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O martir, sowded to virginitee, |
| Now maystow syngen, folwynge evere in oon |
| The white lamb celestial -quod she- |
130 | Of which the grete evaungelist Seint John |
| In Pathmos wroot, which seith that they that goon |
| Biforn this lamb and synge a song al newe, |
| That never, fleshly, wommen they ne knewe. |
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| O martyr firm in thy virginity, |
| Now mayest thou sing, and ever follow on |
| The pure white Lamb Celestial" -quoth she- |
130 | "Whereof the great evangelist, Saint John, |
| In Patmos wrote, saying that they are gone |
| Before the Lamb, singing a song that's new, |
| And virgins all, who never woman knew. |
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