The story of England

                                
                                  ¶ Parys þoughte, & stod þen stille;
                                
                                  To þat loue turnd al his wille;
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                                  He seide, "Iuno hyghte [hett.]  me poer;
                                
                                  " Þerof," he seid, "ys no mester;
                                
                                  " Kynges [kyng.]  sone y am, & lord schal be;
                                
                                  " Poer ynow schal come to me.
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                                  " & Pallas highte me gret wysdam;
                                
                                  " In Troye nis wyser þan y am; [wisere of troie es ne yan .I. am.] 
                                
                                  " Of þyse gyftes ys no ned;
                                
                                  " To loue þat lady ys al my sped."
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                                  To þat gift his herte gaf al:
                                
                                  " Venus," he saide, "þou getes þe bal
                                
                                  " ȝyf þou me hold þat þou hast het, [kalde þat þou has hette.] 
                                
                                  " Þou getest [getes.]  þe bal at ȝoure day set."
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                                  Þey graunted boþe atter [at þer.]  pay,
                                
                                  & com alle þre at þer day,
                                
                                  & bytok [betaght.]  Parys þe bal;
                                
                                  At his dom þey stoden [þai stode.]  al.
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                                  Parys tok þe bal in his hand: [Lambeth folio 2b:2]  [in hande.] 
                                
                                  " So faire ladies ar none lyuand; [ere non lyffande.] 
                                
                                  " Bot me þynkes [thynk.]  of ȝow þre
                                
                                  " Dame Venus semes fairest to be.
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                                  " Haue here þe bal, dame Venus;
                                
                                  " ffairest to be, me þynkeþ ryght [thynk reght.]  þus."
                                
                                  Þys lady Venus was al glad,
                                
                                  Þe oþere [toþer.]  were for wrayth al mad;
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                                  Venus held [was.]  wiþ hym certeyn,
                                
                                  Þe oþere boþe were hym ageyn;
                                
                                  Poer & wysdam he forsok;
                                
                                  & womman loue, þer-til he tok.

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Title: The story of England
Author: Mannyng, Robert, fl. 1288-1338.
Canvas: Page 21
Publication: London,: Longman & co.; [etc., etc.]; 1887.
Subject terms: Great Britain -- History

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