Project Gutenberg 2010-09-20 Public domain in the USA. 2453 Murray, Hilda M. R. The Middle English Poem, Erthe Upon Erthe Produced by Louise Hope, Charlene Taylor, JackMcJiggins, David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Erthe Upon Erthe" by Hilda M. R. Murray is a Middle English poem collected and edited for the Early English Text Society, likely written in the early 14th century. The work encompasses the exploration of themes focused on mortality and the transient nature of earthly existence, asserting the imperative to remember one's mortality. The text highlights the common humanity in the face of death, making it a reflection on both personal and communal experiences. The opening of the poem introduces the central motif of earthly existence and the inevitable return to the earth, employing a rhythmic and alliterative style typical of the period. The initial verses point to humanity's connection to the earth and the common fate that awaits all, regardless of status or wealth. Through this poignant reflection, the poem sets a tone of contemplative awareness, urging readers to consider their own lives and the inescapable cycle of life and death. As an editor's note elaborates, the poem draws parallels to other popular medieval themes, resonating with both the solemnity and the inevitability of mortality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://book.klll.cc/files/33768/33768-h/images/halftitle.png Reading ease score: 84.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. en English poetry -- Middle English, 1100-1500 PR Text Early English Text Society Category: Poetry Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature 435302 2025-10-13T14:10:32.505223 text/html 418754 2021-01-07T00:40:48 text/html 269972 2025-10-13T14:10:49.526163 application/epub+zip 278325 2025-10-13T14:10:37.825232 application/epub+zip 192926 2025-10-13T14:10:35.303252 application/epub+zip 595507 2025-10-13T14:10:55.984588 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 507247 2025-10-13T14:10:47.611210 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 390718 2022-09-15T11:40:47.231063 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 252265 2025-10-13T14:10:29.852233 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 252157 2021-01-07T00:40:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 250692 2021-01-07T00:40:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20424 2025-10-13T14:10:56.165597 application/rdf+xml 14638 2025-10-13T14:10:36.292177 image/jpeg 3571 2025-10-13T14:10:35.629274 image/jpeg 89841 2021-01-07T00:40:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 89361 2021-01-07T00:40:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 192527 2021-01-07T00:40:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 259654 2025-10-13T14:10:32.547299 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia