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

                                
                                     [6-text p 485] 
                                  
                                  And seyde he lyede it is rathere lik
                                
                                  An apparence mad by sum Magyk
                                
                                  As Iogelouris pleye at these 1festis greete1 [[1_1 corrected]] 
                                
                                  Of sundery doutis thus they Iangele & trete [[trete corrected]] 
                                
                                  As lewede peple demyth comounly
                                
                                  Of thyngis that been mad more subtily
                                
                                  Than they can in here louwedenesse comprehende
                                
                                  They demyn gladly to the baddere ende
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                                  And some of hem wonderedyn on the myrour
                                
                                  That born was vp in the hyghe tour
                                
                                  How men myȝtyn in it sweche thyngis see
                                
                                  A noþer answerde & seyde it may wel be
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                                  Naturelly by compociciounnys
                                
                                  Of angles & of slygh reflecciouns
                                
                                  And seydyn þat in rome was swich on
                                
                                  They spoken of Alocen & Vituloun
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                                  And Aristotle þat wrytyn in here lyuys
                                
                                  Of queynte Mirouris & of prospectyuys
                                
                                  As knowyn they that han here bokys herd
                                
                                  And oþere folk han wonderede on the swerd
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                                  That wolde partyn thour out euery thyng [folio 280a] 
                                
                                  And fille in speche of Tholophus þe kyng
                                
                                  And of achilles with his queynte speere
                                
                                  ffor he coude with it bothe hele & dere
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                                  Rygh in swich wise as men myȝte with the swerd
                                
                                  Of which ryȝt now ȝe han ȝoure selue herd
                                
                                  They spekyn of sundery hardyng of metal
                                
                                  And spoke of medycynys therwith-al
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                                  And how & whanne it schulde I-hardit be
                                
                                  Whiche is vnknowe algate [[te corrected]]  on-to me
                                
                                  Tho speke they of Canaceis ryng
                                
                                  And seydyn alle of that swych a wondyr thyng
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                                  Of craft of ryngis herde they neuere noon
                                
                                  Saue that he moyses & kyng salomon
                                
                                  Hadde a name of rounnynge in swich art
                                
                                  Thus seyth the peple & drawyn hem a part

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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 315
Publication: London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,; 1868-1879.

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