rimInnochq

'

ealbop-

gebfl until his divorce fromlife

XXVIII. XXVI II.

Ba 1c sibop segrega Then heard I thatthe prince

the bold folk- leader,

an armyraised,

0; pennap is of Shiner,

ribs populbe‘ delyin the world,

a e a

mum h e peeve»P»

réean raii‘Banon

be lopbane

pibe geonb-

penbeb

the soil with enemies.

Mustmanya fearfulpale- faced damsel

on ppemberMm into a stranger’s embrace.

pecilon pemenb Fell the defenders

of their brides and bracelets,

l The lines containiagthe names of the other two kings.Arioch and '

l'idal.

have been inadvertentlyomitted bythe copier of theMS. The sense ofthe lineritepopulos depends upon whatshould follow, butis now lost.

marched in succour.

Theyfour then departed,kings of nations,

with a greatmultitude,to seek south fromthence

Sodom and Gomorrah.

Then with hostile bands was,

byJordan,the people

’

s natal land

cannon’

s “ m am a. n e

himbe wee-net.

marched five

with their hands from the south

theywould Sodomcityfromfoes defend.

Pammm

norrlimonnumé p o beforeto the northmen

is mustneeds

gombon p elban payhomage,and tribute give

05 1 pa leobe.

with the public treasures,

6c himmom-”neon.

p6pon pa col-

omne

p'

pancan pepon hlube

misc Pal-heme

1 3 113 reVannamel

bneyonpénan

hold ofmood,

had come

Lye, citing this place, explains ppanean b‘

yfl ex -i, Iii-secure, hutypaneais undoubtedlyamissileweapon.as is evident fromthe passage in the Death

of Byrhtnoth”; 3 pt ; ceolan runu. )s )one ponn auman . nub hr; ppanean

on ce“ . See “Anal.Angl. Sax.

”p. 123, line 27. and Conyheare

‘

s illustra

tions.”p. xci. See also WestenriederGlossariumGer. Lat.” ssce l’ranes ica.

The expression mo'

enm l'N'

bz e is rendered byLye asisris depressi, which

Theythen marched together,thejavelins were loud,wroth the bands of slaughter,

the sad fowl sang

amid the dart-shafts,

20 cannon’

s raaaraasss.

together fromafar,

from south and north,

with helmets decked.

PenPerheal-b P‘Q"an interchangeofdeadlyweapons,

hlub hilbe rpég a loud battle-crash.

hanbumbpugbonthewarriors fromtheir sheaths

of edges doughty;there was found easilydeath-work to theman

refie i nnom

nop‘lS-men pepon .

3 30m°PP°

golberbpyctan o

er:bem_hpb- cp6bano

leoyumbebpopene

geyitoupeOph heopa.

ppamyampole-

ltybepleime nepgan

yecgumog legene smitten bythe soldiers.himon rpahe peollon

the children ofthe people,

their voluntarycomrades.

0 The sense of this and the three following lines is obscure, saduytranslalation, I fear, far fromsatisfactory.

Literally, at the linden eras-d, fromthewood of the linden or lime-tree. ofwhich the bucklers were made. See mytranslation of Rask’sAnglo-Saxon

Grammar.” p. xliii. note.

with slaughter satiate.

The northmen wereto the southfolk destructive.

The inhabitants ofSodomwere,and ofGomorrah,

atthe press of shields‘

deprived oftheir beloved

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122 w ouon’

s Psu rnaass.

re 7opleg-

peopc who thatfatal work

thatwere cruellyslaughteredthe folk ofSodom,

leoba bugube the flower of the nations,“

1 locher11 15 and Lot’s misfortune.ba bmpre-

rpell Then thattale ofwoe

to his friends,

besoughtto himtheir aid,

pé ppz re hmle'b

ercol bpxbban

peopce on mobs

lnrMonsa

be0p nybboloba.

thathis dearkinsman

mightbe rescued,the chieftain with his bride.

To himthe brothers three,

healed themental sorrow,

the renowned forvalour;

rpeOpayealbono gave their faith,

1 h e bureopnmib him thattheyhis angerwith him

Eshcol third ;said thatto himwas

grief in mind,of sorrows the mostpainful ;thathis brother

’

s son

was sufl'

ering servituder

besoughtthosedaringmen to him,

thosewarriors, forthis

cmuon’

s rm rnm s. 123

obSe on pel peallan or in slaughter fall.

baye halga hehc Then the holyman badehis hearth- retainers

pcpna onpdn their weapons take

g p.bep¢nblu. bearers ofthe ashen spear,

“J ccc. sec. and three hundred eke,

the fallow linden.

bun be abpa'

hamgeptc“

JPt eorhrPM

mxb heopa polce-

geepume

bolhe hrymug hupuloth

luna rPalm P6P “

pOpb ppdmhce

bilbe pulp ;

hepe-

picumneb

gepi pen t bon

bhe on epahcalpe

‘ Tbus in MS.. bntapparentlyaa error for beobne, as the word dses nnt

ln Beowulfwehave z eolre lmb, p. 194. line 17.

and the earls three,

who ere to him their faith hmlwith theirband of people ;

hewould atleasthis kinsman l aotfromcalamity. [release

bore their shields

nearto their camphad marched,when heto his leaders,

the cautious man,said in words,

Tcrah’s son,

c

thatto himwas greatneed

124 cannon’

s ramrnaass .

gpunme gub -

gemdcshould to the strangers show,

the hard hand-

playep s phm p m p . said thathimthe holy

Lord eternal

mt:bam fpsps mhe

raw sem

hlyn peapb on pneum

griped unsoflly

recappe 331W" the sharp arrows,

j peonba peoph. and the lives ofthe foes

11 3011 est abreast

pig cc pebbe warmransom,

nottwisted gold,

forhis brother’s son.

peonb on peev the enemyin fight

Lye renders this line arsltess ia esstiless . l suspeetp ceeto bean errorfor

When,as Ihaveheard,to sleep,

was m the camp the din

of shields and shafts,

the fall ofarchers,

where laughing

theyhad home the spoil,warriors and allies.

Victoryturned againfromthe northmen’

s

hostilemalice,the spear

-

gloryofthemen

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cannox’

s PARAPHu se.

rah-mom eye. back the south-men’

s

treasure and brides,

the children of the people,

05 lemop' mazes. unto the territoryof

Never anyone ofall

with'

a small band,on a worthierthan that

prg-

rrh dearth

ofthose who againstso greu

[97] a power rushed.

PaPerr“isPaw n

3u5-

rpell began”

hpelc gpdmpa peap‘h

]:eonbamom- li b

gebirhimppcs le6ba.

eOplumbebpopen

g reonba peayceape‘ . destitute offriends;

hrmpepebemrb with himwent

rmcerhyphe treasure’

s guardian,

tm remi na

Melchiz edek,leobabryceop so the people

’

s bishop,

yemrb lhcumcom who camewith gifts,

l Evidentlyan error ofthe scribe.perhaps forxomomra.Myinterpretation ofman is purelyconjectural.

Then was, south fromthence,the people of Sodom

awaiting tidings of the battle,how was the fierce

enemies’ retreat?

ca mera’s a utum n. 127

the chief ofmartisl lesders

j himonrewe md on himset

be50 cm dr

t e zu’Ge pops“ ;

1 1rsobn in

pe'Be hemenbps

on gepealb gehpe c“Jye pepnum let. and theewith weapons let

pane-ma ne pops. a wayforth through the proud

‘

J hz le‘liyyllan

onmac [anonnemeahnon p

‘B-

penoh

antemomic hie gob plj

'mbe‘ o

re hemc-

peohean

nubmum-

gapum.

P15orepmz z ner

with hismay)

no pup15pobopa pespb which thouwith heaven’

s Ruler

Iuhee healbere

Theorderofthis and the six following lines seems tohe ; butthe. God (a llthe holym ast) routed, who srs

'

th his hands is said tofightwith the pstrisrehs.sycisstthetcm qf ssperiorforee. Seeolbehere seems to hsvethe fa ee whirlsthe same verb hss inmodern

snd thus sang‘ Be thouhonoured

in the numherot'

men,

rescue the spoil,

and the warriors fell.

On the waytheysate;

themarching hostmightnot

butthemGod routed,

(who to fight

with the patriarchs,

128 CE DMON'

S PARAPHRASE.

recgumhepylleb'. no of his warriors bereft,

mpg]:memennen

PeP“ fi pebbelt

benzercramm

hap Pe punben golb.

15én5300 Per

P0011 3mmla z me Fpeo leban

mfielmga healin

oupérve pic

Pi;‘

J w har

eapopan rjmbon beabe

meapee healban

himbe abpaham

l h is participle appears to be synonymous with bexltegen. signifying berm

Himthen the prince

thegiftofhis blessings

gave, through his hand,

and ofthemartial spoil,throughout, a tenth portion

onAbrambestowed,God’s bishop.

Then spake thewarlike king,

to himwas need ofwealth

Giveme the damselsofmywork ,

whomthouhastrescued,

through power of thyband,fromthosemen’s fatal bonds ;have to thee the twisted gold,

thaterstbelonging was

to our folk,

thewealth and ornamentsletme lead themfree,back into their country,mypeople

’

s children,

into their wasted dwelling-place,

the women and theyouths,the poorwidows ;

their sons are dead,

nobles ofthe country,save a few only,who with memost

the frontier guard.’

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CEDMON’

S PARAPHu se.

he h eme pnll-eobon.

atthe bruntofashen spears,

puhnon he ap e] ; H‘oFl‘e' foughtforthybenefit.

sepia: pa pquan nil. Departthounow conveyinghimhypfceb golb.

J healr-

n e'h

women ofthe nations,

thouforenemies’needestnotthyfor thosemen’

s martial violence,

non‘iS-manna pig the northmcn’

s war.

unbep beoph-hleopnmo among themountain- heights,

bldbrg pears

with the slaughterofthose bands

lncce gepyllebsepia himpi re healbenb

m1b byhepe- ceame.

heopona heah- cynmgo theheavens

’high King ;

with holyspeechcomforted themeek ofmind,

‘

J himed peOpbobe and to him spake

mébarynbon miels"Pina Thyrewards are great,na lacbubepin mdb arealcan letnotthouthyminddepressthee;pena l

-

e pillan miner 3 1 observantofmywill,noheappc ln beyxhr: onbpwban thouneedestnotfear aught,

henben pumine lips lz reerc whilethoumyprecepts executest;

Asimilar compound with the word heal}. viz . beslr- zebebna. occurs in

Beownlfl p. 7. linetl .

Both mtcls andyina seemto be errors formrele andylns.

Departed then the prince

home to journey,with themartial spoil,which to himgave the holyHebrews’ lord,mindful ofbenefits.

Then again toAbram

cannon’

s masseu se. 13 1

he re he hpgenbe hep .

p15peana gehparn againsteveryill

with myhands

peapjx pup phe peran thouneedestnotbe fearfnl

XXX] . XXX] .

Kbpahamlyi Abramthen

“ bombe

bé b-

pd; bpibcne [loom the deed- famed, his Lord

Hugo hme hag-

pin emob. himasked the stricken in days;

3arcs palbenh Ruler of spirits,

”lea-manna co gnome. formen’s comfort,nu1c parpearceape eom. now l amthns desolate i

ne leap; to fl ips -

[col

wnegumminpa

dcme c pcep fenlon

mine populh-magar

realbercya me [unu me a son,

p6p‘50n mec pop; bpece

‘ho

on remmise

pé b (hycgan .

3th gepépamin Mysteward goethelate with children,

papa-

emintc‘hmgebsncum firmlyin thoughtimagineth,

f me wpeep p e eap pan fine thatafterme his sons shall be

Spec-

Peanuthe seeth thatbymywife tome

Himthen forthwith God

Never of the steward

build for anysons ofmine ;butafterme shall

myworldlyconnexionsmywealth enjoy.

132 cannou’

s PARAPHRASB.

dcPin hgen beapn

ppwepa healbe‘

h

bonne pin plmrc lrge'h

rceapa heopon

hm“ zeniththe stars of the firmsment,

pami pume heopa. which now largelytheir

pulhOp-

pmrtne phoe

opep bpdb bpymnheaphce rcinan

rpxlc brhmag-bupb

memgo pinpe

pole-bespnnmppome

ne lwepupinpeph‘h persu

p én be runn peep'he‘h

beapn o]: bpybe.

relic creep brh

ne geompapnrc eomre palbenb

n In P0P7mmrela

cl: calhes

peoyeparumne

gehet: be pole-reche

1c be pi pe nu

shall the sons

govern thyheritagebutthine own child

shall rule thytreasures,when thyflesh lieth.

Behold the heaven ;

over thebroad ocean

brightlyshinersuch shall be the familyofthypeople,excellentin its children.

Letnotthouthysoul bewith sorrows bound

yetto thee shall sons,

children fromthywife,come bybirth,who shall after he

Be notthousad

I amthe Powerful,

who thee, manywinters since,fromthe Chaldeans

’

some four ofyou,promised thee dwellings,ample in possession ;I the now,

parentofthe Hebrews !mycovenantgive,

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34 cannons mummies;

to her consort,

with words to speak

mePermpmmbepalbenh heopons. the Lord ofHeaven,

thatI of thy

pimmichan increase the number,underheaven,

eapopnmpinum

nti fc com Oppéna no Now I amhopeless,f unc [co ehyI-rtapo thatto us the stafl

'

of our family

319856 weathere

I amwith sadness worn.

ho rpa 1c be bibbeo

hép lj‘

p mac

ppeolecn mango

do on gepealbeo

i nre 6812 38 revwere lipumo

hehehimpoop-memen

oubebb gin

bpi'be lhpum

hipemob ara b

do as I praythee ;here is a damsel,a comelymaiden,an Egyptian woman,one in thypower2bid her then to thee straight

thycouch ascend,

andmake trial,whether the Lord willto thee any

into theworld let,

bythis woman, come.’

Then the blessedman

to the woman’

s counsels

assented,

bade the bond-woman to himinto bed to go,

byhis wife’

s counsels.

Hermind rose,when she had with ofl

'

spring

oz onou‘

s uursu ss. 135

byAbram

she soughtwith insults

hermistress,

bore contumelyin mind,perla

‘Spenbo .

te heo plume ongan. to butshe boldlysought

pophamcyhanhlpeman- bylin e.

mdberrome

‘

J 17150 eps‘

li.

na ppemercPugepyrnu“J lube p15me.

papoberepugens

me poop-memen o

bebb-

percegel-

cali

rpa lc béna pi r as I was suppliant,)bpehce b030pa gehpam

‘

brébumj pdphum bydeeds and words.

igan"rceal shall Hagar rue,

3 11: 1c"166 901!Pe

MS. and Junins.bpehca boxopa z eham.

5 Forh as I suspectwe should read hxap. and thathpeonan or z eluan. or averb of like import. has been omitted in the line.

“ if Imayforthee.”i. e. if I n ightheallowed.Again. on a similar occasion.

to her lord

hermind’s sorrow,

sore in soul said,

and stronglyspakeThoudoestnotwhatis seemand righttowards me ;thouhast still permittedthatme the bond-womanHagar (since to thethe woman with step

136 cmnmos ’

s uu rnu ss :

ofthis be theAlmightythe Lord [of lords]

bémamib unc cplh judge’

twixtus two.

’

anbrpapobeo

as poplwce rere.

benben pit: bp s‘h bti

( cPupin dgen more

mennen doeon orps pin mob ppeo

‘

h as thymind liketh.’

XXXII . XXXII .Ba peeps finbhbe Then was unblithe

Abram’

s wife,

with herwork- servant

ppa‘li on m6be. wroth in mood

beapb‘

J hpe‘beo hard and cruel,

hige- ceonan rppwc hermind’s hate spake,

ppecne on pmmnan . fiercelyagainstthe damsel.heo pa ple6n gepi s . She then fled

ppea j pe0pb6m. invective and thraldom,

pohan né polhe would notendure

ypel j onblein evil and vengeance

forwhatshe ere had done

no rappan to Sarah,

ac heo on rrh sepia buton herwayshe wentpérren fécan thewaste to seek.

pep hie pulbperbegn There her aminister ofglory,

The word np ihena is here supplied ; the resemblance ofwhichto bp ihren

immediatelyfollovn'

ngmayhave occasioned its omission bythescribe.i. e. child's.

answered

the prudentman,with his words r

I will notforsake thee,while we both live,

of honours void”,

butthoumayestthine own

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138 ca nsxox’

s PAMPHRASE.

words say,i remago—pmcmeal thatthe boyshall,

’mongstmen, be

re e nuhj'

ne.

Pei“ encommw

migumrinum

mnb pepen-hw ee.

Peob (mmz veo

engler151mm

mre balsa bemsoberé penb

-

gart

epne pa he on populbeo

7mmbr i be

n . 3 1m

[unupcox j‘Mh

rpare engel i p

puph hlj‘ (gen pdpb

Paro‘

heoben .

He shall he fierce,

blood- thirsty,an adversaryto the tribes ofmen,to his kindred ;

on himmany

with weapon‘

s force.

Fromthese patriarchs

shall spring a people,

a vastnation.

Go thouagain thylord to seek,

dwell with those who own thee.

She then forthwith went,

through the angel'

s precepts,

to her lords,

as the holyone commanded,God’s messenger- spirit,

with speech discreet.

Then was toAbramIshmael born,

justwhen he in the worldwinters had

six and eighty.The son waxed and throve,

as the angel erst,

through his own word,

the faithful minister,to the damsel said.

Then the Suprerne,afterthirteenyears,

emmon'

s raurnnsss.

éce bluhoen o the Lord eternal,

withAbram spake

Beloved, as I the teach,

performthouwell our

covenant

us be on tiha gehpona

bugubumreaps . will raise with honours ;

perPubébummom be thou in deeds strenuous,

Pa pi pe popfi is l the compactstill

1650 z eh rw

Pe itremlbe zeonioppe so pebbe in pledge of comfort,herpin peph

‘

h bemeapn because thysoul mourned.

Pureesle halzmn .

seta sign oftriumph,on gehpilcne true, on each

ra nch-65mmln pille on me

hlapopb habban

o’lS

'

lSe holbne ppeonb

pinumgnomcj'

nne

loMpolosybeohjfpbe healbenb

sirse 1151“ me

bebobupi llah.

Perre onmalb aimi

13 9

ifthouwiltin mehave a Lord,or faithful friend

to thyofl'

spring.

I will be this people’

s

pastor and ruler,

ifye obeymeinyour bosom-thoughts,

and mycommandments

Shall everymanofthis race,

being childish,

ofthemale kind, [cometh,from when he into the world

after seven nights,

with the sign oftriumph,

40 cannons man suse.

geignobme

Purl!peonbrmpe

ablupen ppombugu‘hum

M5no to hate

to cap cpeoyige

m36 iss een sex“

geld p n .

pufecal: runuagan

beapn be bpybe piape.pone [eulon hunh-

riwenheo

noPear; be Per caponan

5c xc pammago-

Innes .

grace divine,

through the spint’

apowers,

meonb-rpeb ppemum manyfriends forbenefitshe onp6n recal

and blessing,

a wide spread folk shall come,bpez o

-

PeanbaPek

p6pe apira‘s.

guardians ofthe realm,

worldlykings,

XXXIII . XXXIII .

laid in haste

his face on earth,

and with slighting turned

be tome dedicated,or from the earth,

byenmity,far parted,

driven fromgood.

