HAM'S WIFE. And here are fowls, less and more: Herons, cranes, and bittour,1 Swans, peacocks; and them before Meat for this weather. HAM. Shall we all fetch her in? NOAH. Yea, sons, in Christ's blessing and mine! I would you hied you betime, JAPHET'S WIFE. Here are cocks, kites, THE GOOD GOSSIPS. [They sing.] crows, 185 The flood comes in full fleeting fast, 225 230 Ah, great God that art so good, He that works not thy will is wood?. Now all this world is in a flood, 250 As I see well in sight; This window I will shut anon, And into my chamber will I gone, Till this water, so great one, Be slaked through thy might. 255 Then let Noah shut the window of the ark, and let them, remaining within for a short time, sing the psalm "Save me, O God;" then let Noah open the window and look around. 220 2 for God's sake. angry. |