And with that word / the Arwes in the Caas
Of the goddesse / clateren faste and rynge
And forth she wente / and made a vanysshynge
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ffor which / this Emelye / astoned was
And seyde / what amounteth this Allas
I putte me / in thy proteccion
Dyane / and in thy disposicion
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And hoom she goth anon the nexte weye
This is theffect ther is namoore to seye
The nexte houre of Mars folwynge this
Arcite / vn to the temple walked is
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Of fierse Mars / to doon his sacrifise
With alle the rytes / of his payen wyse
With pitous herte / and heigh deuocion
Right thus to Mars / he seyde his orison
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Ostronge god / that in the regnes colde [¶ The orison of Arcite]
Of Trace / honoured art and lord yholde [¶ to Mars god of Armes]
¶ And hast in euery regne / and euery lond [folio 30a]
Of armes / al the brydel in thyn hond
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And hem fortunest as thee lyst deuyse
Accepte of me / my pitous sacrifise
If so be that my youthe may deserue
And þat my myght be worthy for to serue
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Thy godhede / þat I may been oon of thyne
Thanne preye I thee / to rewe vp on my pyne
ffor thilke peyne / and thilke hoote fir
In which / thou whilom brendest for desir
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Whan þat thow vsedest the beautee
Of faire yonge / fresshe Venus free
And haddest hire / in armes at thy wille
Al though thee ones / on a tyme mysfille
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Whan Vulcanus / hadde caught thee in his las
And foond thee liggynge / by his wyf allas
ffor thilke sorwe / that was in thyn herte
Haue routhe as wel / vp on my peynes smerte
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I am yong and vnkonnynge as thow woost
