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

                                
                                     [6-text p 459] 
                                  
                                  And to hise priue frendis thus seyde he
                                
                                  ffor godis loue as soone as it may bee
                                
                                  Let voydyn al this hous in curteys wyse
                                
                                  And they han doon ryȝt as they wole deuyse
                                  Line 1816 
                                
                                  Men drynkyn & the trauys drawe a-non
                                
                                  The bryde was brough a bedde as stylle as ston
                                
                                  And whan the bed was was with the prest I-blyssid
                                
                                  Out of the chambere hath euery wygh hym dressid
                                  Line 1820 
                                
                                  And Ianuarye hath faste in armys take
                                
                                  His frosche May his paradys his make
                                
                                  He lullyth hire he kissith hire ful ofte
                                
                                  With thilke brustelis of his berd on-softe
                                  Line 1824 
                                
                                  Lyk to the skyn of houndfysch scharp as brere
                                
                                  ffor he was schaue al newe in his manere
                                
                                  He rubbith hire a-boute hire tendere face
                                
                                  And seide thus allas I mote trespace
                                  Line 1828 
                                
                                  To ȝow myn spouse & ȝow gretly offende
                                
                                  Er tyme come that I schal doun dessende
                                
                                  But nathe-les consideryth this quod he
                                
                                  There wot no werkeman what so euere he be
                                  Line 1832 
                                
                                  That may bothe werke weel & hastely
                                
                                  This wil been don at leyser parfitly
                                
                                  It is no fors how longe that we pleye [folio 268b] 
                                
                                  In trewe wedlok coupplit been we tweye
                                  Line 1836 
                                
                                  And blyssede be the ȝok that we been inne
                                
                                  ffor in [oure] actis we mowe don no synne
                                
                                  A man may doon no synne with his wif
                                
                                  Ne hurte hym selue with his owene knyf
                                  Line 1840 
                                
                                  ffor we han leue to pleye vs bi the lawe
                                
                                  Thus labourith he tyl the day gan dawe
                                
                                  And thanne he takyth a soppe in fyn clarree
                                
                                  And vp ryȝt in his bed thanne sittyth hee
                                  Line 1844 
                                
                                  And aftyr that he song ful loude & clere
                                
                                  And kyste his wif & made wantoun cheere
                                
                                  He was al coltissh / ful of ragerye
                                
                                  And ful of Iargoun / as a flekkede pye

                                  Line 1848

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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 291
Publication: London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,; 1868-1879.

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