Die zweite Version der mittelenglisclien Alexinsle^enden. 2r)J 



LXXXVIII. 



Ac al myn hope is ylore, 



Nou pou list ded me before,'^ 



And ivip me ne myght speke. 



Lord Crist, I hidde pin ore, 



Ne let me 2 liuen ^ namore, 



Ac let myn herte hreke. 528 



LXXXIX. 



Hy^ icrong"^ Inre Jwnde^ and siked sore, 



Tofar^ liire-' shvoiid/' hire lokkes höre, 



As hy ^ ivere lüodJ' 



Leve ^ sone, hidde * I pe, 



Let^ me deyen^*^ nou loip^^ f)e, 



Mi^^ lyf^'^ nis not ^'^ godJ^ 534 



xc. 



Sone po ' com Ms ivif, 



pat lovede Mm as ^ Mre ^ lyf, 



Into^ pilke-' houseJ 



So sone so hy ^ com Mm to, 



Betwene "' Mre armes hy ^' gan Mm fo, 



And kissede ^ him ■' icip vunipe.^ 540 



XCI. 



Aicey, my lef,^ ichat hastou do, 



Why hastou pe 2 yheled ^ so 



In pin oune house, 



pat non ^ ne moste ^ come pe ^ to, 



So frend ■' auyte to oper do, 



Ne 1 pat icas Jd spousef 54 G 



LXXXVIII 1 hyfore. 2 pou mp.. 3 (y?te. _ LXXXIX 1 she L. 2 ic-aufj. 

 3 honj es Jj, hondT. * AndtotarLi. ^ om. L. '^ woedh. ' Leone Li. ^ hyseche. 

 3 pou lete. '" dien L, deye T. " byfore. '2 pe lyf nie. '^ nmß. (juod (yoed L). 

 — XC 1 per öfter. 2 more pan. ^' her. * To Jie hörnte ayo L. '•> jmllce. 

 ^ she L. ' Betwixe. ^ keste. ^ his nioiipe po L. — XCI ' leof L. 2 ltol.de 

 pe Li. 3 pou ne woldest. ^ me. ^ freond Li. 



