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Read Ebook: Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book with Inflections Syntax Selections for Reading and Glossary by Smith C Alphonso Charles Alphonso
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Oft him ?nhaga ?re geb?de?, Metudes miltse, ??ah ?e h? m?dcearig geond lagul?de l?nge sceolde hr?ran mid h?ndum hr?mcealde s?, wadan wraecl?stas: wyrd bi? ful ?r?d! Sw? cwae? eardstapa earfe?a gemyndig, wr??ra waelsleahta, winem?ga hryres:
PLAINT OF THE WANDERER.
"Oft ic sceolde ?na ?htna gehwylce m?ne ceare cw??an; nis n? cwicra n?n, ?e ic him m?dsefan m?nne durre sweotule ?s?cgan. Ic t? s??e w?t ?aet bi? in eorle indryhten ??aw, ?aet h? his fer?locan faeste binde, healde his hordcofan, hycge sw? h? wille; ne maeg w?rig m?d wyrde wi?st?ndan n? s? hr?o hyge helpe gefr?mman: for ?on d?mgeorne dr?origne oft in hyra br?ostcofan binda? faeste. Sw? ic m?dsefan m?nne sceolde oft earmcearig ??le bid?led, fr?om?gum feor feterum s?lan, si??an g?ara i? goldwine m?nne hr?san heolster biwr?h, and ic h?an ??nan w?d wintercearig ofer wa?ema gebind, s?hte s?le dr?orig sinces bryttan, hw?r ic feor o??e n?ah findan meahte ?one ?e in meoduhealle miltse wisse o??e mec fr?ondl?asne fr?fran wolde, w?nian mid wynnum. W?t s? ?e cunna? h? sl??en bi? sorg t? gef?ran ??m ?e him l?t hafa? l?ofra geholena: wara? hine wraecl?st, n?les wunden gold, fer?loca fr?orig, n?laes foldan bl?d; gem?n h? s?les?cgas and sinc??ge, h? hine on geogu?e his goldwine w?nede t? wiste: wyn eal gedr?as! For ?on w?t s? ?e sceal his winedryhtnes l?ofes l?rcwidum l?nge for?olian, ?onne sorg and sl?p s?mod aetgaedre earmne ?nhagan oft gebinda?: ?ince? him on m?de ?aet h? his m?ndryhten clyppe and cysse, and on cn?o l?cge h?nda and h?afod, sw? h? hw?lum ?r in g?ardagum giefst?les br?ac; ?onne onwaecne? eft winel?as guma, gesih? him biforan fealwe w?gas, ba?ian brimfuglas, br?dan fe?ra, hr?osan hr?m and sn?w hagle gem?nged. ?onne b?o? ?? h?figran heortan b?nne, s?re aefter sw?sne; sorg bi? gen?wad; ?onne m?ga gemynd m?d geondhweorfe?, gr?te? gl?wstafum, georne geondsc?awa?. S?cga geseldan swimma? eft on weg; fl?otendra fer? n? ??r fela bringe? c??ra cwidegiedda; cearo bi? gen?wad ??m ?e s?ndan sceal sw??e geneahhe ofer wa?ema gebind w?rigne sefan. For ?on ic ge??ncan ne maeg geond ??s woruld for hwan m?dsefa m?n ne gesweorce, ?onne ic eorla l?f eal geond??nce, h? h? f?rl?ce fl?t ofg?afon, m?dge magu?egnas. Sw? ??s middangeard ealra d?gra gehw?m dr?ose? and fealle?; for ?on ne maeg weor?an w?s wer, ?r h? ?ge wintra d?l in woruldr?ce. Wita sceal ge?yldig, ne sceal n? t? h?theort n? t? hraedwyrde, n? t? w?c wiga n? t? wanh?dig, n? t? forht n? t? faegen n? t? feohg?fre, n? n?fre gielpes t? georn, ?r h? geare cunne. Beorn sceal geb?dan, ?onne h? b?ot sprice?, o? ?aet collenfer? cunne gearwe hwider hre?ra gehygd hweorfan wille. Ongietan sceal gl?aw haele h? g?stl?c bi?, ?onne eall ?isse worulde wela w?ste st?nde?, sw? n? missenl?ce geond ?isne middangeard winde biw?une weallas st?nda?, hr?me bihrorene, hry?ge ?? ederas. W?ria? ?? w?nsalo, waldend licga? dr?ame bidrorene; dugu? eal gecr?ng wl?nc b? wealle: sume w?g forn?m, f?rede in for?wege; sumne fugel o?baer ofer h?anne holm; sumne s? h?ra wulf d?a?e ged?lde; sumne dr?orighl?or in eor?scraefe eorl geh?dde: ??de sw? ?isne eardgeard aelda Scyppend, o? ?aet burgwara breahtma l?ase eald ?nta geweorc ?dlu st?don. S? ?onne ?isne wealsteal w?se ge??hte, and ?is deorce l?f d?ope geond??nce?, fr?d in fer?e feor oft gem?n waelsleahta worn, and ??s word ?cwi?: 'Hw?r cw?m mearg? hw?r cw?m mago? hw?r cw?m m???umgyfa? hw?r cw?m symbla gesetu? hw?r sindon s?ledr?amas? ?al? beorht bune! ?al? byrnwiga! ?al? ??odnes ?rym! h? s?o ?r?g gew?t, gen?p under nihthelm, sw? h?o n? w?re! St?nde? n? on l?ste l?ofre dugu?e weal wundrum h?ah, wyrml?cum f?h: eorlas forn?mon asca ?r??e, w?pen waelg?fru, wyrd s?o m?re; and ??s st?nhleo?u stormas cnyssa?; hr?? hr?osende hr?san binde?, wintres w?ma, ?onne w?n cyme?, n?pe? nihtsc?a, nor?an ons?nde? hr?o haeglfare haele?um on andan. Eall is earfo?l?c eor?an r?ce, onw?nde? wyrda gesceaft weoruld under heofonum: h?r bi? feoh l?ne, h?r bi? fr?ond l?ne, h?r bi? m?n l?ne, h?r bi? m?g l?ne; eal ?is eor?an gesteal ?del weor?e?!'"
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