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Maxims (Old English poems)

"Maxims I" (sometimes treated as three separate poems, "Maxims I, A, B and C") and "Maxims II" are pieces of Old English gnomic poetry. The poem "Maxims I" can be found in the Exeter Book and "Maxims II" is located in a lesser known manuscript, London, British Library, Cotton Tiberius B i. "Maxims I" and "Maxims II" are classified as wisdom poetry, being…

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Genre
Gnomic poetry
Author(s)
Unknown
Date
Unknown
Language
Old English
Manuscript(s)
Exeter Book ("Maxims I"), London, BL, Cotton Tiberius B.i. ("Maxims II")
Verse form
Alliterative verse

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Maxims (Old English poems)

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