Do as I command,I confide toyou,

Thoushalthave a son,

a child, bythybride,whom shall the inhabitants of

all call I saac. [this son,Thouneedest not shame thee of

for l to theyouth

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142 cmnnon'

s rau rmuss.

promises.

ic rrmael

now bless,

rpapubéna eapc as

pinumFpum-beapne thyfirst- born child,

on pOpulb-

piceo in the world’

s realm,

yopugebibe no hemanymayabide,tanumcubpe with spreading progeny

eapopan pinum

yampe gen nir

oupolrulb cumen

hahge hrge tpeapa a holyspiritual compact,j hrmholb peran and to himbe gracious.

Q

abpahamppemehe

rpa hrmre éca bebei b.

[ewe”rho- d en

be”rein hi re

heht 15rez n Pew»heah gehprlcne

pe hr] hmapeyyepach—cinner ofthemale kind

MS.yipb .

yet1 Isaac,thyson,thyyoung child,

who is notyetto theecome into theworld,with speed to his wishes,

muchmore honour,and to himtrulymymind

‘s covenant

as himthe Eternal bade,

seta sign ofpeace,

attheLord’s behest,on his own son,

bade ita sign to be

circumcised each one

cansrox’

s mumu se.

‘mindful of the compact,

gleap on m6be.

5a himgob realbe,

11550meow‘J Pareel; cure":

oupopulb-

piceohe hrmbe ; pOphee no

“

p'

hban he on pi pe

; up‘

hummcabee

his Lord’spillan ppm

“

0 a

pa7pi]: ahloh [109] Then the woman

pepeba bprhener atthe Lord ofhosts,

i c heo geapumypob butshe, stricken inyears,

‘ The sense ot‘

these five lines is not clear. and seems to depend ouwhat

°Atthis partoftheMS. are eridentvestiges of a leafthathas been eutout.

and then himself received

the illustrious token.

Ever his glorious Creator,

the powerful king,

with good increased him,in theworld

's kingdom

therefore this did he to himself.

After thathe on his journeying

44 CE DMON'

S PARAPHRASE.

much in hermind ;

[65 ne gelfpbe she in sooth believed not

eventwould follow.

rschirbe

j,on bfipe shop

P4 cw“halts sobne pilerappan

‘.

p6pbumminum

Jteal nommmPeab

[ya no be atmymbe gehet:[65 1c beyecge.

o]: rbeye briseapopa pecneb

bonne xcbarrlcano

o‘8peyrhe.

pic geyece

be beob popn gehhz to thee shall bemymanymin gelérceb promises fulfilled

buon magan pheere thouon thyson shaltlook,

bin {gen beapn

belovedAbram!

XXXIIII. XXXIIII .

Debicouhimba é bpe

server!Weme cc

joumeying with speed

5 atthis settime in the nextyear.” —Gen.m i. 21.

heaven'

s Ruler,

thatin her bower raised

Abraham’s wife

joyless laughter,no then said the holyGod

mywords ; a

thateventshallyetcome to pass,as I to thee, atthebeginning

In sooth I sayto thee,on this verytin e”,of thewoman shall be

a son born.When I this same,

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46 CE DMON'

S PARAPHRASB.

leng ne bolhe

copn bpoyrgean6c him [cube

ba on éyen- cib

roboma ceartpe

h1eba rec buph-

geare

Pamsh am Pepe

men pop hrycigan

garcum boz efiner.

gpéean eobe.

cjmna gemunbe

pihe j germ-

no

sorelyand grimly,heatand scorching,

on the heathen folk.

’

Themen awaited

the bonds ofpunishment,woe

’mid theirwalls,

Theythen atthe town-

gate

himself sitting,the son ofHaran ;

man

theypaid to the Lordgood with smdsins.till thatthe Chief of spirits,

the brightSource of life,

longerwould not

sufl'

eranger,

butto them sent

the stem-minded Kingtwo strong angels,

his messengers,who, ateven- tide,

theyseemedyoungmen before his eyes.Arose then the Lord’s servant

towards the spirits,

wentto greet

the guests familiarly,minded of nations

the rightand fitting customs,

CE DMOX'

S PARAPl-lBASE.

barn pmcumbeah'

and ofl'

ered to the men

Him then the Preserver’

s

nfiele cpenbpan noblemessengers

answered

Have for the kindness thanksbapabe bufine bube

P"be Purercpt“ .

tulle benes‘ho

fi lerbiban

rattan runne ajz when the sun again

mecob tip poplar. [1 12 ] the Lord up shall lead.’

bamp6cum loch'

o Then to hr‘

s feetLot

a s a

barn greyeumhub to the guests bowed,j himgeopne beab

perce gepeolrba restand refreshment,hr; peccherhleop.

j beguunge and his service.

h e on bane cupon Theythankfullyacceptedabehnger611 :

eobon rous

rpa hrmye ebjurca as themthe Hebrew

in under his dwelling

bap himre abela

gleap-yeph

‘h hmle the sagacious man,

greys -h‘Snyl-re entertainment

prune on pleaseoh 1 pop

‘h gepde.

ripen-

reigns .

following the day,covered the waterystreams,

f The line in alliteration with this is wam’

ag.

148 Clemson’

s rau rau ss.

fi rJ rib Imb

gobe finleope

i h e behepbon

l6ch mrb glen-

arm

hecon leban fit:

bamhean hop

rerarmmeal!»

7mb bamhe le’h

[1 13 ] ofdecencytheyreeked not.

n Then quicklyroserehe op : pé b ongene he who counsel oftdevised,

10th on pecebe

hépyinhuamnetwo unsullied

M5rpa 1c cop hibba do as I prayyou,(ofthose damsels knoweth not

eitheryet,throughmarriage,

theirmass, with the darlmess

ofthis lifg

the seas and spacious land,

came the inhabitants ofSodom,

young and old,

hateful to God,

in greatmultitudes,to demand the strangers ;so thattheybeset,bypoweroftheir band,Lotw ith the guests ;

bade him lead out,

the holymessengers,themen into their power;said with words,

thatwith thementheywould have to do,

and wentforthwith out.

Then spake overall

the assemblage ofmenthe son ofHaran,of prudencemindful

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150 cammon'

s rsaarasass.

j hms o; gpdmpabi and him then from those furious

(the righteous strangers)

inpa gehprlcum

heapob—p eua

peap‘h eal hepeyona

buph-

papeun blmb

pe‘Bem6be

rpa hie punbebon

‘c bep grdme pé pon

goberypell-boban.

pepobe m1b pine

pz le”coho-

[ced a r

ob‘

he rpm-

ac megor, among thes e people,

as anyfriend,to these damsels also

be pe hép onphca'ho thatwe here behold,

alé be op byne leob-mugothose who are dearto thee,

gift, if notan error forgifts}. seems here to be used collectivelyyetareGen. s ix. 18, 19, 21, where the same confusion of numberprevails.

in underthe dwelling,

and then instantly,to everyoneofthose standing

of Sodom’

s folk,

fastobstructed

their power of sight.

Atonce became theof citiz ens .blind,

theymightnotbreak,

thehouse after the guests,

as theydesired,forthere were powerful

God’s messengersThe guestshad force,

rigid strength,

much theychastised

themultitudewith pain.

Spake then with words

the faithful ministers

fairto Lot

Ifthouhave a son,

cs nuon’

s mumu se.

j pin ealbop nepe

Pi lmarPuPOPPGOI‘BC'

unc hu: palbenh hehc

FOPPena fi nnum

rpeapran lige. to the swartflame,pipe gel

-yuan . to the fine to give,

3 parp lc flei n no and the folk to strike,

mnb cpealm- ppéa.

and his angerwreak.

jmpe tibe ir To thattimc itis

Go thou, to save thy

he irFlies mflbe‘ [1 17] to thee is the Lord kind.

’

O O 0

XXXVI .

himbe ebpe Themthen straight

nemegte nub ibel'um I cannotwith the women

mylife’s safety

rpa peep heonone so far fromhence,

Here s lesthas been cutoutoftheMS. containingthe end ofCanto XXXV.

and the beginning ofCanto XXXVI.

with utmostspeed,

lestthouperish

Withmm M” onus

Uhhath the Lord commended,for themen’

s sins,

52 cannox'

s PM BRASB.

[the geyéa n.

faith and favour

ic pi c hesh- huph I lmow a loftytown

hép i nc neah here, one nigh,

food and rest,

1 re “hon- Depe

up in Zosr

yécsn moeen

pipe Pubs Wina'omfife,

thatloftytown, protect,on rapewore pe

so maysafe

himPappeonbhee

englarana l-m.

nupuymb pahunh rppj'crcahapeolrlian

ten; pecene 06

pmhe gu‘he healba

‘h

3 munbbypbenemoron p51 : on pi p- 10m

ephonPuonmop pin

and our lives save.

’

answered

Thouofthatprayer shalt(now thouofthatcityspeakest)he in possession

hasten forthwith to

thatfastness ;

we in peace will hold thee,

and in protection 3

normaywe on the faithlesswreak God’s anger,sweep awaythe sinful race,ere thatthouinto thyZoar

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l54 CE DMON'

S PARAPHBASE.

7he gpenerpouh

3eonbrenbeb per

:1w film

eOpiSan pal-

ems]epne rpa pibe

17a 15a pine- li c as those inflictions

pfimlanh peps men’s spacious land

rcpubenbe pip the ravaging fire,

w iperJwear 119 and around.

call cabop

call 7gob rpnlbe.

lathergehf'pbehpib on hupgum

unbephec hereah

15heo on”d c-

refiner

NS. and Junins pum a.

thatitfound green

in thegolden cities.

Thus there around,

no small part

ofthe wide land

was overspread

with burning and dismdythe groves became

cinders and ashes,

and the fruits of earth

all dwellings

thatin Sodom- citymen possessed,and in Gomorrah,all thatGod destroyed,the Lord, with the people.When thatfire crash,

the death of nations,

wife in the cities,

she backward looked

towards the fatal ruin.

The Scriptures tell us

thatshe into a salt- stone’

s

likeness

straightbecame.

Ever since

CE DMON'

S PAMPBMSE.

‘l‘ weremenmile punchel'rrh eMans 5036“

pice lil yheo pdpbum

wlbrermm.

hfpan ne polbeo

nufecal heapb‘J recip .

onyampicumpj

'

pbe biban .

bplhtnerMme)“hponne bosons pimopopulb gerite

71rvunbpt rum

Pam5c semi-w

fina gangan

nub é p- bg e

7he efc'

sew“

lmp i r

px’6hi; palbenb rppec

he gereah prompolban

pal-

g imme pic.

h e be ; plenco oup6h

15h emien- bi bs

towe“ withou

the human image

(thatis an awful tale)hath continued still,

punishment,forthatshethewordsoftheministers ofglory

XXXVI] .

journeying alone,

MS. and Jnnins hep .

Now hard and steep mustshe,in those places.

her fate abide,

the Lord’s doom,when

, through number ofdays,theworld shall have passed away.Thatis one of the wonders,

so thathe again stood

where ere, in words,

he with his Lord spake,

the sagacious patriarch.

He saw fromearth

up widelyflythe grimsmoke ofdeath.

Pride had them so invaded,

and wine- drinking,

thattheyin wicked deedswere too audacious,

daring in sins ;

theyin sooth forgot

156 cannon‘

s masseu se.

hpa hlm bugeiSa popgeapo

ronPon bun brezo “ 313 °

pilm- hime lig.

niecerenbe.

palhenb Ilfl’ej b

z emtmbeMila n Pa.

rpahe ope hybethebelovedman ;he preserved Lot,

the other’

s kinsman,

Pareo mane-

gee poppeap‘ho when themanyperished .

3 h rboheop epa'.

O

Here a leafoftheMS. has been entont.

-the Lord’s judgments, [parityand who had given themofpros

the fruitin their cities ;

therefore on themtheLord of nuburning hotflame. [gelsin vengeance, sent.

OurLord,observantofhis compact,then re

theman for deeds renowned,for fear of the Lord,in thatfastness

longer dwell ;

butLotdeparted,

journeying fromthe city,and his children also,

far fromthe fatal place,

to seek a dwelling,

till thatthey, bythe slope

where the blessed Lot,

the righteous, dwelt,

dear to the Lord,a number ofdays,and his daughters two.

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158 canMox’

s ranArnnass .

rec on life rer

gobcunbe bée

15recm e

um Fromthose patriarchs

people unnumbered,

nations sprang. .

One ofthose tribeh

Moabites

pib-mi pe cynn a far- famed race ;

ohpe peparnémna‘h. the otherpeople call,

XXXVI“.

Tupi : himhamxb bpy‘

be so Departed then with his wife

underAbimd echhis wealth to lead,

He to the people said

thatSarah his

sisterwas.

Abrahambythose wordshealth In; albpe

Pi heP1I1 : scarre

f he pine-mhga

ppeonba herbs

In reP0068"hir

she who in life wfi

in winters elder.

The Scriptures tell

the divine books,

thattheyoungerher own child

forhe knew well

thathe kinsmen

among the people few,

fewfriends had.Then the prince his

canmoxv's mas seu se. 159

Marreabs

hehe blungan to himyelpum'o bade thembring to himself

a a

pa perellpeobxg Then was’mongststrahgers,

onmemberMm.

hmPerfi lm: In

rpa he ope hybenepgenb ump

eame himselfbynight,pep re palbenb leg to where the sovereign lay,

Began then the King oftruth,

through a dream, to speakto the prince,

j himyppe hpe6p and angrilyto himcalled

there genfime

hpfbe erbeopne

FOPPepe ba be

rj‘

nnabpycta'o the dispenser oftreasure

buphylé p 6ncpe5hpz cPutype “

”1ltthouever,

englaPeoben Lord of angels !

Puph bin fppe pnlc through thine anger,

Abraham’s wife

led fromher husband,to a stranger

’

s bosom.

Himthen there supported

the Lord eternal,as he ofthad done ;

his consortfromthe chieftain

fromthee shall draw,

forthatdeed,

death fromthybreastthysoul.

’

160 CEDMON'

S PARAPBRASB.

albpe li tan leta life,

heah beheopran‘. 0 Supreme!be cut06,

rapebe hep leopa‘ho

is in purpose firm

atthee seeketh i

To me, awhile since, said

itheo abpahamer thatsheAbraham’

s

sisterwere ;

I have notsin with her,

yetcommitted.’

hrmpas e epthe Lord eternal,

rd‘

hpmremen h ao the justCreator,

puph prpepn 6ncpe'

ho through the dream, addressed

Give toAbraham

gr; buon p0pulbe leng

he 1; gdb j gleap

MS. beheoprau; Junius beheopan butthetrue reading is doubtless bebeo

p an. See p. 163. line 21, where the phrase again occurs. The beginning of

5 Thewords ‘notquestioning

’areto betaken imrnediatelyafier ‘tome’three

0 Between this and thepreceding linethere is no alliteration ; perhaps forrel;we should read 718 gob.

ifthouin theworld longer,

chief ofmen,reek of life.

He is good and wise,mayhimself speak with,

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162 cz nmos ’

s mnarnaass.

thatthouwiltto me

sayin words,hugcpophce ic pa :

ashes lebbere

to metormk

saidstin words

liceymugs .

polberc li‘

lihce wouldesthostilely,puph 13pi]: on me as through thatwoman, on me

ppohce alecgean crime attach,

pe pa (phce We thee honour-ably‘J pa ppeonbhce

as

ppemenapanearc [128] for ourbenefits thankest.’

XXXVIIII . XXXVIIII .

Kbpahamba Abrahamthen

unbrwwbe

ne bybe ic pop pacne ‘ l did itnotfor frand,

(sincethouamong us,Abraham1into this countrybutled thystormy.)thatthouforme thus cruellyhastlaid a snare i

Thou, a stranger,

land for comfortthounow requitestus

ca nnox’

s rau rnasss.

m P0Pnonwne pop prhce nor for aught

( c seme gumena balbOp

purposelypreserved.we reM31

fromthe familyofthe chief,

‘

JP'l‘

Pf; nubme

te herpaper I on this journeyeveron pénumree

ss a stranger,

albpe beheope

yehe hrmparibere ep .

therefore to the warriors I

popbumnegbe said in words,

Pmmmin

Pep Pmcurb: learmrb pei - lanham". as with hostile nations

prnnan pceolbon [129]re p rlce bpeah I the same did

164 cainrrox'

s rsnaruaass .

rrh‘

han repina' o

0 greatprince!

ne pas] me on mobe enh Tome in mind itwas notknown,whether, among this folk,ofthe LordAlmighty

pa ic hép épere com

therefore I fromthy

and fromthee thyself,mostofall,

thattome Sarahwith footstep conjugal

mounted the couch ofrest.’

Abrahamto load

populb-

gertpeonum

j hrmhippip ageap so and to himhis wife restored

realbe hrmbo htiee gave himto boot

perbe he hiphpib genim (because he had taken his wife)

3 31m!) peolphp.

mm Inmm cw

ehehngahelm

tuP0 lwportrle

substance ofmoney.Spake then eke in words

toAbrahamthe chief ofmen

Dwell with us,

and choose the a habitation

in this land, [thee,where itmaybemostpleasingtoa dwelling

-

place

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166 cannon’

s rsnarnsass.

Paw n-

ri m“ “ m asfi nm mgry

P0 beP15mumprh ahpahame

pa he gebé lbe when he separated

himbeope tyne

heprep peopc gehlefc no He forthis gotpain,

ppecne piec perilous tom cat

nameahcon ppeo neheape mightnotfree nor servile

heopa brew-

Peanut

numerous progeny;he hrmismeant) poprrdb forthattheLordhinderedtothem,

08pre halga till thatthe holy,forhis chief,

(ppa hrbban

getrz liobe.

mom“

1 team

pobopa palbenb. the heavens’Ruler,

cab j chm. theirhappiness and wealth.

mrlbe on m6be

rpa hme abpahambeb [132] asAbrahamhad prayed him.

to prayforpower,the Lord eternal.To himtheChief of angels

the procreative powerunlocked,

forthe king of nations,

of free and servile,

men and women ;

cannon’

s raw nruss. 167

mmum. to Si l l h,

Nbenb umhad his promise

to those beloved ones performed,

lips] albop.

to theman and woman.

tone hme ensh

ere thatwith progenythemotherwere

cacen be copie

rrfl c némbe Isaac named.

hme abpaharn on

beseen reme

rpahimbebeabmemb

pulbop- tophe jmb pucan

perbe h me on populb

Eniht: pcox 3 p33 . The boywaxed and thrived,rpahrmcynbe pcpon as to himwas natural,

congenial fromhis parents.

Abrahamhadpmrpahunb eeonrrg

when to him his wife a son

on

hebe ; Spage bib He forthis had awhile waited,since thatto himfirst,

puph hip (gen p6pb0.

with his own hand,

seta l ien,

so as himbade the Creator,

glorybright, after a week,fromwhenthathiminto theworld,

168 cannon’

s ram nnass.

pone bug pillantheLord had announced.

P0re0mtw eari

p7pi; gereah thatthatwoman saw,

rrmael pleganharp his at: [perenbum

recon bticti

j heOpa lupan eall

together,

prb irice

prbmin (gen heapn

shall share the heritage

on lareepc afterthee,

ponnebuoffice when thoufromthybodyslbop apénbere.

Then was toAbrahampeopce on m6be

thatinto exilehemustdrive

hrrpelpeyrunu his own son.

pa com mecob Then came theLord oftruth,

GApparentlyan errorfor

where theyatmeatbot-h a t.

holyin mind,and all their domestics

drank and rejoicedthen said his loftymate,

Grantme, guardian ofbracelets,

and I shmael

with her lead

wewill notlongerbe

with mywill.If I maysway,never Ishmaelwith I saac,

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170 cannon’

s rans rnnass.

rpeotol if j gepene.

pbe [65meeob.

ypegleyalbop .

re‘

Be [130p pele'B

rnycpummrhcum3 pin mdb rpymeii.

preypuprh ppeonb oh‘he

ppemman ongnnne.

palbenbycupe'h

mentori -mar

pillan pinne.

7irpibe cubr

1c pa brbbe nu

prne ebpeao

‘

p511 tll-mdbrz .

pi ps pins .

ppemena co leane

papabe re co bugu‘hum

manifestitis and seen,thatto thee the Lord oftruth

is as a companion,the Prince of the skies,

who giveth victory,through his sirpientpowers,

and strengtheneth thymindwith gifts divine ;

therefore to thee hath prospered

whatthou, with friend or foe,

hastto accomplish sought,

bywords or deeds.Zhe Powerful forwardeth

,

theLord, thygoings forth,with his hands,

thywill ;thatis widelyknownto the city-dwellers.I praythee now,0 man of the Hebrews,bymywords,thatthouof disposition good

ofthycovenant,thatthouwiltto me

be a faithful friend,

in requital ofthe kindnesseswhich I, forthybenefit,have done to thee,

since thatthoudestitute

cmmxou’s Pamruaass. 171

onParPep-P005”

ppm larce

gj'lb memib hj

’lbo

7xcPg hneap nam. forthatI was notsparingto theof land and favours ;

Pel'

Purum’leobum na. be to these people now,

no if theAll- powerful to the ,

our Lord,

rehe gefeeapn healbe‘li'. who holdeth theworld

's destinies,

7Pupanb -

pxgum. thatthouto the shieldedwarriors

pfim0p move

on {Sq-

re pole-

recaps . among this people,

ppmtpa bsélan ornaments distribute,moblgpa gen

-

neono rewards ofthebold,

a land-mark set.’

Pi pe red he

f he polbe [ya thathe so would.

in the Philistines’

the Hebrews' prince,langeMy.

pearceap: mib ppembum so poorwith strangers.

himppcs engla To himthe Lord of angels

assigned a dwelling,

m this lineto the end oftbe esnto ths sense seem n tyobse- e.

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171 cannon’

s raw nsass.

rpahimbebeibmeech. as himthe Lord had bidden;spreeparprhe

3 0mm

”5himmes tubes. as himthe Lord had taught,mayope]; pércen. theways overthe desert,06ypulbop -mphs

up over the deep water

6116“apémbeo

paye eabegapep Then the blessedman

rpa hmyegbe ép. as to himere had said

rmlerfiber

ThenAbraham spake

to his servants

Mymen,

wewill come again,

nncep

to theKing of spirits

ap pen habba‘

h

Departed then theman

3 hr; flgen runn and his own son,

00Perremun er

pe himmecob cahce which himtheLord had shown,

passing overthe wealds

pububé p runu.

the father, fire and sword.

Then this began to ask

pep pmtpumz eong theman in wintersyoung,

cmnmos '

s ransrnu ss.

pmhep pyp'

j ypeopb [140]‘We hene fire and c m rd

have, mylord !

f pucaphs-

gobe. thatthouto the brightGod,

thinkestto bring i’

hepbe on i n gehogob

f he gebé be[pa hmo bpxheen her

klm1mi cimnsn‘lp mmmon- cynnerpeapbypa himgemet:Pmce

‘B

[scape bfine

rpa h1mye éca bebeab.

1 he on hpope gel-

cob.

hedn lanbey.G

onwnebe htmre rtnmz awPépwrtwemb

pdpbumw hee

ongan pa 6b hli ban

p61: 3 honba

beapne rinum‘

3 pa on bé l amp

3 In sabre semis

G Here a line is wanting.containingthe illiterativeword orwordsto p ram

thathe mightdo,as himthe Lord commandedJ‘Thatthe King oftrmhfor himselfwill find,the Guardian ofmankind,as to him seemeth meet.’

up with his son, [cd,ashimtheEternal had commandso thaton the roofhes tood

ofthe high land,

on thatwhichtohimthePowerful,

had pointed outbywords.Began then the pileto load,

fire awaken,

and fettered

the feetand hands

ofhis child,

and then on the pile bore

young Isaac,and then hastilygriped

cannon’

s masseu se.

up n englayfim

neyleahPin (gen beapnacPucyrene abpégb.

cmhl: o]: fibe

eaporan Pinne

Puph parbalgan hfinb

Pe Pile 3amyearb

i h outleb

the sword bythe hiltwould kill his son

with his hands,

the fire quench

Then theLord’s minister,an angel fromabove,

called with voice.

the speech ofthemessenger,and to the angel spake .

fromthe firmamentabove,the glory- spiritofGod

true rewards oftriumph,

ample\

lasting gifts

thee will theGuardian of spirits

for thatto thee was dearerhis

peace and grace,

The pile stood on fire,

hadAbraham’s

BelovedAbrahamlslaynotthine own child,

buttake thoualive

the boyfromthe pile,

thyson ;himtheGod ofgloryfavoureth.

ParentoftheHebrews !thou shaltn eeds,

through the hand ofthe holy

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178 ca nnons rasarnsass.

after their adverse lot,

hpgenbpaxehpam

langrumne pi b

hmlefiumyecgan

gehypeye’6e pilleborne on péyUenne

pepoba‘ bjuhcen

J bunW051“ pelaéce alyalbam e h: popgeapo

he perleap gobe.

hopyc‘J hpe

‘Bep-

gleap

herserPira

ppeompole- cogs

g ph-

pite banb

pep hlmgerealbe

m6b3ummago-

paryom.

so and the Lord gracious to him;gerealbe pmpna geyealb he gave himpower ofarms

withwhich in fighthe overcamecnéo-miga pela

G M8. and Junius”pone.

to each one living

a long narration,

to rehearse to men

lethimhearwho will

whom in the waste

the Lord of hosts,the justKing,

powerhonoured,

and to himwonders many,the Supreme eternal,in possession gave.

He was dearto God,the people

'

s prince,

a bold and prudent

leader of themultitude,a valiantgeneral.

The race ofPharaoh,

the denier of God,

he bypain of his rod restrained,

where to himentrusted

the Lord oftriumphs

(to the bold leaders)the lives ofhis kindred,

into the abundance ofthe land,

(to the sons ofAbraham.)

cemmx’

s Passes sass. l7a

papadneypeonbon POMS-resurPayermxépecalhamyirum

[peyon pele bpeamarfmcs bep0pene

of enemies the liberties!

Then was the firstume

thathimthe God of hosts

the greatestof nations.

Atthe fall ofthe treasure wardswas their wail renewed,

slepttheirmanyjoys,

He had of the sinful,

woefullyfelled

InMs. and Juniusmm inm m.G literally.thifolb igu.

G w as.poetics.atvidetur. pro harm - Lye.

Then was of old,

180 censrox'

s ramrusass.

ppum-beapnapela

abpocene hunh peapbaybana pibe rcpa

‘

h

lanb bpypmj'bebeabpa hpmpum

bugo‘

h pop‘li gepi s

populb- bpefima lye

pmponfl

hleahcop-

rmrfihanba beloceas

pole pépenbe

ppeonb pmrbelieapob

he0pon lubep becom

bpupon beopol-

gylbbassyermé peopep mrbban-

geapb

Pareomenz eo P6P

mPer“mu n breth

herhe lne pibe pepti

pjvpnan pohcon

31; hrs metal; leve

5 Forp roud I suspectwe oughtto read front. The line answers to Brod.

ru. 36a “And theyspoiled the Egyptians.”tApparentlyan errorforh e.

manyfirst-born ;the bursten city- holds

the slayerwidelypenetrated,the fell hater ofthe people ;

the landmourned over

the corpses ofthe dead,

their flowerdeparted,wail was on everyside,little ofworldlyjoys ;ofthe laughers

' were

the hands closed

the dire journeyatwas permittedto the people to bewail,

the departing nation.

The enemywas spoiled,theirmultitudes in hell ;heaven thither came,fell their infernal gods,

greatwas thatdayovermid- earth,

when themanydeparted,who thatbondagehad endured

manyseasons,the old malignant

thoughtto denyto thekin ofMoses,ifthemthe Lord permitted,the long desire

oftheirwished- forjourney.Themarch was hastened,

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ce nuox’

s rsan nuals.

prymn hrmbeyu‘

han theyknew thaton theirsoirth

Mel-papa lanb seas the EthiOps’land,

popbz pneb buph- hleo

‘liu

batumheopon- colum

rr5F irbrine

be lce apep bpebbe

bypnenbne heaponhalgan new s

the torrid air.

Had the cloud,

Pihun Mmum. in its wide embrace,the earth and firmamentabove

itled the nation -host;

quenched was the flame- fire,

bprheagebpj'moreo

panb opep polcnum

yunnan 115 pet:

rpegle'Opepcolben

rpa pammyt-

pdpay though themast- ropesmen ne en

'iSon

ne‘

Baregl-

pdbe nor the sail- cross

geye6n meahcou so mighttheysee,

copiS-buenbe the inhabitants ofearth,

GApparentlyan error forbeopb-hleoSu.

Lye and others propose the correction reg-1mm.which is quite needless,

ycealb being an orthographical variation ofyej lb. sometimes written reelb.0 Eitheran errororan orthographical ariation formle (as cyora forcorn,

p. 1 13 . l. u ; hypeopon for hpeOpon. p. 188, l. I ; "on for[61 5 p. 193.The word occurs again atp. 184. l. 10.

(a people bro"?with the hotcoals ofheaven5)there the holy.God

againstthe heatintense

shielded the people,

with a canopyo’

crspread

the burning heaven,

Thepeople were amaz ed,oi multitudes mostjoyous,their day- shield

’

s shade

rolled over the clouds.

The wise God had

the sun’

s course

cannon’

s mmpnu ss.

ealle quarreall the “18h “?3

hutur n-

nob per

pelb- hliramerc thatgreatestoffield

-houses.

Afterthathewithgloryhonoured,

PeOben holbe

polce no B iome

bugofi inmhela

15Penbluhven trom

n’

m‘

Jvolcan

benmarrpegen

each ofwhich

heah- pegnunga [147] the high services

halxgergarter. of the holySpirit,themarch of the beloved,

bagum mhcum

pa xc on moltgen gepm n Then, as I have heard, on the

the hold in mind

hebban belie- layman . raised thewar- trump ,

hltiban rcepnum

pulbperNM ~

Here a part otthe poemhas probablybeen omitted bythe scribe. there

being no hiatus in theMS.

to the Lord faithful.Then was the third station

,

in comfortto the people.

All the hostsawhow there towered

the holysails,the aerial wonder light.

fi e people knew;the flower of Israel,thatthe Lord there came,the Lord ofhosts,a camp to mete

before himjourneyedfire and cloud,

in the brightfirmament,

i84 se s sion’

s PARAPBRASB.

pepob call spir

mecan

XLl II l . XLIIII

Dltib hepgeycm. [148] Loud was the shoutofthe host,heopon

- beacen ard h. the heavenlybeacon rose

ofiep punbop rylhco

reel-

pi be beheolb

blhce 11:6bon pale stood

reinourcylb-hpeo'lian‘

[cea’50"rprhpebon

neah ne mlhcon

heopon- caubel bapu

ye; ld-hpeotSan. 1 amunable to translate the latterpartofthis compound.Perhaps we oughtto read recabo. I amaware thatmytranslation of this

and the three following lines is farfromsatisfactory.

the hostall rose,

the power ofthe valiant,

as themMoses bade,the tribes

’

greatchieftain,

thepeople ofthe Lord.

Promptthatmarshal hand

saw onward

the Guide of lifemete outlife

’

s way,he the sail

’

s course directed.

The seamen after

Another stupendous wonder!Afterthe sun’

s

setting course, theybeheldso over the people,

a flame to shine,

the clearbeams,the bucklers shone.

The shades prevailed ;

yetthe falling nightlyshadowsmightnotnear

shroud the gloom.

The heavenlycandle burnt,

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cz nuos’

s mas seuse. 1 87

ph’aan gnameyaphon after theybecame hostile,

emu cin

abouta rod“.

5a heo hrymeg-

pinum Then theyon his kindredmapiSOpypemebon

pi pe ppé eon brake their covenant,

their deadlyfeuds were

mihe-mob pepao no the violentminds ofthe peoples

minum tpeopumo

polbon h e speoph- lean theywould thatlife-

gifl

picne gylban with fraud requite

15re he i beg-

p op so thattheythatday-work

bpeope gebohee

pep bun rmhtag gobe

on 5amrptlb-yi'

he

rpebe POPZéPe

Pa btn eoplamob

phiian hie gerapon

fromthe south ways,pf

'

pb papadmr. the hostofPharaoh

For“003mmo;ep hole pegan moving over the bolt,

eopeb lnxan. the band glittering.

Theyprepared their arms,‘

the war advanced,

bhona bapb- hpeoiian

bf'man fungou trumpets sang,

peob-meapc tpeban theytrod the nation’s frontier.

literally, a twig ; apparentlyin allusion to the rod ofAaron.which had scrasioncd somuch calamityto theEgyptians b the line is.however. defective.

fromthe people of Biases,

when themthemightyGod,on thatperilous journey,gave a prosperous issue.

Then ofhis men themind

88 cans:on’

s massaasss.

on bye l hppeOpon Around themscreamed

the fowls ofwar,

hdbe gpébtge

oyep bprhc- neum

Pom Peel-w rest

“

pulp rnmz on

é eeron pénan

caplearan beop

cpylb pd; hsohsa‘ .on lifipa lap

fleakri se sift.

pole paygehégebhpilumo]: hampepobe

gumhelmgerpeon

cram; cm-bepge

pigs; on pénum

11l hlencan rceoc

hehr: hnyhepe- cxree

healbsugeOpne

5 h is line is extremelyobscure : is possiblyan error forpéynm.

dewy- feathered,

over the bodies ofthe host,

(the dark chooser of the slain);thewolves sung

their horrid evensong,

in hopes of food,

the reckless beasts,

threatening deathto thevaliant

on the foes’

trackfl ew

fl ew the sp iritof death

the peoplewere hemmed in.

Atlength ofthathost

the proud thanes

metmid thepaths,in bendings of the boundaries ;

to themthere the banner- kingmarched with the standard,the prince ofmen

rode themarcheswith his band ;thewarlikeguardian ofthepeople

clasped his grimhelm,the king, his visor.

Thebanners glittered

in hopes ofbattle;

slaughter shook the proud.

He bade his warlike band

bear themboldly,

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CEDMON’

S PARAPHRASE.

co lape l hmym lb-men to the leaders of which

thewarlike host.ofpeople

readymarched

rpapep capp-

penoh. who there the legion host

leob mwz nerPorn

Plbep Peron stilt

hepbon hie gemynteb c6

06PamAli-bege

poml’on PermPneumpop tip

- sharpen.

Pare pon a trom

peonb"per£nm6b.

05 i Plan“ mercurmllmg engel

ye 5amemgeo beheolb

1 pep gelabecnub hrm

“

the road was parted ;

Apparentlyan errorforbpotipa.

5 Bypecan, thefoe, seemto be intended theEgyptians ; and bypenno, thehostofthe israelites, who are represented as pig-blag i. e. polewithfear ofthe ene

MS. and Junius gelabe.

a powerful band,

bythousands .Thither theypromptlycame,

[158] theyhad resolved thereon,

with their powerful bands,

on thatmorn,the race of Israelites,

with their faulchions, to destroy,in vengeance for theirbrothers

therefore was in the campa cryupraised,a dire evensong

in dread theystoodcursed thefatal net.Then dread came over them,

theyfled the dire intelligence.

the hostwas war-

pale,

till thattheir pride castdown

a mightyangelwho themultitude protected

thatthere thewaywith themtheymightnotlonger

CE DMON'

S masseu se. 1911

mcgen e’hhemepe-

repeam

Peron omen“

rvwn ester1mm

pean on penum

pe ccenbe bi b

eall reo pb-

gebluhe.

romob tethere

eoplaron uhc- efb

é pnumbénum

mew ! infirm

hycgan on ellen .

bepan beoyrhr: resposummon with signals

themultitude near to the sand.

ynelle gemtinbon

bpubon Opep bupgum

byman gehypbon

yrBSan hie genealbon

215[mmecon-bees

‘ btnumis evidentlyan errorforbémum. See lineao.

theywere hopelessofthe land rights

theysate dispersed

in and garments,with afi iction in their thoughts

his men,ere dawn,

with braz en trumps,the folk to gather,the bold arise,

have their courage ready,think on valour,

the watchmen the war- song ;

the hostwas setin motion,spread themselves about.

Heard the trumpetsthemariners in the tents ;themarch was hastened,altertheyhad numbered,

192 se s sion’

s Psasenasss.

in theirvan,

m6be p61:

maagen peronhpépeb. theirvelourwas roused,

was in everyone

aleyen unbep linbumleoba bugu

‘lie

1313713 circa

hepbe circa gehprlc

gu‘

lS-ypemmenbpax. hunb geeeleb ten hundred numbered

f payprghc pepob thatwas a warlike host.

pi c as gpewon.

mf lune-

germi

Pemn berser

Pabe PP36030543

fin: as mrbeon

prBplane peonb‘h

polmum peprgean

ne hrmbealubenne

gebrben hz ybonorep 11a lem‘

5 Thatis.the shirtofmail,5 Probablyan errorofthe scribe foryeonba.f lz prz . Under this word Lyemakes the following observation Has vex

occurritspud Ocdm. 68. 5 At interpretatio ejus. utetmnltarum aliarum in

ista poetics paraphrasi occurrentium, minime liquet.”In the Suppl. itis es.

chosen, under linden hue/den ,

the flowerof the nations.

In the number ofthe people

werefiftybandseach band had

ofthe famed host,

into thatmartial number,the leaders ofthe army,those that, foryouth,mightnotyet,undertheirbucklcrs,the breast- net' ofmen,againstthearrows oftheenemies,with their limbs defend,norbaleful wounds

had awaited,

overthe linden shields,

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194 csmxox’

s Hummers.

heheya pole- cognn bade the folk- leaders

Penben mangerme'Sel while the hold chief : address

monige gehipbon

rolhe peopbxgean

halgnn rnepneo

ne heah gePi pophqmn .

yeah be pipn6n hpohte.

ofmen a countless number;to all these will

w hen; bplhven o themightyLord,Puph mine hnnb. through myhand,on huge ply

-

rum

give requital fortheirdeeds,1 h e hpgenbe thattheylivingleng nomoton

z gmnn mxbypm'hum

lmaheln eyn.

beabe p han

g‘

pjt if at: enbe

lauerlire;

eorlr“Psober

xc on bempnn pi b

Moau its dictns fidem dans Imelitu’

ede

sninte pmmissadesperantibus. Thetranslafion given in the textis fromhatanin the sense ol te con-load.

