The Pearl; An Anonymous English Poem of the Fourteenth Century;
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In the midst of the throne, where the saints were sitting, the Apostle John beheld him all un- veiled, opening the book with great square leaves, where the seven seals were set in order ; and at that sight every creature in 43 840-855 heaven, 1 in earth, and in hell, trembled with fear. This Lamb of Jerusalem was without sin or blemish; his only hue was shining white, admitting neither spot nor stain, and he was clothed in white wool rich and flowing. 'Wherefore each soul that never knew the ta...int of sin is an adorable wife unto the Lamb. And though each day he fetcheth hither a great number, yet there entereth among us no rivalry nor strife, except that we would that each one of our comrades were five; the more the merrier, by the bless- ing of God. Our love is one that doth thrive in a great company, where honor grows from more to more. Decrease of joy can no one bring upon us who wear this pearl upon our breasts, for they that bear the device of 1 The poet says 'Jerusalem,' that is, the New Jerusalem or heaven; see Rev.
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