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Poetry.
III . [ " Tha ongon se Wisdom , " & c ] Again , as his wont , began Wisdom a song , And spoke out his spells as he wandered along . He said , " On a mountain no man can be skill'd With a roof weatherproof a high hall to upbuild . Moreover , Let no man think ever to win
By mixing pure wisdom with over-proud sin ! Heard ye , that any built firmly on sand , Or caught hold of wisdom with covetous hand ? " & c . IV . [ " Ic wille mid giddum , " & c ] I will with songs make known ,
How the Almighty still Bridles all things from his throne , And bends them to his will , By his wielded might Set wonderfully right . & c . V . [ " Eala , min Urihten , Thtet Ihu eart iElmihtig , " & c ]
0 Thou , my Lord Almighty , great and wise , Well seen for mighty works , and marvellous , To every mind that knows Thee ever good ! Wondrousty well all creatures thou hast made , Unseen of us or seen : with softest band Of skilful strength thy brighter beings leading ! Thou , from its birth forth onward to its end , This middle earth by times hast measured out
As was most fit , & c . & c . VI . [ " Sie ! the la on eorthan jElces thinges gestfilig mon , " & c ] Look ! for on earth a happy man In everything is he
, Who heaven ' s shining river can God's highborn well-spring see , And of himself may scatter back His mind ' s own mist of swarthy black . & c . VII . [ " Thus JElfred us
Eald-spell reahte , " & c . J Thus to us did Alfred sing A spell of old—Songeraft the West-Saxon king Did thus unfold : Long and much he long'd to teach His people , then , These mixt sayings of sweet speech , . The joys of men . & c .
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Poetry.
III . [ " Tha ongon se Wisdom , " & c ] Again , as his wont , began Wisdom a song , And spoke out his spells as he wandered along . He said , " On a mountain no man can be skill'd With a roof weatherproof a high hall to upbuild . Moreover , Let no man think ever to win
By mixing pure wisdom with over-proud sin ! Heard ye , that any built firmly on sand , Or caught hold of wisdom with covetous hand ? " & c . IV . [ " Ic wille mid giddum , " & c ] I will with songs make known ,
How the Almighty still Bridles all things from his throne , And bends them to his will , By his wielded might Set wonderfully right . & c . V . [ " Eala , min Urihten , Thtet Ihu eart iElmihtig , " & c ]
0 Thou , my Lord Almighty , great and wise , Well seen for mighty works , and marvellous , To every mind that knows Thee ever good ! Wondrousty well all creatures thou hast made , Unseen of us or seen : with softest band Of skilful strength thy brighter beings leading ! Thou , from its birth forth onward to its end , This middle earth by times hast measured out
As was most fit , & c . & c . VI . [ " Sie ! the la on eorthan jElces thinges gestfilig mon , " & c ] Look ! for on earth a happy man In everything is he
, Who heaven ' s shining river can God's highborn well-spring see , And of himself may scatter back His mind ' s own mist of swarthy black . & c . VII . [ " Thus JElfred us
Eald-spell reahte , " & c . J Thus to us did Alfred sing A spell of old—Songeraft the West-Saxon king Did thus unfold : Long and much he long'd to teach His people , then , These mixt sayings of sweet speech , . The joys of men . & c .