1he literalmcsning ofp ph8- loca is.tha t-hich indm theeosl er life.

Would haranp e

the guardian ofthe state,

through themartial host,with holyvoice 3the leader ofthemultitude

with dignityspake‘Beye notthemore fearful,thoughthatPharaohhathbrought

of sword-warriors

hold in miserythe race of Israel.

Dreadye notdead bands,

fated caresses 3

the space is atan end

oftheir fragile lives.

Fromyouis the lore ofGodwithdrawn fromyourbreasts 3I rede to what is better,

cs osron’

s mumsu se. 195

thatye honour

pulbpeyalbop . the Chief ofglory,j eop lip

-mean. and toyour life’

s Lordinn

-

a bibbe

more self-m

brrrrre écea This is the eternal

mumrceapn grea

mdbr; jm en-

lady. grand, and formightrenowned,mibrapemrclan hanb with the powerful hand.

’

ho;“5a pop hepzum.

hlfibera p e.

lipgenbpa k ob‘ before the people of the living,

ya he to leobumrpm . when he to the nations spake:

hpe e ge nd eagum‘ Lo l ye now withyour eyes

hure rylparloh how I myselfhave struck,

and this righthand,

gpene d one with a green sign,

gap-m e; heop the ocean

’s deep

tip p peh thewave ascends 3

pace]: [j j‘peal

-

p reen the water a wall- fa tness

the ways are dry,h issed army- roads ;

Msnning (Suppl. ad Lye) supposes thatyeob in this placemaybe putfornoun, which is not probable. as hp genbpa )eoben could hardlyapplytoMoses. Perhaps we oughtto read”one. and considerthe lineas in appositionto hex-3m.and also governed bypop .

The-

j is manifestlyan error.and destructive ofthesense Andthewataswere awall unto them.

”to. Brod. xiv.

camsmn’

s masrnnsse.

where I before have neverheard,

men gepepan . men tojourney,are variegated fields,

}a pop'li heonon . [158] which fromthis time,

m6ce"

y'hepeahcon thewaves have covered

re lbe‘

ri gpfmbar. the saltsea- depths

no hath the south wind dried up,

Ocean is sweptaway,ji nbré—cipypan the ser

f

s ebbhathdrawn the sand.1c pic 1155gepe I know in sooth full well

f capmibag gob thattoyouthemightyGodmflmsecfl be

orert lrfelon:

pm'

Bme peop‘hen

nure hgenbo

in panb-

geheOph

ppmchcuptg-

papu (wondrous wave- roads

polcna

Afterthose wordsso thehostall rose,

The sense of this passage is obscure, unless )a be an error for, or synonymous with, h p. like the German da.

merelyconjectural.0tub e is. l doubtnot.an enor forrealce. in subsequentparts ofthe poem

occurrealee i1 a.yealcexb-y'

ez ar.4 Manifestlyan error forhpru.

0 chiefs !ere sunset.

Quickestis best

thatye fromthe enemies'

m escape.

Now the Lordhath upreared

the red streams,as a protecting shield

the fore- walls are

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since thatto himgranted

the sternWorker ofvictories,15he ealbopbdm.

cneOP-mhga blab the fiower ofhis kin.

XLVII .

Pahrs on runbmun

m1mmsip- heape

gjvlbenne leap‘

greatestoftribes,

keenestofbeasts.

be 11amhepe-

piran. Fromthemartial leaders

r

injurytheywould not,be him lip z enbumo

long endure,

ponne his to gu'lie

'

o when theyto battle

z ip-

pubupmpbou'

. the spear-wood reared‘8eobaang le.

Ofthebrave was in thephalanx

gumhelma genunb.

P81!l“barP611

plots mdbgabe

Evidentlyan errorfor Icon. 5 Literally. themass.

XLVII .Theyhad to them forbanner,when into the sea theymarched,over their bucklers

a signal reared,

youths holdatthe weapons of slaughter,

fearless warriors,

bloodyfaulchion-tracks,

the rush ofbattle'

a strength,

the grimcrash of helma,where Judahmarched.

After thatbandthe seamen“proudlymoved,

cannon’

s museum s.

the sons ofReuben

panba; bepou

over a saltmarsh,min memo

he hrrealbOpb6m

1 he p‘iiop p6p.

on leo; erlayehrmon leob~yocape

his wealth and rank

be pergenpufpsyeah

poles ppy'fbum

ruuuyrmedner

hubbe peob mageu

gu‘B- cyjte oulrpang.

beamrceapcum

The dayspot (cloud) cameover the warrior

’

s spear,

goberbeacnarum one ofGod’s signs,mopgen mé pe copht atmorn

, greatand bright.

paPep pole-megen

marched after otherire

-

1mhemmoue led

,

lij' he rué pe peaph (for he was great,)

fearless itwent.

He (Reuben) his eldershiphad bysins made dormantso thathe latermarched,alter the beloved ehiqf.Fromhim in the nation

his first-born’

s right

There after them,

those tribes ofpauple,the sons of Simeoncame in hands,a third greatpower,

wound their standards

over themartial way;the war- tribe onward pressed,

cannox’

s mas seu se.

on theirways forthpole upsep polcume

o (folk byfolk,

Each oneknew

m .bupza lube. hi, rightOfkil l,

17a btn moire] beab (as themMoses bade,)

hrmperinwhey» To themwas one father,a beloved patriarch

Hub-

lubegepdh (the land- rightprevailed)wise in

-soul,

cénpamanna

on lube guber

rra crewm

In P0mes- bun c

maep: z eppunon

the ancestryof each.mpe"pl ar Dire floods

mrb hrppjumrun with his three sons,

the deepest

which have happened

G M8.yolenum. Junius has yolcum in his test. which he has corrected to

yolcnumin his listof errats. The latter is evidently-the true reading, and therefore received into thetest.3 Probablyan errorformte-rlé

'

oar.

fApparentlyan error(orbneur-pléba. See p.M. I. l‘.

he begata.

race

ofkeen men,one ofthe patriarchs,

a holynation,thetribe of Israel,

i118“!God"POOP’Gas thatskilfullythe old relate,

those who kinshipmostunderstand

,

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e‘cbon ueah j peop. also nearand far

ln gehylb bebeab.

he on ppmce lipbe

1115151111 he gelz bbav

heah 16nbmen‘

onyeone beophPi ne b eM!mim

rnlborscrim

ypahz le‘

li geypunowPerelz re fumm

3ecrmbpebe

alhn hahgue

populb-

pice theworld’

s realm,)beehre j hahz orn. highestand holiest,

’rnougstmenmostfamed,

papabemannahonpo. ofthose thatthe sons ofmen,as ofmortals throughoutearth,

have wroughtwith hands.

5relgon seems en errorforrrizan.

C This line is del'

eefi'e.

creep in this phrase.as is creep hon ors.and the like.hasthesense ofthe

the swayofnations.He in exile lived,

afterhe had led,mostbeloved ofmen“,atthe HolyOne

’s behest,

a high land to ascend.

on Sionjs hill.There found theya covenant,saw glory,a holyhigh compact,asmen haveunderstood.

There afterwards the sagacious

son ofDavid,

glorious king l.

bythe pmphet'

s counsels,

a built

to God a temple,a holyfane

cannons masseu se. 20:

coyamme'hel-rcebe

he his son led,

Abraham Isaac 3hb-

py‘p onbpan

nopyp ints pare forthatwas notthe fairer

would him (Isaac) then

give to the flame,rubé l-blyye into the pile

-blue

re the bestof chiefs,

nome nbpe for a triumphantsacrifice,éngan oyep eop

‘

han on earth his sole“

yppe- lhpe hereditaryremnant,peoperFl‘oFl‘e'

“

8a he [pa pop‘h gebhbo Then he thus awaited

leobumto Eye‘

langrumne hrhe

he gecyhbe.17ahebone cmhegenrim.

payeemxb polmum

ealbe‘ lips .

15he hrm lip- bagay.160ml!ne rimhome he hypheheopon

- cymng heaven’

s

tip apembe

re eopl polberlean

eayepan finne his son

a mesd q teh signifies strictlyaplace appointed formeetingandMann ing!5 ls this an allusion to Caintf l amunableto give anysatisfactoryversion ofthis liue.4 ealb, as the epithetota sword, occurs also in the “ Death of rhM t

'

He thatmanifested,

fastwith his hands,

renowned among nations

areancientrelique,

(the blade

cannons Pani rnaass.

eagum‘

peobmmagan with the edge, the ruddyyouth,mibméce gr]: hme gob leec

bennumeniman

6cmib hanba bepeng

f bup15palbenb.

yeoye ppeo‘lioyceal. which to the a blessing shall,

in thylife’

s days,lengert: peop

’San. longestbe,

tinmcrenbo

hubeam:mannerrunnm‘lmnmoore

heoyon j eop‘he

'

o

InrrulbnerMb

}vonne bep'

e'

hmaumega.

1:61bauyceateay earth’

s regions,

let.

The glorious Father would not

the child accept,

a holyod'

ering ;

butwith his hands held him.

Then himmoving camea voice fromheaven,

glorious sound !

words then spakeSlaythounot,Abraham!thine own child,

thyson, with the sword ;

the truth is manifested

How needs a son ofmana greater pledge?

Maynotsubvertheaven and earth

his glory’

s word,

further and wider spread

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cannons makesu se.

heolppe geblanben

“

blob-egeyauhpe6p_.

ji -manna 118 ,the seamen's way

oh i [65memb till thatthe true God,

[167] throughMoses'

hand,

m6!) gepymbe.

pibe F ishe

palMmumrpeop. itsweptdeath in its embrace3

13°

F waronhpepeb

mulonumepe- eoppayP6 re w hen rloh

heopou-

piccypeapb. theGuardianofheaven'skingdom,

theproud nation

helpenhpa5pa

‘li a safer path,

for the sea- stream’

s force,

butito'

ermanyshedyelling horror.

the stoma rose,

reollon Pi ldyem . the corpses rolled ;

fated fell

high fromheaven

Bymepe-toppai the rocks seemto he intended.5 Possiblyan error forhelpenbpan.

f l havetranslated (according to Lye’

s coniecture) onrecap.s

the airwas agitated,.

yielded the rampartholds,“

the waves burstover them,the sea-towers melted.When theMightystruck,

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s PARAPHRASE.

fi eneares

mupna‘li on m6be

man- htiryrcon .

eminb civil“m en-bpymmamrél-copep unbban

-

geapb

beg- be bumpi h.

on barn me’del-roebe

on up-

pobop

Pep leoht: j lip

MS. pineccum corrected byJunius to ppeccum.

35-118 i. forsan q. z ehjht: ref-gin , Suppl. ad Lye ; where 1. 3 - 5are thus

rendered patria orbi hoe hospitium in refugiurn tenent.”TheMS. reads

C The word pen in this obscure passage seems equivalentin composition toourarch. In theHorn . Bu sy. Catt, as quoted byLye. the same compoundoccurs (regin-thiebos). Regin is also among thedifi eultwords in Samund

'

s

Edda. See Prof. F.Magnusen’s note on theVafthrddnismi l. Str. 3 .4 MS. and Junius.en:yin

’

h cj-uligbutboth the sense andthe alliteration re

quire the combination cl thefirsttwo syllables. Perhaps.to complete themetre.we should also read !times foreimfl.

allowed to the wretched

the eap ectation of themiserable.

The homeless

this guest- hall

as a refuge hold,mourn in mind.

The house of sin we know,

fastunder earth ;

there are fire and worm,

an ever open den

ofeveryevil 3so now imperious spoilers

the emp ire deal

age or earlier death

afterward cometh,ofpowers greatest,throughoutmid- earth,

in day- deeds hostile.

The Lord himself,in the judgment-

place,

shall judge many,when he theuprights

'

souls leadeth,

blessed spirits,

into heaven above,

where is lightand life,

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s PARAPHRASB.

be remrpeonum

br‘b eoyep blabmtosi

rez nartram

hepbe pulbperbeam

ba hie o’SIebebt bon when theyhad saved

theirlivesfromtheeuemies’power,

yeah be his hit: ppecne gene‘b though theyhad cruellyoppress

peparunbep pe t-

cps hpdp r themenundertheroofs ofwaters .

gel-

awn hiepap peallsrmnban There theysawwalls standing,ealle hrm bprmu blbbrge puh seemed to them all the waters

an bloody,PunkPa heona beabo-

reano rc

gineryhadmoved [speechtheywere cheered bythemartial

[155m h o humpr‘

b-

popon . after theyto those before

raised the army- bands

P0Prambah-

Peon“

bjuhcen hepebon praised theLord,peparpulbperring themen a song ofglory,

”Th is l suspectto be an error for geyeonbe.Forhrc, the sense seerns to require hre.

bythe two seas,

the halls ' of chieftains ;

yourprosperityshall be great.’

Afterthose wordsthehost

'

was glad

sung the trumps oftriumph,the banners rose

atthe joyous sound,the folk was on land.

Had the pillar ofgloryled thehost,the holybands,through God

’

s favour,

CE DMOWS PARAPEBASE. 2 l5

pi; on 051mm [171 ] (the women in turn,)

eall- punb'

pa pels ofall thosemanywonders.Then was to be found

apprrcmeople theAfrican maid,on geoponerrube.

haub aho]:ou

haly- pup’bunge

bli‘be prepon

boce gel-upon

hebbon hepe-

peaper.

hep: paronrmleb .

ongunnon rah- laps

“

regnum bé lan

ony'

fb- lape"

ealbemabmay

heo on [uhc poetic.

golb j gob-

peh.

wreperremem

pepa pulbop-

gercealb.

peprgenb lagou

Literally. the sea-lead s”. Literally.theflood- leasing;6 Upon this word Lye has the following Seen. in goon- gob . forsan quasi

ski - go ld.prestuatissiraasraurora. a Cimbrice ski .prestoatia butbyforminga compound ofyceb and golb. themetre is destroyed. Maynotreed hethe beginning onlyof ree6bou. dirided. the termination having been omitted bythecarelessness ofthe scribe i The entire passage is extremelyobscure.

Bjorn li sldorseu. Les . lsl. The word occurs also in Sz muud’s Edda : see

Hamyis -mi l. Str. 17. p. 271. Edit. Stockh. Prof. F.Magnusen explains it.

the purple of the northern actions. The islanders seem to have derived itfrom

guburorgnt‘. battle.

ro theyraised the hand

of supplication.

They[theIsraelites]wereblithe,saw their compensation ;heeded themartial spoil,

theybegun, what the sea had

in nets to deal,

among the survivors ofthe floodancienttreasures,

vestments and shields.

thegloryofmere.

ca ouox'

s PARAPHRASE.

on heah-

reche

L.

Bepn n 1c hebpeor [173 ]eabz e hpgean

mbun seeinbewe'

r

p‘

lS‘lSan lmph membermazes

on moire] hi nb

MP5Pixsiren

pigeonm onso

penben 1 polemxb hnn

hwpon-

picerpeapb

118113 bpxhcen

pulbperpalbenb.

re 53mPepube seal:

mdb j mlhcemetob al-pxhva

1 h e op : pela poles

on their death-

place,

ofpeople the greatest.

L.

The Hebrews, as l have unlived prosperous

in Jerusalem,

gold- treasure distributed,

had kinglysway,as to themwas

ygenial,

after that,_through the Creator’

s

intoMoses’ handmartial force was given,manywarriors,and theyfromEgypthad marched out,

Thatwas a haughtyrace,while theythe realmmightrule,swayed over their cities

to themwas brightweal,while the folk with him [God]their fathers

’

covenant

would hold.Was to thema good shepherd

theGuardianofheaven'

skingdom,

the holyLord,the Chiefofglory,who to thatmultitude gavecourage and might,the Lord ofall creatures

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S PARAPHRAGE.

pareap'h pé

‘hemob.

piccyheobenfinholb booben

‘o

’

Plj‘be”himat:mymhe [174]

ha“he onmum ‘

z p hon pcponman cinner

bjuhtne leoporc

hepe-

pa‘

h to Pepehei n bmeOplumel

‘

Beoblzum to the foreign men,into the country

warm ammofi

peanumgepeop‘hob

to perpagan p6pon

to Pam7mob semi .

babil6nerbpego

on hi; buph-

rtebe

Foryechen we should probablyread h orse.MS. and Junius.”rife.Ofthis and the six following lines I have given whatI believe to be a literal

translation ; thatit is notmore intelligible mustbe ascribed, partlyatleast.tothedefective state ofthe Saxon teat.

M8. hepepoB ; Junius, henepofl .

chose the devil’

s craft.

H enbecamethefierceofmind,

the prince of the realm,

faithless to his Lord,to himwho hadgiven himwealth,taughthimatfirst

those thatin thebeginning,ere which theywere ofmankinddearestto the Creator,

ofpeople dearest,

mostbeloved of the Lord,an army- path to the

with engines strengthened,

To this came soothsayen ,

the Chaldean race,

forth to the city,where the Israelites

’

possessions were,

covered with works ;

to which the hostproceeded,a greatand powerful band,z ealous for sinful evil.

Then fatal hate excited

the chief lord ofmen,the prince ofBabylon,in his -metropolis,

cannon’

s Paw nsass. 219

puph nrh- hece through hostile grudge

so thathe began seek,

hti he imaelnm how he fromthe Israelites

through the march of his fierce

ruhan nap’San to from south and north,

to rape hei n hips;

lupm‘ lip

-

pelan

peahen h e letmemb

ealb-

peonba cj'

n

pin-hunh peps the people

’

s beloved city.

bepeépobon Pa peecha pulbOp

peihan golbe

rmce“

1 11 901111“

ralomonertempl

3ercpfiban gejtpeona

057h e bupga gehpone

Alterri pan.her. oraword of like import, seems to have been omitted.This line seems in apposition to the preceding. hemxeh-Uea-e)

’

maxa.An errorprobablyfor leop n.

to themetropolis

of the I sraelites,

the country’s guardians,

their dear life’

s treasures,whilethemtheCreatorpermitted.Then also, I have learned, over

[ran

Th en spoiled theythe gloryof

of its red gold, [fanesriches and silver,

the temple of Solomon,

under their stonycoverings,all whateverthosemenmishtpmm ;

had subdued,

220 cannon’

s rsu rnas ss.

to g irlierodhon

hOpb-

peapba gel-

queen

rei‘

Jmor

on langne 115

unbep hanb be lch

hrmon nib hybe

Perm hpe

rinpaP03!“

MmPerPerisher

[176]her: pa l

'écan. so Bade then seek

through Israel’

s

poor remnant,which oftheyouth

121, l. 32. M8. and Juaius,yer.

stood in peace.

Theyloaded on themselves for

the riches of the treasure wards,

moneyand captives,

such as there was found ;

and then with those possessions

and also led

on a long journeythe tribe of Israel,

on the eastways,to Babylon,men unnumbered,the people under subjectionto o heathen ruler,

Nebuchadnez z ar.

Byforce hemade to himthe children of Israel,

withoutall love,

theweapons’leaving,

forwork- slaves.

ofhis ministers

a band ofthe host

to go westward, e

thatforhimofthatpeople

theythe landmighthold

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s PARAPHRASB.

huge- cps ]: heane

Puph halt; mob.

be re beopn hebesh

babrlone peapb

mhmob cynmgo

rinumpegnum

ii l"l rpm -

sawsbepeope bebe

' oifPamsensumPrimgib

‘ne papa.

pirte ne pé be

1n populb- lipe

babrlone peapb

mé pe 3 man;Opep mrbban-

geapb

egerpulylbabeapnum.

no he 16ypernebe

cghparliphe.

