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THE OWL AND THE NIGHTINGALE
Incipit altercacio inter filomenam et Bubonem
ICH wes in one sumere dale MS.Jes.Coll.(J.)
In one swi@e dyele hale Fol.229r. col.1.
Iherde ich holde grete tale
An vle and one nyhtegale.
5 +at playd wes stif # starc # strong
Sum hwile softe # lud among;
And ey@er ayeyn o@er swal,
And let @at vuele mod vt al.
And ey@er seyde of o@res custe
10 +at alre-w[u]rste @at hi ywuste:
# hure # hure of o@res songe
Hi holde playding swi@e stronge.
+e Nihtegale bigon @o speke
In one hurne of one beche,
15 # sat vp one vayre bowe,
+at were abute blostme ynowe,
In ore vaste @ikke hegge
I[m]eynd myd spire # grene segge.
He wes @e gladder vor @e ryse,
20 # song a veole cunne wyse:
Bet @uhte @e drem @at he were
Of harpe # pipe @an he nere:
Bet @uhte @at heo were ishote
Of harpe . . .
