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

                                
                                  There as this lord was kepere of the selle
                                  Line 172 
                                
                                  The reule of seynt Maur / & of seynt benyght
                                
                                  Be cause that it was old & sumdel streyt
                                
                                  This ilke monk let olde thynge pace
                                
                                  And held aftyr the newe world the space
                                  Line 176 
                                
                                  He ȝaf not of that tixt a pulled henne
                                
                                  That seith þat hunterys ben not holye menne
                                
                                  Ne that a monk whan he is rekeles
                                
                                  Is lykened to a fysch that is watyrles
                                  Line 180 
                                
                                  This is to seyne a monk out of hese cloystre [folio 134a] 
                                
                                  But tilke tixt held he not worth an oystere
                                
                                  And I seyde his opynyoun was good
                                
                                  What schulde he stodie & make hymseluyn wood
                                  Line 184 
                                
                                  Vp on a bok in cloystere alwey to poure
                                
                                  Of swynkyn with hese hondis & laboure
                                
                                  As Austyn bit how schal þe world be servid
                                
                                  Let Austyn han his swynk to hym reservid
                                  Line 188 
                                
                                  Therfore he was a prekasour aryȝt
                                
                                  Grehou[n]dis he hadde as swift as foul in flyȝt
                                
                                  Of prekyng & huntynge for the hare
                                
                                  Was al hese lust for no cost wolde he spare
                                  Line 192 
                                
                                  I sey hese sleuys / purfilid at the hand
                                
                                  With grys / & that the feyneste of a land
                                
                                  And for to festene his hod vndir his schyn
                                
                                  He hadde of gold I-wrouȝt a ful coryous pyn
                                  Line 196 
                                
                                  A loue knot in the grettere ende þere was
                                
                                  His hed was ballyd that schon as ony glas
                                
                                  And ek hese face as he hadde ben enoynt
                                
                                  He was a lord ful fat & in good poynt
                                  Line 200 
                                
                                  Hese eyen stepe & rollynge in hese hed
                                
                                  That stemyd as a furneys of a led
                                
                                  Hese botis souple / his hors in gret estat
                                
                                  Now serteynly he was a fayr prelat
                                  Line 204 
                                
                                  He nas not pale as a forpynnede gost
                                
                                  A fat swan louede he best of ony rost
                                
                                  His palfray was as broun as is a berye

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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 6
Publication: London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,; 1868-1879.

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