. J ?Pamrolcf oz an

onmum-

rlé pe in

phhan so perce gehpeapp after he had gone’

to rest,

pics peoben the powerful prince,

comon repan hpupp n came passing into his mind

rpepnerpoma the terror of a dream

hupOpulb pépe how the world was

wonderouslyframed,amlike to men,

so until regeneration.

s I have rendered theword fi b hyepa -isy. conjecturing thatitmaybe an

errorforgasp, or p as. fromwhich the adjectiveM en, spa-ing. are. is pro.

bablyderived.

highmental power,through holymind.Then the chief commanded,

the lord of Babylon ;the rigorous king,

to his servants,

(whattheprinca

before did,)thatto the threeyouthsshould be no sparing

of food orweeds,

in worldlylife.

LI .

Then was renowned

the guardian of Babylon,greatand proud

overmid- earth,

terrible to the children ofmen.

He no law promoted,butin contempt

ofeveryone he lived.Then to the people

’

s chief,

caesmos '

s muses sass. m

[65gecy‘Beb.

15C9nicerSchwarpeiSe recolhe gehmpan

eopban bpeamayenbe pup

‘iian

Pa our6e Pair- heon

hahrlone peapb

ac hrmroph arcah

newer96m

no he gemunbe

f hrmmecob payher: pa coromne.

rinpa leoba ofhis people,

pa precungbom those who themagic art

pibore bmpon

ppzegn ha“hammnrgeo

hpzer: hme seme ste

benben peopb- bepenb.

perce punobe

reap'

b he on pain egeran

]ra he na prrpe Then he knew not

pépb ne i ngm a word nor the beginning

of his dream;her: hrmyecganyeah yetbade he them to sayit.la hrmunhlr

'lSe

the infernal soothsayersnayhrmborn genpu (theyhad notpower ready

to declare

Literally, theword-bearing.

(guise). The passage mayalso admit of the following interpretation : r i fle,r ithfosd ssted, he oa his eosehm tissed.

To him itwas in sleepsoothlymanifested,thateverykingdomevil should betide

joys of earthbe atend.

Then awoke thewolf- hearted,

who erstwine-drunken slept,

the lord of Babylonhe was notblithe in mind,butsorrow rose to him,

the terror of his dream.

He remembered not

whathe had dreamed

Then inquired themanywhathe had dreamed,while the king

‘

atres tcontinued ?

He had, through thathorror,

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mib b6cepnm with themagi,

ffli‘

han he scri be. afterhe had said

the dreamto the king,

7he p pmenumonp6n nc meahce

the ruler ofBabylon,mhi ] bpeorc- locan in the recesses ofhis breast.

no hpefiepe p hamel YetDaniel that

could notaccomplish

7he polbemember. no thathe would in the Lord’s

he he pypcan ongan

poh on pelba

pamhe be6pm6be.

bipan hévon

re peron“8mm‘Esobe

he rpa ham

Pepe ban e-

remfinneman -Keane

forbambe 3l h e rer

gum—piccypeapb

pe‘he pi blear.

N th

a: e'

at

ya peap'h hmleiiamm: [181] Thenwas a listeningofthepeople,

pa hleoiiop cp6mo when the sound cameofthe trumpet

’

s voice

Opep bupb-

paps . over the inhabitants.

Apparentlyan errorforbnph-yeapbar.b Bere a leafhas been eutoutotthe l ls.

buthe began to work

iniquity, in the fieldwhich men renowned

call Dura,

which was in the province 1

thatis thus called,

the powerful Babylonian ;ofwhich the city-guardianan image,againstthe Lord

’s pleasure,

an idol ofgold,

raised to the people ;

forthatwas notwise

the guardian of the realm,

butfierce and headstrong,

cannox'

s ras’

ar'nu se.

pa hre popyarn eumble. Then theybefore the image

on cneoyumrecononhmgon eoyamhsprge bowed to the idol

hnhnereobe

mfieboo rth-

n lb

ne pryeonwart-

pan pi b

efahan dnprhthdm

m 1151“ alborbib»mi ne gemengeb.

m6be geppecnob.

ppembe pole- ranges

mhmmet i nert(mpc b epnbe

hrm”f upeep becp6m ouhimfor this came afterwards

an evil end- reward 3

finjuhc hybeMl PMM om The"were three.onPerPeobnerhirecoplarrnraela. men of Israel,

15h e'

nolbon who would never

hyps peobnerb6m. their lord’

s decree

pipgan ongmnan

p hre eo pambeacna thattheyto the image

gebebupi nhe". should raise prayers,

heah he hop on heprge‘o though there in the city

the trumpets sung.

i n prepon c‘

Belum Thesewere in nature

abpahamerbenpn

prepon pé ppz ree theywere faithful,pryeon bprhcen so knew the Lordécus uppe

hemxe seems to he an errorforhiprxfhythe substitution ofwhich both thesense and the alliteration are restored.

0 2

worshipped the false god

theyknew no better counsel,

as their lord had erst;

228 ce nmou’s PARAPHRASE.

cmheaf cine gdbe. The gentleyouthscu'li gebf'bon

7hrs hrm7no gobs nolbon

habban as healbhn

i c pone hean cymng33mbirthe

7h eParriser

prhee ne poheon

as hrs to l7amgebebe

mrhte gebé bon°o

7hrs lubep hpeomnn polbenguman to hamgj

'lbnan gj'lbe

be he himso gobe gecedbe

m Theministers to their lord said,

7hrs Pé pe gepeahee pé pon. thattheywere oftheresolution,hemp heipan m pine harm the proud captives in this metro

7pr] hepgan as pillali‘. thatthis imagetheywill not,

ne pyrne pig pupfirgean northis idol, worship,

be“

Buhe no punbpumteobere. which thou to thyself hastwon

‘lSahrmbolgen-mdb. Then to them, wrath ofmood,babrlone peapb the lord of Babylon

sole, hothhereandatp. 229.I. 12, is evidentlyan error for l b.

e C

4 MS. and JnninsJ ahrhégan neytllafl. The correction ofhtz an to hepxsnl oweto the SnppL d

'

Lyt.

thattheythe idolfora god would not

have norhold,

butthe high King alone,theGuardian of spirits,

who had given themgifts.Otttheyto boot

thatofthis idol theyreeked notaught,

northemto that, byprhyer,could persuade

theheathen idol'

s lord,

thattheywould thitherturn,themen to the golden image,which he to himselffora godhad

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ce ouou'

s rau rrraass ;

ou because theyhad despised his

rdcon

pa' he pergelebeb. Then hewas led,

0 0

fps heyummoyc mrh'

ce'.

s s s

ntécneyfrpeylige

pa he pybep poleyamnobegebmban hero.

gprmj gehlhmdb

her. he hryycerdcay

beopnaygeonge [mebe

searo rearre hrm z eéce serpe

peah he h eypagpome nybbe.

m pm‘

hmpiperlige'o

hyaa‘

liepe heolra peonh genepebe

unbagmemberpeapb

ypa pmremge genrunon

[cube hrmo]: hei n pobOpe

gob gumena peapb

gap: pone halganengel rn pone 61mmnanbecyom the angel camewithin the oven,Prep hrs 7iglac bpugon [185] wheretheythattormentsufi

'

ered

ypeo- beapn pafinumbebeahce the noble children in his embrace

he covered,

unbepyampf'penan hpope underthe fieryroof

MS. rs.which Junius'

has rightlycorrected to'

3m.

5 Both before andafterthis line, some lines are evidentlywantingin theMS.There seems to be something faultyin this line ; perhaps we should read

nip - Inge; instead ofyfpeylrge.4 Forhahgewe should read haltss, ifmytranslation he correct

with the fire’s dire flame.

Thenhethitherthe folk assem

and badebind [hled,

(the lord of Babylon,grimand gloomy,)God

’

s messengers

bade then his servants

shove theyouthsinto the pile

- blaz e,

theyoung nobles. [safety,Readywashewhowroughtthem

thoughthekingthemsocruellyhadinto the fire

’

s embrace ; [forced

yettheir lives preservedthemightyguardian oftheLord,asthatmanyhaveheard tell. [help,The Holythere appointed themsentto themfromthehigh firms

God, theguardian ofmen, [ment,

se ssion’

s masseu se.

as mrhce heah heopa plies yetmightnottheirbeautycorrupts s s [rem -t

,

theheatof the surrounding flame,pa hreye palbenb nepehe [186] when them the Supreme pre

hpeohmob peryehre'liena peo The heathen prince was savage

ben

hec hre hpa’lie hepnan bade thembe burned forthwith ;

mleb payungeyceab‘ mreal the fire was hugelygreat.

hrne hep eynaymawgo manyservants therepuppon pubn on mnan rs castwood therein, [decreed

ypahrmpayon popbumgebémeb as to them bywords had beenbmpon bpanbayon bpyne theybare brands into theburning

ofthe pale flame.polbe pulp

- heopa cymngo

pail onrcealle‘o a wall erect

lyepne imb a’

rpeyce of iron, round the piousyouths,

15up gepflc till thatrose

lig oyep leopum the flame overthe beloved ones,3 puph luregeyloh

as much more

ponne gems: pi pe than weremeet.‘

lSaye ll; gepinb Then the flame rolled

onMile men on to those hostilemen,hmfine o]: halgum to the heath fromthe holy.

bhhemobe

a line seems wanting in this place.

ungeheur.S Though sometimes.fromapeculiarityofdialect(as inthe St. Cuthbert’sM&

Cott.Nero D. the infinitives end in avowel, withoutafinal n, yetoutreallein this place is, withoutdoubt, an errorforonjteallaa.

232 canuox'

s rashes sass.

teonyullumon eeyo o

babrlone bpego

bhiie‘ pé pon

coplayebpeaoyercumhepebon

on e on mnan

nnberPermi mePe

ppecne piperhero

ypeo - benpa pupbon

alairen ligergauge.

us his himpep 165gebj'bon

marInn 1!ms"to tossehon mri heyunnanycimaneye bpynebeoemmcgum.

pen mhambeot'

e patron

{rc 15pypycybee to ham.

he 8aj'cylbe pOphcono

hpeOppon 17abu‘henan heresy.

grampain halgan cnrhcon

peprgpa phremmyobs .

ya he 55' police gepégon

tMS; and Junius, hrhtfe, which Lye interprets, armp its-r, tens , states, fangs.Thewordypeg, rn thesenseof heat, does notoccurin Lye butas itacemaof

cognate origin with theDanish svis, to bars, sear-h, &c., l have notscrupled so

to translate it.

hrs. and lush».at7d b tin tin

the servants were burned

round aboutthe oven

the fireturned

on the rightofthemalignant,where looked on

the lord ofBabylon.

Blithewere

the Hebrewmen,theyforthwith praisedthe Lord in joy;did as theycouldwithin the oven,

those whose lives were saved.

The men glad ofmood

God worshipped,

underwhose shelter

was driven awaythe fire

’

s dire heat.

The free children were

fromtheflame’s course delivered.Theydid themthere no harm,

norwastheheattothema trouble,

more than the sun’s brightness ;nordidtheburninghurttheyouths,while theywere in thatperilbuton those the fire darted,

who thatsin had wrought.

The heathen slaves turned

fromthe holyyouths, (send ,

the beautyof thewicked was leswho had in the work rejoiced.

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234 CE DMON’

S PARAPBRASB.

mhayno nepgenne. mortals to save ;

If bin namami ne. thyname is great,phrrg j pulbopmt . beauteous and glorious,

oyep pep - Seche throughoutmankind

p enhoupineMany. thydecrees are

mP0 etc ri le!cart“

yjmbon pine pillanoupopulo

-ypebum

whee aseptum

pobOpa palbenb

geoca urep geopne nu

saraWe!»7buph [hylbo] help.

bshg bprhcen

nurePee FOPPreaum‘

‘

J Pol‘ Spa - nib“ !

“J pop eahmebum

pOphmn on polrulbeo

eac hon p6m hybe‘

‘ Cod z xombcoa.

1'This line'

rs notin theExeter and. being withouta correspondentalli

teration, would appearto be an interpolation.

c Theword hj-lbo, which rs necessaryhoth to the sense and metre, l have

supplied fromthe Easterhis.4 Cod. Bron.yeapyum.

MS. and Janine.Geo a,bum; which being devoid of sense, l have admittedinto the testthe reading of theExeterMS. See p.

'

229, l.7.

Cod. Bron. more correctly, asboa.

true and potent,

and triumphant,as thoualso thyselfart.Thyflats are,in worldlyevents,rightand great,

Ruler ofthe skies !

Preserve us now with care,

Creator of spirits !

and throughMygrace help us,holyLord !Now we thee for our afl ictions,and for our penal sufferings,

and for our resignation,

desire thyblessings,with flame surroundedwe forthis livingwroughtin the world5

then also did evil

our forefathers,

through pride

brake the commandments,

(Lennon'

s rampsu se. 235

hunh-

pm nhe‘ o

of holylife.

p enbon pemppeeeue [189] We are exiledgeoub pihne gpdnb through the wide earth,

If urep lipgeonb is our life, through

lanba pela manylands,

to manynations,pauréc heppacon

‘ who also have sentus forth

w PierPS'PP‘FN"

z hcap gepealhec

o power and possession,

on her: heopa Qumpa even into the hoods of the cruel g;

j pe nuhz‘Senpa and we now the heathens

’

pas] pe pane pe For this be thanks to thee,

pepeha pulbOp-cj

'umg an Glory-king of hosts ! [exile‘

PPuurparypsce eeobere that thou hast decreed us this1

ne poplet: ln urn: i na [190]éce bpxhnen eternal Lord!

pop 5ammllrrum forthosemercies

{SeJZSec men hhga

‘

h‘ which incline thee to man,

1 P0P53mmommPePualwmFem.

m‘

ha nepgenb

genumen hapberc hasttaken

to abpahame

Tt od Exom; MS. and Junius.buph-p etenbum.

uupuurie beypee. mh rymm h , which is

perfectlyelear and intelligible. while the reading in the ten ll ohseun . and

36 cannox'

s rm rsw s.

Per”rte

-mafianub

3eonb realme pi g.

me ipe‘

guinbe‘

h.

ph]; dopima.

mpint-

qua popu

puplian recolhe

M keow p i hme“a

phelgapinne pdpb- cpyhe.7pmwho»on ur

7r a lba ir

j poles pela.

he‘liene hpgea

’h.

Cod. Eton. hab so hebban.

c Cod. Exon. fi‘t zeonb cap wane.

and with Isaac,

Creatorof spirits l

Thouthathastpromised them,

thatthoutheirofl'

spring,

in distantdays,

should be-born,

be great,

thepersons to he reckoned

as the stars of heaven.

Theyshall inhabitthespacious orb

though ofthemfew live,

Cod. Eton."atenors rose.41 seems to bean error forya.

as the sea- shoies’

sand

round the saltwave [water.the billows through the abyss ofso thatofthema number infinite,in a space ofwinters

should be.

and thygloryin us ; [power,make known thywisdom and

thatwhich the Chaldeans,

andmanypeoplehave heard spoken of,

those who underheaven

heathens live,

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cannons rashesmss.

ponne {buzfl on fumepernib

bpopena bpeapung

"ile brh pebepa cylt .

wilewaronPmme

mainmenu:

helgumco helpe

peap‘liye hits 113 .

wblunen 3 wbrercebv

pep pa beb-hpabsn o : There those hold of deed

wentthrough the oven,

1 re euz el mih and the angel with them,

life-

preserving,

myon gepmcum‘lieoben hapchon

call lanb-

gerceayeécus bluhnen o

mdbumhomes . with minds sagacious

Punh gemmueydpb through common voice

Ll l l .

Thee bless,

bylinepebep merciful Patheri

his is not in theExeterM8., and is here void of signification.

when there, in summer’s.

tide,

is sent

a falling of dr0ps,

in the day’

s space,

a warmshower ofthe clouds.

As is the bountyofthe skies,so was itin the fire,

through the Lord’

s might,in help to the holyones.The hotfiame was

andMishael.There those, hold ofmind,the three, in their thoughts,

praised the Lord,prayed himto bless

the children of Israel,

all the land- creation,

the Lord eternal,Ruler ofnations.

caouos’

s mas seu se. 239

the beautyofworldlycrafla,‘

Jrealm schnlc

the heavens and angels,

Pa5° or

‘uhme 0 Q 0 Q 0 O O

s a

3 Peemlmxhciz . and thee,Almighty!

to the heavenlybrightbodies

pabe fin e healba‘B.

funna 3 man‘

runbop i npa gehpilc o

heprge mhi be. praise in their degree ;‘J heop a-

11 :60pm . and the stars ofheaven,

heap j beop rcfip the dew and precious shower,i s lice bdmrge

3 Pee mflmz

mhcyomob J has

leohe j peortpo.

heme on bibe. praisei n their station

yomob hi s cealb

3 PeeHmmlhnz o

poprcar3mm. the frosts and snows,

pinup-bleep pebep . the winter’

s bitterweather,

and the heaven’

s course,

Cod. Eton.”pulp -recap s palm) . Cod. Esoa. junue mortal .

and thee, mightyGod!all Spirits praise ;

the burning fire,

and the brightsummer,

praise their Preserva .

Nightalso and day;

os-zonon'

s musesmss.

ei -

rqneam“J “xi- cin e

raver-mine r?“

‘8a Sec pup‘lha'li

hpalayflee heprga'h

‘J heron-molar

ps be lago-

rtpeamar.

J nei ta gehpdc

n

manna beapn .

hquga'limbabe .

heppan pmac'.

344 3 l?“ halls!“

o fall the just

raple 3 guitar. the souls and spirits

praise, Lord of life Ilean pellenbe esllum Giver of reward to all,

)mne seems tobe suerrorotthe seribeto'

rbips.

praise in the air ;

and thee the lightnings

pale, brightlyswift,these thee bless.

All thedepths ofearth,eternal Lord !the hills and rocks,

and the high mountains,the saltsea-waves,

0 justCreator!theriver- stream- dooda,

and the sources

ofthe water- spring-wells,

these thee adore.

Thewhales praise thee,

and the fowls ofheaven

sporting in air,

those which the liquid streams,the bodyofwaters, bring forthand the wild beasts,

and everykind of cattle,

bles s thyname

and thee the children ofmen

in theirminds love,and thee the Israelites,

ofall wealth Creator!

praise in their degree,

theirLord !And thee the holyones'

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242 cannos’

s museum“ .

1 cores Pelt sembpeobeumine

1 rePMn‘mbon

gehoben noMiembypnenbe.yy'f

peyleoman onu1c pep peopep men

gereo to [61k

nalermeyelp leoge’h.

5a cym‘

bre‘Se per.

pfrJweb-

slur

t1rPunbrarum

fye be ]!eagum.

ge‘

haueJSeohen min

ongjn: geopue

braP8arered he

3ingumgmbehnge

hie gob hepigaii

dune écne

J ealle] hun

be naman gehpam

on neobyppeeaii

PlummP6115“ !

poplbe j he0pona“

iban PuPa beam;

6: o; op e

83 50503. il'

net"1 errorfor3 50t seems to bean d collectively.

Thatmanyofyousaw,mylords,thatwe have three

ordered to the pile,

into the burning

beams of fire

now I fourmen there

unless I myself deceive.’

Then said he who was

the king’s chiefminister,

wise and eloquentThatis amiracle

thatwetherewith eyeslook on

whatto thee is fitting,

understand well,

who those gifts hath given

to theyoung comradestheyadore God,one eternal,

and himalone,

byhis everyname,in need address ;

theypraise his greatnessin bold words,

sayhe alone is

wise King ofglory,ofthe world and heavens.

Orderthouthosemen,0 chief ofthe Chaldeans !

outofthe oven ;

CEDMON'

S PARAPHRASE

mylut dyihtergdb itis iuno wise good

p hte pen on pamlhhe. thatthcybe in thatperil

lengrous ePupuppe longerthan thouneedest.'

her: pa re cynmg no him. [195] Commandedthen thekingtohim

cmhesrgangan theyoungmen to come.

hyphen li ps obeyed themandate,cypbon cine gdbe the nobleyouths turned,178 h e seem” Pi nonhpuppon he le

’d geong

'

e

edPamhm‘

henan popan‘ o

pz pon pa benne"yopbupuene

pe him on bfinum ldgou

j hypa lice gebopgenoarhypn phce gepemmebas némg ppohc on hpmgle

ne peas: pip e herpe leb

5c h e on n uiSe bjuhtner

i e. coyopan 19amhattenan, per ta esia.

For beans, which is manifestlyan error, 1 believe we should read benbay.bythe substitution of which, the sense of this and the two lines following it

rendered plain, and in conformityw ith the words of Scripture ;“ Then these

men were bound in their coats ,” &c He answered and said, Lo, 1 see four

men loose, walking in the midst of the fire.

” Dan. iii. 3 1, 25. Lye (n ee

reaps) thus interprets the lines : Brant sutem homines combusti. qui us in

perniciem struxeruntodiosas insidias. satellites regis.” Adding. Nota tar-en

quod cl.Hickesius. l. 1 15. 38, kc. ista lagonyespo. reddidit.passer-tatHickes does notseemto have been aware of theMen ace betsn euhcxsuand

lecgsn.

themen passed

before the heathen.

The bands were burned,

which on theirbones lay,(the hateful device of the king of

nations,)and theirbodies preserved ;

theirbeautywas notblemished,norwas there anyinjuryon their

nor their locks singed bythefirebuttheyin the Lord

’

s peace,

fromthatgrimhorror,

gladlytrod,themen ofprudentmind,through the spirit

’s grace.

Then wentthe angel up

44 cannon’s masrnasss .

récan hrméce bpeamay to seek himjoys eternal,’

on heanne hpdp on to thehigh roof

heh-hegen j boib

heybeon Pamyunbpegepup'hob

05 ‘

Pbe filyagelyybc1 re pi pe nuhca palbenb

re“

hehas 0;“Sammxpcegeuepebe

babildne peapb.

mismdb [inumleobpre pz pe hnralbpemylbxg.

reParorifi ce

tber“ Pi ne

maps miheapalbenb

ye h e pammOplSpe aljybe

agra}z himpa barleoba laps.

bePep selebbePeron

j nahcee cnlb-

peonbum

ii hie ripe hz ybon

preybeona blabmbabilone

[bon

aftertheyhad proved the fire

MS. and Jun. hepebo. an errorofthe scribe forbenaud.

M8. and Jun. h e, the line overthe s (I) being omitted.

0

e ltthe teathe correct.nahrewould s’

ppesrto bethe impert'

. ofnsxan. (ofthesame formas“so, seeRask

’

sGr. p. signifying condescesden , stere w ere.

See also Lye.use sagas.

1 7mhigh and faithful ministerofMe holyCreatorhad in thatwonder honoured

those who merits possessed.

fl eyouths glorified the Lordbefore the heathen folk,

exalted him in their utterances,and said to himmanytrue tokens, [lievedtill thathe (the king) himself be~

thathe were Lord ofmight, [ed.

who themfromthatmurkhad savProelaimed then the potent

lord ofBabylon,sternlyto his people,thathe with his life should pay,who this denied,

thatitwere in sooth

Me greatLord ofpower,who themfromthatperdition hadredeemed [remnant,

berestoredtohimthen hispeople’

s

thatthitherhad been led,

and allowed his ancientfoes,thattheymightwealth possess.Theirprosperitywas greatinDa

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46 camMON’

s mas seu se.

onhrcga‘b nu

ptfembop sober

re scram 15he

prfi cpealme gebeaph

cmhtumon 6p m

lacenbe lig

pamye 1111- 1615bé ponpop 17amhe lyi naécebyuhcen.

a lmrhng

ye‘Be hrmb6mpopgeay who hath given powerto those,

prosperous fortune,

17amye bryypel bepa‘lio who observe his commands ;wherefore prophesy,

Purl!runbormomsbythe holyspirits

ye bryhylb cupon o theywho his grace have chosen.

cutsry1 me bamel so Manifestitis thattomeDanielof the dark dream

1’i n17158 O'SFGb which beforehad much perplexed

manegum on mobs

minpaleobao

pop pam e lmrhugo

eacenne gays .myepanyenbe

rpaP6116“ mmreroberImm'

babllone peapb0

yrb‘

ban he beacen onget

yputol ti cn gobeynomyyel bybeacPun ei elmge

thewisemiracles ofGodWe have seen thatheprotected againstdeath

theyouths in the oven,againstthe fatal flame,thosewho hearhis praise ;

because thattheAlmightyan enlarged spirit

hath sentinto his soul,

powers ofwisdom.

’

So in words spake

the people’

s prince,

the lord of Babylon,after he had perceived the sign,

themanifesttoken ofGod.

Noryetfor thatdid better;

cannon’

s mas seu se. 247

He had a loftier soul,and, in his heart

’s thought,

mfipan mdb-yepan.

yys hemanegumbeb as he to manydoth,’

papape puph opephyb no ofthose who through pride

159mac“

pa hrmpeapii onylape [is9] Then was to him in sleep

to Nebuchadnez z ar

hm rnehmeant

puhee hrmp on polban. seemed to himthaton earth

pagpe rub e stood fair

pubu- beamphag

ye paymm Faye. which byits roots was firm,beoynhc on bimbam. brightin its boughs,

nayhe”beappe gelic its like was notin the grove,

yprlce he oyeppm‘bmbe

ealnemrbban-

geapb

es.

flap he to-

geyeah [tree

puhte hrm1ya pubu- beam so seemed to him that,the forest

pllb- beoyrycylbe. [200]

i nc é eeo alone itwas as food,

Literally. to l i fi ercest“ . Similarto this is theGerrnan pbn se. es

ging ihm nahe ; also theDanish.detgik hamne t.

Underthe supposition thathe is an error for bun. this verse is thus trans

lated.

to the stars ofbeam ,

as itwould overspread

earth’

s regions,

thewholeworld,

unto the sea- streams,with its shoots and branches.

248 cz nmox’

s raursnass.

as a lair forall 3°

so also the fowls

theirrefuge-

place

on thattree’s

blebumname'‘8uhz e hrm1 engel Seemed to himthatrmangel,

fromtheheavens above,

descending came,3 yceyne abei b. and with voice commanded,

h“ 1’WPw ere3 paprlbeoyr and thewild beasts

ryjlce eacPapugolay so also the fowls,

when his fall comethhes ponne beynéban bade then cutit,

shoots and boughs,

j peh ricen peyan. andyeta token to exist,puman pypq luman the rootto rest

eopiian payme fastin the earth,

come

grene blebno

'

beamponemrclan

m

1 hrmob pace

Apparentlyan errorforyrlle.

grees boughs,

when God shall will it

bade also bind

thatvasttree

with braz en bands,

and iron ;

and, when bound,

castinto torment,thathismindmightknowthata mightier wieldeth punish

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250 se ssion'

s mas seu se.

ealne pone egeyan .

Pe h mcovetrerbeb hme

.

apeccan .

hpet:yeo pdn bubehope halrgup6pb.

J mhirerante

to in words oftruth,

hpaeye beambubs . whatthe tree boded,

j hrmptcgobe. and whatto himforetold

mmgepmgu. the councils ofthe fates.

he5ayprgobehpa

‘hepeydb ongeat

bamel at: pamhome

1’trteacherPemb

puphypepen cuman come through thydreamheopon

-be'

aune‘ beim The heaven- high tree

so and the holywords,

paye engel eps i thatthe angel spake

1 1 rpeopyceolbe .thatthe tree should,

eelgumbeynébeb. lopped of its branches,

andJunius heane.

the proud ofheartand heathen

leader ofthe host,

all thatterror

which to himwas shewn ;.bade him (Daniel) relate.whatthatmysteryboded ;thathe should speak holywords,and in his mind should strive

Daniel, atthatjudgment,thathis lord was,

Ithe chief ofmen,

guiltytowards God.The sage was awe

- struck,

yetbyword he spake,

the reverendmessenger,to the chief z

Thatis, guardian ofpeople,no small wonder,

se ssion'

s rs ssrnrtsss. as!

popan lyeallan onlyfall,15trP ruMbtonnemrb beopum

dwell in thewaste,‘

J Intmermburied in earth,

mire-m mtor-m be.for a trace,

mmmmrx r-B (thm srd e tbe vda )

[fl‘ymbyeopon d bm and, aftee seren seasons,

ypapin bléb itb'o so is thygloryas the tree grew

heah no heoponum high to heaven,

so artthoutomen,i ns eallum. alone to all

peapb j piya. guardian and leader

man on molban'

o

nim‘

bemenob ( na

“J bee pineleayneon pprecyenbeb‘J ponue onhpeoytye

'lio

heopcan blue

1 puas gemynbgaye‘ thatthoube notmindfulafter sinful joy,

See “Westemieder. GlossariumGer. Lat. VocumObeni. Primi stME ri.

”recs Befiihlen.

The 1 iabeterequisiteto the sense, and has.withoutdoubt.been omittedbythe scribe itis found inDaniel

’s repetition ofthe words. See p. 252. line23.

c Both the sense and the alliteration requirebib instead of lib.M8. gemybasxt.

no man on earth,

save the Lord only,whoWill cutthee 03fromthykingdom,and thee friendless

1252 se ssion’

s rsasrsnsse;

save thewild beasts’

thews

lurePrate

ne brii 1cc mail-meccnimps mopeymy.

ticPee pegnayetin.

pece‘

8 j ppece'b

051 lnymbyeoyron pmceyt

1 yre i n meeob.

11t j pice.

who is in the heavens.

rymerps peah pdls .

051 puept: cymye till thatthouagain comest.

Do thoudevise, mylord,

give aims,be to the poor a refuge,

praybefore theLord,ép

“SamyeoPpah cyme ere thatthe season cometh,

i yeyseems to bean errorforyi peu

among the holts shaltdwell.

To thee shall notbemeal-meat,save themountain’s grass,nor restassigned ;

butthee the rains’

shower

shall waken and chastise,

as thewild beasts,

till thatthou, aftersevenwinters,shaltin sooth believe

thatthere is one Creator,

over allmen

still be in its station,

(so the voice spake,)and, after seven seasons,

seed receive 3

thus thine empire

shall be resting

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254 cszmros ’

s makesuse.

peapb 5a i nhybtg.

Opeyteallemen

ypriimdbmyepan.

pe hrmgobyealhe.

gumena pics

poplb no gepealhe

Thouthe greatearth

3 minyeo mé pe buph lo and.

mine the grand city

to pupiimynbumpdme picc

te payee on beeapb j d iel

gumena byubcen

POPFN‘Z“ Pears

j on pleamgepse.

Opeyteallemen over allmen,

yys poiSpepa‘ o (such is thewandering ofmen,in their days of sorrow,)a painful journey,

Myinterpretation of line 23 and the five following is conjecture] ; to justifyit, p06mustbe considered as synonymous with pat!(see p. 256. l. and not

prophetic-t, as Lye renders it; and begets (p. 256. l. an errorof the scribe.

perhaps forbenches which conjecture seems to becountenanced byp.25651. 3 1 .

Lye's version of lines 19- 23 is as follows ln fugamabiitsingularis in arro

gantia superomnes homines sicuted’

atumhominumin tyrannidis dichospredis

prophetiamspud homines divulgatam. ipso adhuc impel-ante.

Then became he stubborn,over allmen,arrogantin mind,forthe extraordinarygiftwhich to himGod had given,ofmen the empire,the world in domination.

In the life ofmen

formyglory,myspacious empire

I will restin thee

myland and dwellingwill possess.

’

Then, forthatvaunt,

the lord ofmen

was driven forth,

and in flightdeparted,

c~0~

cmosrox’s Panhpnaass; 255

hapa pe ep: lipgenbe for the things which when again

among the livingleobe begene he to his people related.

nabochobonon'

op

p‘h

‘

han hrmm5zober

moron PWPram b

rurlPpopobe.

pin-bupge cynmg

5are eappoii macgo

pllbeopa gepma the wild beasts’

comrade,

puph polena gang. through the clouds’

course,

gemunbeya on m6be he remembered then in mind

1 metoh pape

heo; ona heah cynmghzeleha beapnum~

m éce garb

pa he ept onhpeapp

Pep he he ép vibe benhepe

-

Poran hae

heolman gecenge

then his spiritbent

mgobergemynbm6b nomannum

rrlSiSan hemecob onget

nacob nyb-

3en3a.

afierthathimGod’s enmity,fierce fromheaven,had with hate o

’erwhelmed.

Seven winters together

endured torment,thewild beasts

’

waste,

the king ofthe loved city.When theamictedman

the heavens’

high King ;to the children ofmen

alone the eternal Spmt

then he turned again

fromhis wood mind,to where he erstbare widelya martial leader’s soul,

his mind to men,when he his Creatorknew

wentthen miserablyshapen,

a naked unwilling wanderer,

his punishmentenduring ;

256 cmostos '

s rsu rnu ss.

J pé ba lear.

mz rpa on mob-

ge’danc

no man- cj'

nne

‘lionne gun cun peapb

fedh mlbban-

z eapb

eapb j e'

hel

mpbn Pinup runabrpa no rprhpobe.

ofi f re nzmfi m

malbopbomhabllone peapb

hapbe benepan“

heap

i c he pihe beab.

Imp hemelh shee

nfi-mmbe

pihe pate. thewide wandering

be hemrb pdb- beopumaeeah‘ o thathewentwith thewild- beasts,

In German also.theverb siehen (cognatewith are6n) is need in the sense“to”.

[deratein his mind’s thoughtmore motowards mankind,than,whenguardian ofthepeople,

hewas in his pride.

Mid- earth stood,

alter theprince ofmen,his land and dwelling

-

place,

so thatflourished notthe empire under heaventill thatthe chief returned.When again was seated

in his sovereigntythe lord ofBabylon,he had betterhabits,

a brighter faith

in his life’sAuthor;

thatGod gave,

to everymanboth weal and woe,

as he himselfwould.

Slighted notthen

the prince ofpeople

the prophets’

sayings,butwidelyhe announcedtheCreator

’

s power,

whereofhe had had proof

told his journeying

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258 cannon’

s rsu rnu ss.

mhrm op p eop‘han So to himon earth

gumena em; anyman,05 f hrmgobyolbe. till thatfromhimGod would,

through his fall, take

hed pica his proud kingdom.

Afterwards his sons there

pelan punben-

golb. wealth, twisted gold,

rn papa piban hm. rs in the wrde city,ealh-

rrebecopla

heah b6ph-mezen. the loftytreasure- house

pa hm1113 ];o 12 3 then their lordperished.

Ba ln ‘Saspe beobe ap6e.

lurfPrubbe cacor

bnpga albop

reolbPena ricer

05 f hrmplenco gerceob

i a perenbe bag

mebum j peprnmalbopbomer

imb heel pee.

lee babrlone.

bltb rprlijuan.

bonepa he le‘h

Mb. and Junius in . TheMedes and Persians!

LV.

t en in thatnation rose

fromhimthe third generation,

Belshaz z arwas

the cities’

prince ;

he ruled the realmofmen,till thathimpride destroyed,

Then was the lastdaythatthe Chaldeans

the kingdomheld,when theLord bestowedon theMedea and Persiansthe sovereig n

- sway.For a little space

he had letBabylon’

s

cz nuorx’

s masseu se. 259

He knew the rulers

mfinprhthosewho the realm

Then thatresolved

athome sitting,

theMedians’ prince,jl 6p man ne ongan

mért J mé porcpapabe men blin

Pflnh s ipmome

goberppcs lube. said he was lord of 0011.

[i con lumwe pine. Theysate with himatwine,

pealle bel6cene

ne onegbon na theyfeared notofwars the evil,

although ofenemies a nation

to prepe hesh- hm. so to themetropolis,‘

Phre babrlone.

abpecan mrhcon

germcpa co n‘

mble

on his lastday,the Chaldeans

’king

with his kindred :

260 cmomou’s PARAPHsass.

bée pa hepan

rnraela gercpeon

on hanb pepum

]as ép calbear

mrb cine-bpymmecempan rn cearcpe

clmne gendmon

i s h e rubea

brlla ecgufn.

hejuge genamou

heaphce”maps”

i s h e z empel repubon

17150 p hlPon e

“

8a peapb blr‘be-mdb

genlp grimkes

gobe on anbano in hate to God ;

said thathis idols

hyppan pmpon higherwere,

mrbcrylanforman’

s protection,bonne rrpaela than the Israelites

’

6ce bluhcen

hrm jl ci cen peap'b

‘

. To himwas thata token,

egerhc pop caplum fearful before his earls,

Forhleobop -c5'me, we should undoubtedlyread hleobop -eyj-ne.

Betsreen this and the following linethere is noalliteration beophre is per?

haps an errorofthe scribe for eopbee.

there became flushed with winethe ruler oftheirmight,bade then bringthetreasures of Israel,

the holy‘

vessels of sacrifice,

to the hands ofthe people,

which the Chaldeans erst

with their kinglyhost,the warriors, in the city,

the gold in Jerusalem,when theyofJudeadestroyed the glorywith faulchions

’

edges,

and,through the prophecy,

fortheir idol took

the brightornaments,when theythe temple spoiled,the seatof Solomon

much theyvaunted.Then was blithe ofmood

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262 CEDMON’

S Pru rnarss.

fun”I on sam3oberepepemicel

to barn rc geopne gemgypumceapran

bunk-

screwba‘

bbe hrmb6c-

rcap r.

hpeereo pdn babe

anbrpapobe

God’s prophet,searsermcer

no rc pr‘b peoh

-rceattum.

opep pole hepe

na“he buz e

'

he can

sebeunceapunga.

mmminubabupenhan nemrhe

hurl-

paw halegu.

on hanb bepun

on barn gs beoflu.

bluncan ongunnon o

5a é p rrpaela

c c gobereapce

15hrs gylp bends .prn

- bpuncen zebra

mrem5"!reedno bbin sibop

God’s golden vessels

into the hall

in whose spiritwas

the greatpower ofGod ;

forthat, I have well understood,

with gifts would buythe city

’s guardians,

thathe to themthe characters

should read, and should explain

whatthatmysterymightbode.Themthe skilled in law

NotI forvenal treasures

among nations bear

the Lord’s decrees,nor can to thee forbenefit,

butto thee, unrecompensed,thyfate will say,thosewords

’mysteries, [pretwhich thou mayest not inter

Thouin thypresumption,barestin possession

the holyvessels,into the hands ofmen,in whichye devilsto drink designed,

which erstthe Israelites

had in their law,atthe ark ofGod,

till thatthempride deceived,wine- drunken wit

so shall itbe to thee.

