The Cambridge ms (University library, Gg. 4.27) of Chaucer's Canterbury tales / edited by Frederick J. Furnivall.

[6-text p 482] ȝif it so be þat I haue it in mynde He seyde þe kyng of arabye & of ynde Myn lige lord on this solempne day Salueth ȝow as he best can or may Line 112 And sendyth ȝow in honour of ȝoure feste By me þat am al redy to ȝouere heste This steede of bras that esyly & wel Can in the space of a day naturel Line 116 This is to seyne in foure & twenty ourys Where so ȝow liste in drouȝte or ellis schouris Beryn ȝoure body in-to euery place To whiche ȝoure herte willyth for to pace Line 120 With-outyn wem of ȝow thour foul or fayr Or ȝif ȝow leste to flien as hyghe in þe ayr As doth an egele whan hym lyste to soore [folio 278b] This same steede schal bere ȝow euere moore Line 124 With-outyn harm tyl [[? MS y or i corrected]] ȝe been there ȝow lesten Thow that ȝe slepyn on his bak or restyn And turne a-ȝen with wrythyng of a pyn He that it wrouȝte it coude ful manye a gyn Line 128 He waytede ful manye a constelacioun Er he hadde doon this operacioun And knew ful manye a sel & manye a boond ¶ This myrour ek that I haue in myn hond Line 132 Hath swich a myȝt that men may in it se Whan there schal falle ony aduercite Vn-to ȝoure regne / & to ȝoure self also And opynly ho is ȝoure frend or [[r corrected]] foo Line 136 And ouyral this ȝif ony lady bryȝt Hath set hire herte on ony maner wyȝt ȝif he be fals sche schal his tresoun see His newe loue & al his subtiletee Line 140 So opynly that ther schal nothyng hyde Wherfore a-geyn this lusty somerys tyde This myrour & this ryng [[g corrected]] that ȝe may see He hath sent on-to myn lady Canacee Line 144
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The Cambridge ms (University library, Gg. 4.27) of Chaucer's Canterbury tales / edited by Frederick J. Furnivall.
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Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400.
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London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,
1868-1879.

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