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

                                
                                  This ilke worthi knyth hadde ben also
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                                  Sumtyme with þe lord of Palatye
                                
                                  Ageyn anothir hethen / in Turkye
                                
                                  And eueremor he hadde a souereyn prys
                                
                                  And thow that he were worthy he was wys
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                                  And of hese port as meke as is a mayde
                                
                                  He neuere ȝit non velany ne sayde
                                
                                  In al his lyȝf vn to no maner wight
                                
                                  He was a weray perfit gentil knyȝt
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                                  But for to telle ȝow of his aray [folio 132b] 
                                
                                  Hese hors were goode / but he was not gay
                                
                                  Of fustien he werede a iopoun
                                
                                  Al besloteryd with hese habirioun
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                                  for he was late come from hese vyage
                                
                                  And wente for to don here pilgrymage
                                
                                  ¶ With hym þere was / hese sone a ȝong squyer [Squyer] 
                                
                                  A louere / & a lusty bacheleer
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                                  With lokkis crulle as þey were leyd in presse
                                
                                  Of twenty ȝer / of age he was I gesse
                                
                                  Of hese stature / he was of euene lenthe
                                
                                  And wonderly delyuere / & of gret strenthe
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                                  And he hadde ben sumtyme In chyuachie
                                
                                  In fflaunderis in artoys / & in pikardye
                                
                                  And boryn wel as of so litil spase
                                
                                  In hope to stondyn / in hese lady grace
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                                  Enbroudit was he / as it were a mede
                                
                                  Al ful of frossche flourys white & rede
                                
                                  Syngynge he was or floutynge al the day
                                
                                  He was as frosch as is the monyth of may
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                                  Schort was his gounne / with sleuys longe & wide
                                
                                  Wel coude he sitte on hors / & fayre ryde
                                
                                  He coude songis make / & fayre endite
                                
                                  Iuste & ek daunse / & wel portreye & wryte
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                                  So hote he louede þat be nyghter tale
                                
                                  He slepte no more than doth a nyghtyngale
                                
                                  Curteis he was loueli & seruysable

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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 3
Publication: London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,; 1868-1879.

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