Thatthyparentnot

cs onox’

s mas seu se. 263

no' 5) hpabop hpembe

heah“be hepe bpohce.

slbOp becha

nflimnmmcanfillm ew

phban hrmpulbperpeapb. so (afterto himthe chief ofglorypunbop sw had the wondermanifested,)

ealpagerceapta ofall creatures

bprhcen j palbenb Lord and Ruler,re hm 66mtomcatunreynbne blab

P“ hz nere on

byrs linen!”

re oyep beoflum so he who over devils

[Hectares m is is Col .

cm , smiss 213 ssgse ed fines . as isore ems curs seatper-scripts. silen

tsrgse arb‘

eets sh atigso. gri (gee-islanders es fine lihri mitigitsr) hue

celsti Librsss Sm artestpriorihsspatsvitsdjiciesdssr.—F. Janina]

bear in vaunt;

he ittbe ratherhindered,

though his hostbrought

into his possession

butthatoftenertold

the people’s prince,

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creonos’

s mu seu se.

byep comengla bpj'm.

5°P0 so onMonm

brrrrScott]! him.

heaple gebunben

pal-

cumpfp- clommum

pldp If.

on p lane

mrnd enbe poop .

rein J Penmnallef pulperblab

héh-

rélba 731!

bye : pepop bpj'hcene rdbpeamarhepbon

yelpumalbum

brep nuimbJdone 6cano

he le‘bymb héh-pelb.

bema‘b bjuhcen

o

into the abyss prob lmd,

This is a home of darkness,

the door is on fire,

with venom scorched ;

the termis notfar distant

tom catendure,

nota life ofgloryhave in the hesvens,

0p pp pryen hens seems evidentlyintended as atranslation ofprescrip it.

how he the guiltyhosthad proscribed.

Then calleth the chief

outof bell,

nttereth words,

with speech accursed,

with icyvoice :Whither is come the angel-host,

Alas!we erstbefore the Lordhad joy-ssong in the firmament,in bettertimesthere now, aboutthe Eternal,

proudlystandmen round the throne ;

praise theLord

268 se s sion'

s ,museu ss.

and I in tormentmustabide in bonds,

J me battpan him and to myself a betterhome,

éppe ne pene neverhOpe.’

15a hrmanbfpepaban Then himans

ruyle bej opem.

Buhce be inumb i n abesre

m e halls sob

the Creatorhimselfnucape cueapmrceaiiampip- 16mm so in fire- bonds

[73's

pénberbubuph pulbop . Thouthoughtest,through thyglobe s bupolrulb ahcere. thatthouthe world heldest,

acol rrbin onreon horrid is thyaspect.habba

'li pe alle rpi Thus have we all,

forthyleasiugs,

1?“Gin rum!l sane

hapurcunumipe rurel now hastthougreattorment.’

fps ppenpulle Thus the sinful,

with factions words,

their chief supreme

swartand sinful,

with tormentshudderingThoutaughtestus,

through thylying,thatwe the Saviour

should notobey; [hadstitseemed to thee alone thatthou

power of all,

ofheaven and earth

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270 (Lennon’

s masseu se.

j heo; menego rparome and this manyalso.

ba rcmmdbe Then l in myo

minumh6gabe

7re bolhe copeppan

pulperleoman

heapn helenber

igan me bupgagepalb celestial

emto whee

j heo; eapme heap

be re hebbe co belle.

himgelebbe

pene ge“

bci cen rurol weenye thattoken manifest,"

J se psis“

e s

ba rc 0p-ursnlb per.

m ‘Bone neoplan gpunb

nuxc cob hebbe to hemhimz es Ibeo

myhep enlarger"cip

ne populbe bpeam

nemnglabpeac

us be up- heoyon

igan nemoeen

1; heyi cola him

rc eompah br’ti gob

éce e r: belle bupu

Should probablybe the gen. plur., cannula, likeploncpa, in the following

thatI would overthrow

thatbeamofglory,the child ofGod,

gain me the swayof theall to mypossession,andye, poorband,thatI have to hell

when I was delivered

beneath, under the earth,

into thatpitprofound.

Now I haveyouto bondsled home,all fromyour habitation.

Here is no gloryofthe blessed,norjoyous hall ofthe grand,no

no - host,

no heaven abovewe

maypossess.This horrid home is

with fire scorched ;

I ama foe to God.

Ever athell gate

se s sion'

s mu seu ss. 271

have on pa pe

heo n] belpan nemagon theyas maynothelp.

1; be; pi lrca him This woeful home is

bbe firgehyban magonln bin

-um neoplan genips in this gloomprofound.

hep rynebpan 176g Here is the hiss of serpents,a hauntof worms.

1; buypicerclom rs This bond oftorture

ne hep beg lyhee'

b

pop rceberreiman' for the shade

’s gloom,

rceppenberleohc the Creator’

s light!

16 ahce rc gepalb Oncehad I power

callerpulbper ofall glory,

m

ehele gebiban countrybidehymnme bjuhcen gob whattome Lord Godbéman prlleo

Firm on P1013 "nurc P5113“ com Now I come leadingheaplamenego

ao liq-

rumbrmman him to this dimhome ;

3 on plyhce5pagum and fleeing, in thecourse oftime

'Mytranslation ofthis line is founded on the conjechue, thstfor 1ciman we

Here again some lines areevidentlywanting.eApparentlyan errorforslope.

272 CEDMON’S masseu se.

3 easesmbe

6pb onrcalbon

ne buppon be“herpénan

15srrumor- sinisté ppe pulls

a countryin possession,

eons onpalb

snlbser‘

J sim

pop‘hon rc fecal hedn j eapm thereforemustI,humbleandpoor,

wanderthe further,

tread exile- steps,

pulbpe benémeb

buguiiumbebeleb

né nrgne bpeim igan o

because I once had said

thatI myselfwasheaven

’

s Lord,

ac hmhmpypre gelomp . Butitthe worse to himbefell.

III .

Thus the sprite accursed

his woes,

(Stained with “h es,

pip- Icon s a fire-beamhe stood)through thathorrid den

and ofyoamorewhoofthis proud deed

formed the design.

This wemaynothope,thatus theKing ofglory

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274 cannox’

s “m am a.

be he cd- sgan nyle thathe will notclaimo e 0

P6 10 m6: co hemm

bpmgnn co bolhe

mpone bicepan gpfinb

home heyemmheop num

barbell a£11l

place 3 peop'hmync

bpohoon co beapme

beapn he lenber.

pep pe imb hwe dean

ealle hop n

leomuymb leop e

bjuhtne rebou

3epunbobmlb pommum

rceal nupyrne pine; elomo nowmustI this bond oftorment

mbeeeminum.

hit: on hello

eala bmhaenerppym. O majestyof the Lord !0 Patron ofthe good I

those I mayas captiveslead home,bring to myhabitationin thebittergulf.We are allunlike to whatwewere,

when we once in heaven

had erst

beautyand dignity.Full oftofglorytheyin their bosoms broughtthe Saviour Child,

wherewe, round abouthim,

all raised,

round his loved limbs,the praise

- songs’

words,

to the Lord said them.

Now I am stained bydeeds,

hotin hell,

ofhOpe devoid.’

Thenyetin speech his manycrimes he landed,the fell miscreant

outofhell,

with torments weary.The words flew in sparks

likestto venom.

CE DMON'

S PARAPHRASR.

ealameocobernub:

eala beg- leoben

eala euglaPpedto

eala71c eimealle] lei ;

151cmib hanbumneme ;

nomib eagumnem6:

up loclan

ne hupumxb einumne reen

béman reepne

iiwrxc polbe o]: pelbe

bluhcen abpipan

j igan mepayhpeamergepalb

Pvlbper“

J Pinne at

mePep rime z ehmphome no to bibee

ppampepercipan bluhealm‘beb g lamleohae

m pone li ‘han ham

nemag xc 15geincgan .

butomhembecp6m so

mplyneoyleKemp

mib rynnumpibaroppen ormulhe

y‘c xc 1}anps

nor even withmyears shall

how I came in it,into this dark profound,

with sins polluted,

castfromtheworld.

Yetnow know I this,

275

0 mightofthe Creator!

0 mid-earth!

0 lightofday!0 joyofGod!0 hostof angels !

O heaven above!

O thatI ambereftofalleternal joy!

trumpet’

s voice,

because fromhis throne I would

the Son ofthe Creator,the Lord, drive down, [thatjoyand formyself acquire powerofgloryand delight!Then worse befell me

276 cannox’

s murnmss.

hepan nePence'h

ba hi; goobebpap when themGod drove

Pamtrhel nama whose name is hell.

Thereforemustbemindful

f he ne abc lrgeo

lace bun to bimehupa bli can peoub

ronorenhiz bum

M8. and Jun. p hat.0 InM8. tome stands as a gloss overthis word.

thatwill be void ofall

delighteternal,

he who heaven’s King

thinketh notto obey,the Creatorto propitiate.

I, forthis deadlysin, mustwoe and torments

ofgood deprived,

stained withmyformerdeeds,beesuse

’

I thoughtto drive

the Lord fromhis throne,theRuler ofhosts

now shall I exile- steps

IV.

Turned then to hell,when hewas condemned,the denierofGod 3

so so did his followers

thathe anger not

the Powerful’s Son,

letbe to himan example,so how the pale fiends,

for their presumption,

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278 cmmxon’

s su spen se.

beOIIhte Opep bupzum.

Pep If bpabe lonb.

hyhehcpahim o homemorejoyousin heaven

’s kingdom,

to Christmore grateful.

Letus turn thither,

where he himself sitteth,

rigolia palbenb

the SaviourLord.mhembeopan him.

‘

J imb 15heh-

reel. and around the throne,

hpicertanbah

engla peban“J eabxgpa'o and ofthe blessed,

holyheavenlybands

in words and works,

heaps phte rcine’d. theirbeautyshineth

geonb calpa populba populbo over the world of all worlds

mxb pulbOp - cj'nmgea. a with theKing ofglory.

V. V.

Baget: xc pup'hop z eppegen Then, as I have further learned,

peonb"onbeuan. the fiends confessed,

perhimeall pulman; (was to themall too stronga e 0

their dread and torments

theyhad theKing of glory,in their pride,

inpoplmtzencpwbon epe hpabe Again theyquicklyspake,

Now itis seen,

vre 31211030500

MS. and Junius, esbsgpe.Foryeontsxass atp. 265,

l. 16.—MS. and Junius,yeonba.

cannon’

s rm au se. 219

uppe on eapbe

j'

ocolon numppe per.

bpeogan bdmleaye gepma.

bjuhcnermlhtum~

hpe t: pempulbperplum.

Paarre balm sobe

“

J hmm3 imbMb

bythousands.Then we there dweltin bliss,

the trumpet’

s voice.

The Brightofword arose,

1] to 1mmupelan. and to the Illustrious

hnigan himrear. the saints prostrated themselves

lue-mrhtuni féce bjuhven as the Lord eternal,Open 1firz ertfib swod overns,

j gebleq'

obe

bilepxcne heap. themeek assemblage,each day

j hlj'

re beomrunu. and his dear Son,

garca rcjrppenb. the Creator of spirits,

sob reel}: rer

eallumanbpeng grateful to all,

be“hep up becom

j hme on 1301153 11. so and who himselfon earth

i ngeleybe

pa filmyoypuhne

f re peoben pcr thatthe Lord was

rq nang mimob strong and stern ofmood

ongan xcPa rreppan popli then began I to step forth

with the Lord'smight.Yes !we in glory

’s splendour

wherewe the holyGod

and song abouthis throne

280 cannon’

s “ m as ses.

i ns priSenglum

to himeallumpppee

IanyumneMb

mlhee gelepan

Letus despise

agan uppip pulbpep leobe. no gain to us this lightofglorycall no chee all into our possession ;

hp 1] the!gylp this is idlevaunt

1}re ép‘bpugon thatwe have before endured

VI .

Bagepesp‘h upc

1’re Polhou174

bluhten abpipan .

op barn beOpan himcynmg op cejtpecu

‘B 1p pibe

puman moeon

gob peolpahim

pice halbe'h

he 1p ins cjmxng

be “rcom screwi

pceal nupeOpmenego hep . so

began on leahepum lie in their crimes 3

flyoverearth.

pj'

p bi’6ymburan Fire is around

alone among the angels,and to themall spake

[219] I can giveyoulasting counsel,

ifye will in my

VI.

Then itbefell us,

thatwewould thus

the Lord drive outfromthe dearhome,theKing from his city.Wide is itknown

the grimabyss.God himself

holdeth the empire,he alone is Kingwho hath become angrywith us,theLord eternal,theCreator, in power so great.

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282 canuox’

s masseu se.

Thus lamentedthe deniers ofGod,

hive on helle hotin hell ;

himpep he lenb gob. with themwas the SaviourGod

71185 z emben

relic ll lj‘ heoptze beah

use leahq iap.

gemunan rj'mle on m6be

z eaprm urwz éner

gpene [epi cs

up no englum

6p gepenca'ho

3 up no pamhalgan

helpe gelepa'h.

home he up no paplmte'li o

ah lipfi le‘h.

uppemb englum

eabxgne bpeam blessed joy.used upye cophts [220] The Illustrious wi ll assign us

tpnmbcne him as amore stable home ;beophre hunh

-

peallar. the brightburgh-walls

gepe llge paple the happysouls

where theyevermore

for their evil sayingswherefore should bemindfulhe whose heartis good,

thathe banish fromhimwicked thoughts,

loathsome sins

everyone livingremember ever in mind

the Creator’s strength,

prepare before ourselves

a green path

to the angels above,

where is the almightyGod,and us will embrace

the beloved Son ofGod,

ifwe thaton earth

erstmeditate,and ourselves to the Holyforhelp resign ;

then will he notdesertus,

butwill give as life,

CB DMON'

S PARAPHRASE. 283

cerrpe j cine-

11 15! cities and kinglythrone.

béman pe on eopfian

wppop lipgenbon

lucan nub hpcnmlocen palbenbep

ongeocan gal-

thee.

parsah ensla

“J 7on eop‘

han.

i n

ponpon pe bi‘

h eabrg Therefore he shall be blessed

who will ever

meocobe cpeman

rpa he pylpa cpc’h.

rohpapeemen

runnan gelice

m heopa pe bep-

pice

Imp heo roeppenb

peolp bepze‘

hme'h.

ahepe’h holbhce.

mheoponerleohc into heaven’

s light,

pap heo nub palbon- cynmge wherewith theKingofglorythey

zips co albpe.

s a a

53m bpeama bpeim possess joyofjoysnub blahcae gobs. with the Lord God,

Fromthis line to line 12, I have rendered the Saxon words into English as

accuratelyas I could.butregretmyinabilitytomakethemintelligible.

lock with knowledge

the Powerful’r sanctuary,

understand sp iritually,towards as shall come

a thousand angels,

ifwe thithermayproceed,and whaton earth

as he himself hath said.

Justmen,like unto the sun,

fairlyadorned,in their Father

’

s kingdom,shall shine in the sheltering

where themthe Creator

will himself embrace,the Father ofmankind

284 cannons mmramss.

i bumn enbe

VI I .

Gi la hrm: pé apypgba

15he heopen- cy'mnge.

hepan ne polbe

hat: unbep hmpmmr

bpeopan hoopla.

pibe geonb pmb-

pele

Pea-w ehm

perhe ]? menego be ]!

per15call pullmuons.

ponne pep heopa slbop

be“hep é pej

'

t: c6m

m5 on perm

pz rte gebunben

ripe 3 “se

nallep up panon

gehennamheoponum

uppe nub englum

men Pa aHerPer

VII.

Alas, thatthe aecursed one

Apparentlyan errorofthe scribe forno.

thathe heaven’

s Kingwould notobey,the comforting Father!

The floorwith venomboiled,hotamid the bonds

ofthe fierce devils.Wide through thewindyhalltheywailed woefullytheir crimes and wickedness.Was themanythereas if annealed.

Thatwas all mostrigid.

Then was their chief

who firstcame thither,

with fire and flame.Thatwas a stubborn band

ekemusthis followers

there inhabit

the gloomylandnorup fromthence

hearin heaven

holyharmony,where theyofta fairtrain had

above with angels

theywere then, for all this,

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286 cram-rows mmpumas.

a home would fix,bre polbon benéman thattheywould bereave

ofthe heavens’kingdom

ah he on pihe geheolb buthe rightlyswayedthe hostof heaven,

and the holythrone.mrai msmthwar

"9mM ‘

ro nor so far skilful,

save God himself,thathemaytellthe rays of the finnament,how the sun there

through the Lord’

s might,

harmonydivine,

Then shall be the blessed

be 0p eoppan cumaBJ who come fromearth

a s s

bpmga‘

h co beapme.

‘An errororcorruption fortu ne.

Here ismanifestlya considerablehiatus inthe sense, though notiatheMS.

bring in their boeoms

blossoms of fragrance,

These are the words of God,

when he shall embrace them,the Fatherofmankind,and shall bless them;

CE D)!Oli'

S PAMPHRASE.

lz be'

h co hhee shall to lightlead them,

[mp hr lip igon .

i to albpe

beophcne buph-

[oebe

Gloryshall be to everyone

harmhe he lenbe

leohc- bepenbe

ia

pa hempulbpe Then he in hir gloryppohce onrcalbe

if he Graphite

sought.thathemight.

heh-

pelb pypcan o thro ne es tablish

‘ Here ismanifcstlyan hiatns in the poem.

CE DSION’

S PARAPHRASR.

ypelep aph-

ppuma'. the author ofevil

hrm7ept: gehpeap he rued itafterwards,

be he so belle. when he to hell

mustsink,‘J hip hrpebmrb hme and his crew with himinto gegliban

nepgenbep 1115 the Preserver’

s hate,

and from thenceforth

1 hrmoltenmpone écan. thattheymightnoton theEternal

bueon enbe

Pa lumegra becombyne pop bémanpahe baputn belle

blip peap‘hmonnum

pa hrhe lenbepheapob semen

ponne pepPamacolan

beye ép némbona a a

pa pepon nub expan Then with dread were

all afl'

righted,

pibe geonb pmb-

pele

moaned in words

on be; poopmbecom

himbepopan pipe‘ho

Ponnere same air

MS. and Junius ope-gunman.mayhem seems to be an error foronplltan.

0Here is evidentlyanotherhiatus of some lines.

for evermore.

Then dread came overthematthethunderbeforetheirJudge,

when he the doors in hell

brake and bent.

Bliss was to men,when theythe Saviour

’

s

visage saw.

Then was to thatfell one,

whomwe ere named

now hath this stormo’erwhelmed

chieftain and followers.

Itis the Lord of angels,

before himgoeth

a fairer light

then we ever ere

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290 cannon’s museum s.

3‘ h emorve 69°ta z it

plicanmpulbpe‘.

