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

                                
                                  And at the chambere dore whil that he stod
                                
                                  He cryede & knokkede as þey he were wod
                                  Line 3436 
                                
                                  What how what do ȝe Maystyr Nicholay
                                
                                  How may ȝe slepen al the longe day
                                
                                  But al for nought he herde not a word
                                
                                  An hole he fond ful lowe vp on a bord
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                                  There as the cat was wont in for to crepe
                                
                                  And at the hole he lokede in ful depe
                                
                                  And at the laste he hadde of hym a sygh
                                
                                  This Nicholas sat alwey gapynge vp rygh
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                                  As he hadde kykyd on the newe mone
                                
                                  Adoun he goth & tolde hese maystyr sone
                                
                                  In what aray he saw this ilke man
                                
                                  This carpenter to blyssyn hym be-gan
                                  Line 3448 
                                
                                  And seyde helpe vs seynte frydiswyde
                                
                                  A man wot lytyl what hym schal betyde
                                
                                  This man is falle with hese astronemye
                                
                                  In sum wodnesse or in sum agonye
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                                  I thoughte ay wel how þat it schulde be
                                
                                  Men schulde not knowe of goddis priuyte
                                
                                  Ȝe blyssede be alwey a lewede man
                                
                                  That nought but only his bileue can
                                  Line 3456 
                                
                                  So ferde a nothyr clerk with astronomye [[r: later]] 
                                
                                  He walkede in the feldis for to prie
                                
                                  Vp on the sterrys what þere schulde befalle
                                
                                  Til he was in a marbil pyt I-falle
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                                  He say not that but ȝit be seynt Thomays
                                
                                  Me rewyth sore of hende Nycholas
                                
                                  He schal be ratyd of hese stodying
                                
                                  Ȝif that I may be Ihesu heuene kyng
                                  Line 3464 
                                
                                  Get me a staf that I may vndyr spore
                                
                                  Whil that þou robyn hevyst vp the dore
                                
                                  He schal out of hese stodyinge as I gesse [folio 180a] 
                                
                                  And to the chambere dore he gann hym dresse
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                                  Hese knave was a strong carl for the nonys
                                
                                  And by the haspe he haf it of at onys

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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 99
Publication: London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,; 1868-1879.

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