The Meters of Boethius: Meter 1
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Hit wæs geara iu ðætte Gotan eastan
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of Sciððia sceldas læddon,
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þreate geþrungon þeodlond monig,
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setton suðweardes sigeþeoda twa;
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Gotena rice gearmælum weox.
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Hæfdan him gecynde cyningas twegen,
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Rædgod and Aleric; rice geþungon.
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þa wæs ofer Muntgiop monig atyhted
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Gota gylpes full, guðe gelysted,
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folcgewinnes. Fana hwearfode
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scir on sceafte. Sceotend þohton
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Italia ealle gegongan,
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lindwigende. Hi gelæstan swua
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efne from Muntgiop oð þone mæran wearoð
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þær Sicilia sæstreamum in,
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eglond micel, eðel mærsað.
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ða wæs Romana rice gewunnen,
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abrocen burga cyst, beadurincum wæs
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Rom gerymed. Rædgot and Aleric
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foron on ðæt fæsten; fleah casere
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mid þam æþelingum ut on Grecas.
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Ne meahte þa seo wealaf wige forstandan
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Gotan mid guðe; giomonna gestrion
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sealdon unwillum eþelweardas,
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halige aðas. Wæs gehwæðeres waa.
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þeah wæs magorinca mod mid Grecum,
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gif hi leodfruman læstan dorsten.
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Stod þrage on ðam. þeod wæs gewunnen
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wintra mænigo, oðþæt wyrd gescraf
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þæt þe ðeodrice þegnas and eorlas
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heran sceoldan. Wæs se heretema
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Criste gecnoden, cyning selfa onfeng
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fulluhtþeawum. Fægnodon ealle
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Romwara bearn and him recene to
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friðes wilnedon. He him fæste gehet
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þæt hy ealdrihta ælces mosten
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wyrðe gewunigen on þære welegan byrig,
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ðenden god wuolde þæt he Gotena geweald
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agan moste. He þæt eall aleag.
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Wæs þæm æþelinge Arrianes
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gedwola leofre þonne drihtnes æ.
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Het Iohannes, godne papan,
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heafde beheawon; næs ðæt hærlic dæd.
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Eac þam wæs unrim oðres manes
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þæt se Gota fremede godra gehwilcum.
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ða wæs ricra sum on Rome byrig
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ahefen heretoga, hlaforde leof,
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þenden cynestole Creacas wioldon.
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þæt wæs rihtwis rinc, næs mid Romwarum
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sincgeofa sella siððan longe.
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He wæs for weorulde wis, weorðmynða georn,
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beorn boca gleaw; Boitius
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se hæle hatte se þone hlisan geþah.
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Wæs him on gemynde mæla gehwilce
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yfel and edwit þæt him elðeodge
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kyningas cyðdon. Wæs on Greacas hold,
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gemunde þara ara and ealdrihta
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þe his eldran mid him ahton longe,
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lufan and lissa. Angan þa listum ymbe
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ðencean þearflice, hu he ðider meahte
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Crecas oncerran, þæt se casere eft
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anwald ofer hi agan moste.
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Sende ærendgewrit ealdhlafordum
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degelice, and hi for drihtne bæd
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ealdum treowum, ðæt hi æft to him
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comen on þa ceastre, lete Greca witan
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rædan Romwarum, rihtes wyrðe
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lete þone leodscipe. ða þa lare ongeat
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ðeodric Amuling, and þone þegn oferfeng,
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heht fæstlice folcgesiðas
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healdon þone hererinc. Wæs him hreoh sefa,
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ege from ðam eorle. He hine inne heht
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on carcernes cluster belucan.
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þa wæs modsefa miclum gedrefed
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Boetius. Breac longe ær
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wlencea under wolcnum; he þy wyrs meahte
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þolian þa þrage, þa hio swa þearl becom.
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Wæs þa ormod eorl, are ne wende,
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ne on þam fæstene frofre gemunde,
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ac he neowol astreaht niðer of dune
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feol on þa flore, fela worda spræc,
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forþoht ðearle; ne wende þonan æfre
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cuman of ðæm clammum. Cleopode to drihtne
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geomran stemne, gyddode þus:
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