ép heo p6pbumep h

rc be é ne abealh

Parmthan tw

ppa pit: na ne pceolbon

pe‘

he eppe nfi

beopne‘

h on benbum

namon mrb hanbum

onyamhalgan rpeo

ParmmwhineWP

‘

Jmmrim

Purenha peolo

nfi rc be halprge

heopon-

piccypeapb

butEvemightnotasyeton glorylook,ere she said in words

Lord eternal !

when we two,Adamand I ,

through theserpent’

s malice,as we should not.

Taughtus the baleful one,

thatwemightbliss enjoy,

Then we theAocursed’swords believed,

took with our hands,

on

the brightfruit5

for this he bitterlyrequited us,when we into this hotden

were forced to go,

and a number ofwintersdwell there afterwards,

manythousands,severelyburned.Now I beseech thee,

Guardian ofheaven’

s kingdom,bythe trainthatthouhasthither led,

CEDM’

ON’

S masseu se. $291

englanews; hosts of angels,

fire up heonon thatl up fromhenm

mxbminne muz fie'

o

e e o

3 imbppeo mht: com. and latter three nights came

Pegen he lenbey.himno belle. home to hell,0 e e

is now firm in bonds,

no as ifwith him theKing ofglory;

eOppe gepopben had been wroth.o e e

e

regbercurco ro‘be. ‘ fl od saidestto us in sootb e

7bereclp gob.

ups; pa dupe gehpylc Arose then everyone,“

3 p15 enpmxeret‘ o and on his armrested,

leaned on his handis

yeah hjrlle gpjpe 20 though hell’

s horror

Here is a considerable hints.in the poem.

l'Junius has mostunaccounh blysltered this word to z epce. forming withthe preceding word s eompound. upmxenee; which Lye. eiting the place. in

tbe poeture of tbe uptives in bel hen.W witb chfimtqroured to rise sttbe entn nee oftbe Seviou.

292 canaxox‘

s PARAPHRASE.

egerhc puhce

man ealle pc f theywere all for this

glad in their sufi‘

erings,

o

1 heopa bjuhoen thattheirLordwould for theirhelp

hpaeepumamminpe bohrop

mmibban-

geapb.

mannumto helpe

nd xf'

gerene now is itseen

thatthouthyselfartGod,eternalAuthor

ealpagercapca of all creatures.’

VIIII .

Let: paupp pan.

pnlbpet be.

p ref clomma'o

m 15neoyle gemp.

neapye gebegeb.

pep nurat-

aunt.

0Anomalyan errorforclon in g.

raughtthen with his hands

to theKing ofheaven,

prayed the Lord for pity,through the person ofMaryVerily, thoufrommydaughter,Lord, wastborn,on mid—earth,

VIIII .

Letthemthen ascend

theLord eternalhe in gloryhadbonds oftomcat

into thatdeep darkness,

closelycurred,where now Satan

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cannon’

s uu seu se. 295

7he aryphusspa:peonb in ppenum

no on neopxna ponge

7'5a eanarup ao thatthe boughs aloft

z plat om.

j p cm n pa andye ate tbe

ryamere balepa het as the balefitl one desiredyou,the minister ofhell ;

t bouponpon harne n unb ye therefore sufl'

ered a hotabyss

halenberpépb the Saviour’s words

m In enm

balepe geyohcar. baleful thoughts.

Pa th e seven?7min hanb-

3°

P3 01“:

endured the prison’

s chain.

nz r'hamonna gemez Then was no mote ofmen,

ne n en engla

no prophets’

work,

no paparnyeepo nor human wisdom,

7eoymihoe helpan. thatcould helpyou;

re7pine611. who thatpunishmenterst

co ppece germ . had in vengeance set.

so I wentto eartb.

Betweea this line and the followisg. there is ao alliteration. “hep -nine

readingmayprobablybe opephi z'

ooa. (crop pgj-mbon ; the latterword nstm

96 cannon’

s rsasrnasss.

puph pemnan hib

‘J on coppan gebhb. and in theworld awaited

j ceonan micelneo and greatamictionmerepebon imb took counsel concerningme

bydayand night;

huheo me beatiercpealm. how theyme death’s pang

to (the rulers ofthe state)might

"

cause to saf er.

the termpassed,

7on pollulbe par. which in the world was

h eo 7was seam

gemunbe no he ; menego

pamman hamlange"

par‘se xc 0; haeptum

habba‘liyulbjuerblab

when on the treeme

MS. and Junins. creepegan ayela reouan ; butboth the sense and the

structure of the verserequirethetransposition oh ) .

5 Ofthemeauing of this line. as itstands, l ean formno conjecture. lauge

maypsssihlybean errorforle'obe, and )~amnanmaybetheGer. d ieMein igen ;

on which supposition mytranslation is founded. la theMS. )a is nearlyobliterated, andmman hss been altered to mmnan bythe superscription ot

'

an s.

I was mindful ofthemany,andmyown led home.Fromthetimethatl frombondageled themhome

up to their country(thattheymaysharethe powers ofthe Lordand the assemblyofthe 30043)theydwell in delights,have enjoymentofglory,bythousands.

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298 crenuorv’

s men eu se.

Then, as I haveunderstood, went

m anmq'

omne

all to Galilee ;

theyhad the inspiration of the

a a

halrgne gobcf runn the holySon ofGod

whomtheysaw ;where theLord’s Son [stood,

pagmglian on upp prob. then over against the disciples

éon bjuheen the Lord eternal,

cc“liargingpaupibep . so thatthe disciples thither

ealle unnau all ran,

Pap re éca per. where theEternal was,

3 ea p6cumhnrgon

panceben Peobne

7hit: 1m; gelomp

yrmon peq iuro .

eapebuPur' bprheen

b6me gepup‘hab‘ .

on “fine benb

hepennemrb bonham

ponne heo cube-yea ]:epegeyceaprah

m6be° oncnapan

MS. andJunius, l'ny. MS. snd lunius.xeyupvafi. tMS.and Janina.m6b.

and athis feetbowed ;

thanked theLord,thatitthus befell;

thattheyshould beholdthe Creator of angels.

Then forthwith spake,

Simon Peter3

Artthouthus, Lord!with powergifted i

atone time, when

theylaid theein loathsome bondage,the heathen, with their hands.

Theythatmayrue,when theytheir endshall behold hereafter.

’

Some theycould not

CB DMON'

S PAMPHRASB. 299

13PierreMp3

ere he wrth his hands

himself on the side,

where be his blood gave out.

in the bath ofbaptism.

so thattheLord God

peoben upe

he on beame amh He on the tree ascended,

3 hr; blob ageae. and shed his blood,

God on the cross !

Punk hrraftermesm

poppaumen recolon

yecgan bprhcne Panc give to the Lord thanks,bébum peopcum

perhe be u; o): hepeum forthatheus fromthraldomled home,up to heaven,

bpihcnerbdmay the Lord’s greatness,a a a

j pempynnumpuman moeon and we in joys maydwd l.ar1] pulbpeyleobe. To us is the lightofglorymph: oneyneb7am

“he sealayenceii zo [226] to thosewho rightlythink.

300 caosros’

s masseu se.

Ba payon eopfian Then was on earth

éce bjuhnen theLord eternal,

fortydays,

gecyhebman- cinner known ofmankind,6p he no la mé pan geyceapz o ere be into the greatcreation,

hunh- leoba grams.

N ew sarc

ajtab up on he0ponum. Ascended up into heaven

“Ba compolcnarpeg

hme pop‘h lebbe

no7amhalgan him

heojzna ealbop

Pahit:70; gelomp.

paat nepz enbe cma a a

7heParimb toe mbe thatbe oneu

well: asorwhrmrb hrrgartergrpe. with his spirit

’s gift,

gmgpaugerpr‘libe his disciples, strengthened .

as Then had placed in heaven

souls withoutnumber,

gob lipgenbe

o; is evidentlyonlythe commencementofaword.

then camea sound fromthecloudsholyfromheaven,with itwas the hand ofGod.

The Lord receivedand led himforth

to theholyhome,the Prince ofheaven ;

around himflew

hosts ofangels,

bythousandsThen itthus befell,

whenyetthe Saviour

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302 03 01101“ masseuse:

pep hr] hrpeb nti» where his floclr'

now

halrg eapbafi.

continueth in delights,

pep rypulbperbléb where is the fruition ofglorymph: oneyneba a a

neon biegen 7ye harlenbe Letus strive thatwe the Saviour

hepan geopne

quyee cpeman. to Christgive pleasure,

Pep r; cu'Bpe lip there is a lifemore glorious

so than we on earth

mat-gen éppegercpeonan

XI .

Day-ah nfi gepmgob no up Now bath interceded forus

peobenmm. the Lord supreme,mlmrherg goba a a

bprhren reclp . the Lord himself.The archangels shall call

blow the trumpets

oyep bupga geyeocu"

geonb polbanyceaz arPoune o}: pine molbano

s tirs“Push bluhmermm:

a.

throughoutearth’s regions

then fromthis mould

men shall awaken,

the dead fromdust

shall rise, throughpowerofGod..

ce nuou’

s masseu se. 303

7bi8 baga lengufe Thatwith ofdays be longest,‘J brmma‘ mum: and ofthunder-s greatest

hlfib gehypeb. heard aloud

ponne he len!) (times when the Saviour cometh,

palbenb rmb polcnum

into this world shall ride;

the fair and the foul,on cps healpe

rs the good and the evil

hrm7a [67p m

shall rise to rest

7apecrn buph m6non

gongan mgoberpicca a a

j heo gel-

ensh

Ye arewelcome

gah myulbperleobeno heopona picc

pep ge habba'B.

i no albpe.

éce penne

7a he ppnebon .

beoh bmpgenbewhen themthe Child ofGod

t -e is inserted in theMS. byan sneienthsnd ; and being necessaryheth bthe sense snd versefl hsvenothesitatedtoadmititinto thetest

thereye shall have,fromhenceforth ever,eternal rest.

’

Thenshall standthecondemned,theywho sinned,

304 CE DMON'S PARAPHM88.

béman p ile

]mph hr] bé baypeb.

péna‘h7heo mocen

to Parsemé pan bim

rya o‘l’

pe bybonac hrmbr‘ii peOpbrenbe

'

a a a

éce bpxhcen'

. theLord eternal.

m7pine- hfiyopal

-

cummrclumnuto cop as con

rona eyrep 7m p6pbum

Muse 33 113 1 “

purenbmalum‘J prbep lmba

‘h‘ o

mrrceafienareser

ycupah no g runhem7neappe nih

ah prep gepolranyceolon butthere shall sufl'

er

eapmhc pine

3 bone calban Ulfinb

beopne abpeogan

J beoslerrpellunsehubre hrmon item:

l 11»words pobepa paleene seemwantingalterthis line.M8. and Janina.Mat.

through virtue of his deeds

theymayh0pe thattheymaygoto the grand city,up to the angels,

as the others did ;

buttothem shall speak

Descend now,ye accursed,into the house oftorment

with utmostspeed ;now I knowyounot.

’

Straightafter those words,

the sprites accursed,

the thralls ofhell,

shall wanderround

bythousands,and themshall thither lead,

into thatpitofthe wicked,

shall thrustthem into the abyss;into thatnarrow punish em,and notafter

thattheyup fromthence

bonds and the pfisomhouse,and the abyss coldand deep endure,

and the devil’

s converse

how theythemselves

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06 cmmnon’

s Paasrnasss.

cymngmcercpe the King in his citycpepa

‘li eallebur Thus saytheyall z

];ucant: halelia helm. ThouartProtector ofmen,j heapen- béma' and Judge ofheaven,

engla club-mums

‘

J eOp‘lSan subop and ofearth

’

s progeny'

e o0

co pinumeabxgan him

popbumhemati

pegnarymbpechenPep lrPrimtruce!

ran; at: relbe

lrrm05mm;ealpa albop

m {Steps écan gel-

cap :

711‘

re bpxhten

[she bea‘li pap tir

z ePIwPobe

peoben ensla

rpylce he percereox’epms bazametoh man- cj

'nner

[mph h q' mxlbrarpeb.

Pa gepeapii pone pepegan .

P6 apoppen Per

7hemhelle gebehp

bpohre himto beapme

MS. and Jumus. béman.

to this happyhome.Thus the Guardian ofglory

theypraise with words,theministers around their Lord.

There is a greatassembly,song before the throne,

he himself is King,Chief of all

in the eternal ora tion.

That is the Lord,who forus death

endured,

the Lord ofangels.

Moreover he fastedfortydays,the Lord ofmankind,in virtue ofhis mercies.

Then itbefall thattheAccursed(who had erstbeen cast

fromheaven,so thatinto hell he dived,)then tempted

the King of all creatures,

broughtin his bosomto him

broad stones,

cmmxox’

s mu rnns ss. 307

bah hrm pop bunnie bade himfor hunger

31; In mmele

mxhce hebbe

];a hrm anbrpapohe.

ri cher: Puarmba

7amuten nrépe

nimbe me éuneno butthouhastset

rip perigeuh Lord oftriumphs !

hp genbum 11h:

lean bucan enbe a reward withoutend,

on heapen-

pice

halxge bpeamaf holyjoys.’

pa he mib honbumgenom Then with hands he tool: him,aml punk ebpm the fiend in his wickedness,

j on erle ah6p

on beoph armh

arecce on buncbpxhren he lenb

loca nupul pibe

opep loub- buenbe

xc be gerelle

pine; reopepbum‘

Here is manifestlya greathiatus in the sense.”l am at s loss as to the sense of lines 22- 26. Lyc, ee rather hlenning.

thinks that forfine; reopepbum. we oughtto readfinerxeolpexh im. in tui

ipsius potestatem.

"—e conjecturewhich. even ifcomet. would contribute little

to the interpretation ofthe passage.

x 2

Ifthouso great

mighthave.’

Then him answered

the Lord eternal

Thoughtestthou,Accursed !thatitwas notwritten

the noxious spirit,

and on a mountascended,placed him on the down,

the SaviourLordLook now full wide,

over the lan’

s inhabitanb

I will give thee,into thypower,

308 C.EDMON'

S PARAPHRASB.

role j polban folk and earth,

poh lubep to mehunh j bpeovonebolb to gepealbe

nobonaricer

z irlmreo lube eimnzengla j monna[pa

‘lSué p mjmuerc:

pa him anbrpapobeo

éce bplht'

eu

ah xcye haz e

15“Buhell- papum

hyht: no abeobeah 1mhimrecgan mnhe:

1s“lin gememr

pine puei c apypgba.

hupib j rib“

hel- heoiio bpeomgs3 mil: honbumamec

mp P15Piern finber

15pupone S'mbhyjjnpc.

alne'

cunue

yi orreo seems hm to bewsntlng.

ofheaven’s kingdom,

ifthoube true Kingof angels and ofmen,as thouerstdeclaredst.

’

Then himanswered

the Lord eternal zDepartthou,Accnrsed!into the pitoftorment,

(Satan himself arttho u)to thee is pain decreed,

readybefore thee,notGod

’

s kingdom

butI command thee,through the highestPower,thatto hell

’s inmates thou

so announce nothope,

hutth in to themmayes tsaythe greatestwoes,

thatthouhastmet

the Lord of all things,

King ofmankind.

Turn thee behindmeknow thoualso,Accursed !how wide and long is

hell’

s.drear profound,

and measure with thyhands ,layhold on the abyssgo then so,

till thatthouthe orbit

knowestall

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3 10 cannox’

s rsnsruasss.

t bon gepunnon

Pa he on hom e

1mmn Paine

to helle bupu

hunb purenhamils

ryahme re mxhnga hec

Sahe gemunbe

be he onytunbe fedhlncube lea] pnhc

3eonb p la‘

he repe l:

acol m1b egum.

then rose up,

ongunnon pa pelugan garmr' began the cursed spirits

peopbian j cpe‘han to discourse and say

e e 0

li putbeo nfi on ipele Lo!thus be now in evil,

nolbey£11 seala Good erstthouwouldestnot.’

FmrrLi s sa I I . Arum.

MS. and Junius. onxunnon ya on j-a rep igan san s} ; the syllables on }abeing evidentlyrepeated erroneously.

looked with eyes.Theyhad obtained

the apostate fromGod,the pale spiritof evil.When he on the bottomstood,

then seemed to him,thatitwere fromthence

to hell- door

a hundred thousand miles

ofmeasured space,as himtheMightybade,thatthrough artof sin

he should his tormentmea sure.

Then be reflected,

as in the abyss he stood ;

the false wightlooked

through the loathsome den,with eyes terrific,till thathorrid dread,

themultitude of devils,

THE SONG OFAZARlAl-l .

FromtheEaeterM8..p. 33 a. (See CM p mJ J sa

butpaaz quar.

mz eyoncm .

j puph hj’lbo help

rePeeP0Ph amm

la Casin os. Geo-ushum. apparentlyan error for Seep- a,run . as atp. 235.

line 18.

‘J ForPru - aim "

lege bilegbe

reM In cohe

halgan lapel

pupbon pe toppecene

heapumeohpoppne

var“re 11; sw ab

nuPuuric beppace

mParmnem ~

melon rePerhereunt

12 THE SONG OF AZARIAH.

nupee a lhear

3 can pela p lea

geppegen halibut"

hmpber Pa lm5m eart

to abpahame

J to llm

roiimantob

3mml resemb Pnlbnerralbenb

buhrmgehez e

mre balsa Per

per: buhypamom- cinn

on p n- bagum meotnbeymrlq '

e

peban hunh peopbe

ccnucb pupbe

inch on coppan upon onyenbeb

P86munm e rheawinererhab to hebban

cpomhimpa an ape

bnga‘h bpabne hpeappz j on ealbop

- nepe o

Punk lam 1Mb hm.

mMora roub

fl’e z eonb earmw h ham mer

Pre 1mmbrineimbmm 11mm:

Fi'nuPamm -mrw s pam Pruni

Mb In “rep pea lin en

l ezaPme Posh- embar1 15mrnlborur

our}: 1 m ahc fi t himbee no foob

Here is an hiatus in the BarterM84 the lines omitted corresponding to

Ceemos. p. 235. lines 19- 20.

So inMS.. forhabhaB.

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CORRIGENDA.

Page 21, line 4. pop mi n-p ile. This reading, although adording a plausible

interpretation. is inadmissible ; being the timing letter.and consequentlyrequiring the accent on its syllable.which, ss the teatnnw stands, falls erroneouslyon min.

Read therefore n nn nn p ileh for thefirsttime.24. Foras z eh ncurn. is his thoaghts, read (as both the sense

and alliteration require.) ingeyancum,miadfafly(fer-neatly).The Germans have a similaradrerbisl expression, cingedeuh.

lines 26, 27. Here, I suspect, we ought to read. ruphhsene hg .

opea; been geopn, makingyuphhaene (thorough- hot, per.

fer-rides.) a compound word, and the regimen to open ,

which, though wanting in theMS. of d n ou, appears in

the Ereter paraphrase.—The translation will then be. the

intenselyhotj ams endured. z ealous is deeds.234, line 19. Forppw njbum. restore the reading of theMS., or rather

correctitto j-eop-ujman .

301 . Dele notam. When writing this note, I was not aware that tape] :

for n bep occurs also in theLegend ot'

Juliana.Cod.Exon.

p- 69. l

28. fnryam1 , —m e nm .

14, y!beb

3 1. yuhn gpsn6.dds”.

4.foryinnercl , n ice ba pu-rate]! rpm-ba pn-p bep.

5. F o o e 39.

3 1. rolcen-yapu

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