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

                                
                                     [6-text p 486] 
                                  
                                  But natheles some seydyn that it was
                                
                                  Wondyr to makyn oof fern aschyn glas
                                
                                  And ȝit ne is glas lich aschyn of fern [[fern corrected, from a lightly written fern in the margin]] 
                                
                                  But for they han knowyn it so fern
                                
                                  There-fore chesen hire Iangelyng & hire wondyr
                                
                                  As soore wonderyn some of on cause of ȝoundyr
                                
                                  On ebbe on flod on gossomyr & on myst
                                
                                  And alle thynge tyl that the cause is wist
                                  Line 260 
                                
                                  Thus Iangele they & deeme & deuyse
                                
                                  Til that þe kyng gan from his bord a-ryse
                                
                                  Phebus hath left the angle meridional
                                
                                  And ȝit ascendyng was the beste royal
                                  Line 264 
                                
                                  The gentyl lyoun with his aldryan [[n corrected]] 
                                
                                  Whan that this tartre Cambynscan [[? MS Cambyuscan]] 
                                
                                  Ros from his bord þere that he sat ful hye
                                
                                  To-fore hym goth the loude menstralcye
                                  Line 268 
                                
                                  Tyl he cam to hise chambere of parementis
                                
                                  There as they sounyn dyuerse Instrumentis
                                
                                  That is lyk an heuene for to here
                                
                                  Now dauncyn lusty venus chylderyn deere
                                  Line 272 
                                
                                  ffor in the fych hire  [[l corrected]] lady sat ful hyghe
                                
                                  And lokyn on hem with a frendely Iye
                                
                                  This noble kyng is set vp in his trone [folio 280b] 
                                
                                  This stronge knyght / is [[first it]]  fet to hym ful sone
                                  Line 276 
                                
                                  And on the daunce he goth with Canacee
                                
                                  Here is the reuel & the Iolyte
                                
                                  That is nat able a dul man to deuyse
                                
                                  He muste haue knowe loue & his seruyse
                                  Line 280 
                                
                                  And been a festelyche man as May
                                
                                  That schulde ȝow deuyse swich aray
                                
                                  Who coude tellen ȝow the forme of dauncis
                                
                                  So vncouth & so frosche cuntenauncis
                                  Line 284 
                                
                                  Swich subtyl / lokyngis & dissimulyngis
                                
                                  ffor drede of Ialuse mennys aperceyvyngis
                                
                                  No man but lancelot & he is deed
                                
                                  There-fore I passe ouyr al this lustyhed

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Title: The Cambridge ms (University library, Gg. 4.27) of Chaucer's Canterbury tales / edited by Frederick J. Furnivall.
Author: Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400.
Canvas: Page 316
Publication: London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,; 1868-1879.

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