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

He had a berskinne cole-blake for olde His longe here was kembed be-hinde his bak [VI. 22.] As any Rauenes feþer it schane for blak 2144 A wreþe of golde arme grete of huge wighte Vpon his hede sette ful of stones briht Of fine Rubies and of diamantz A-boute his chare þer went white alantz 2148 Twenty and moo as grete as any stere [folio 27b] To hunten att þe lyon or þe dere And folowed him wiþ mosel fast bounde Colers of golde and turettes filed rounde 2152 An .C. lordes had he in his Route Armed ful wele wiþ hertes sterene and stoute ¶ Wiþ Arcita in Stories as men finde The grete Emetrius þe kinge of Inde 2156 Vpon a stede baie trapped in stele Couerd wiþ cloþe of gold diapred wele [VI. 29. The points here are from the descriptions of 'Ippodamo' (VI. 29), of 'Peleo' (VI. 17, 16), and of 'Peritoo' (VI. 41).] Cam rideinge like þe god of Armes mars His cote armur was of cloþe of tars 2160 Couched wiþ perles white and rounde and grete His sade[l] was of brent gold new ybette [VI. 17.] A mantelet vpon his scholdere hongeynge [VI. 16.] Breteful of Rubies rede as fire sparklinge 2164 His crispe here like ringes was yronne And þat was ȝalowe and gleteringe as þe sone His nose was hihe his yȝen briht Citrine His lippes rounde . his colour was sanguyne 2168 A fewe fraknes in his face y-sprined Be-twix ȝalowe and somdel blak ymeyned And as lion he his lokeynge cast Of five and twenti ȝere his age .I. cast 2172 His berd was wele be-gunne for to springe His vois was as a trompe thundringe Vpon his hede he wered of laurer grene [VI. 41.] A garland fresche and lusti for to seene 2176 Vpon his honde he bare for his deduyte
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The Lansdowne ms 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 N. Trübner,
1867-1879.

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