The Lansdowne ms of Chaucer's Canterbury tales / edited by Frederick J. Furnivall.

                                
                                  ffor euery whiht þat loued cheualrie.
                                
                                  And wold his þonkes and haue a passant name [folio 27a] 
                                
                                  Haþe preide þat he myhte be of þat game. ['giuoco,' VII. 4.] 
                                  Line 2108 
                                
                                  And wel was him þat þere-to chosen was
                                
                                  ffor if þere fell to morwe suche a cas
                                
                                  Ȝe knewe wele þat euery lusty knyht
                                
                                  Þat loueþ paramoures . And haþ his myht
                                  Line 2112 
                                
                                  Were it in Ingelonde or elles where
                                
                                  Thei wolde here þonkes willen to be þere
                                
                                  To fighte for a lady benedicite
                                
                                  It were a lusti siht for to see
                                  Line 2116 
                                
                                  And riht so ferden þei wiþ Palamon
                                
                                  Wiþe him þere went knyhtes manyon
                                
                                  Some wol ben armed in an haburgeon
                                
                                  And in a breste plate . And in a liht Iepon
                                  Line 2120 
                                
                                  And some wil haue a paire plates large
                                
                                  And some wil haue a pruce schelde or a targe
                                
                                  Some wel bene armed on his legges wele
                                
                                  And haue an ax and some a mace of stele
                                  Line 2124 
                                
                                  Thar is no new gise þat it nas holde
                                
                                  Armed were þei as .I. haue ȝowe tolde
                                
                                  Eueryche after his opinione
                                
                                  Thare maistowe see comynge wiþ palamon [[on Arcita's side Tes.]] 
                                  Line 2128 
                                
                                  Ligurge him selfe þe grete kinge of trace [VI. 14.] 
                                
                                  Blake was his berde and manly was his face [VI. 21. The points marked VI. 21, 22, are taken from the description of 'Aga|memnone.'] 
                                
                                  The cercles of his yhen in his hede
                                
                                  Thei glowde be-twix ȝalowe and rede
                                  Line 2132 
                                
                                  And like a griffon loked he a-boute
                                
                                  With kempe heres on his browes stoute
                                
                                  His limes grete . his braune harde and stronge [VI. 21.] 
                                
                                  His scholdres brod . his armes rounde and longe
                                  Line 2136 
                                
                                  And as þe gise was in his contre
                                
                                  fful hihe vpon a chare of gold stode he [VI. 21.] 
                                
                                  Wiþþe foure white boles in þe trays
                                
                                  In stede of cote armoure ouer his hernays [VI. 22.] 
                                  Line 2140 
                                
                                  Wiþ naille ȝelow and briht as any golde

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Title: The Lansdowne ms of Chaucer's Canterbury tales / edited by Frederick J. Furnivall.
Author: Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400.
Canvas: Page 61
Publication: London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by N. Trübner,; 1867-1879.

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