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

                                
                                     [6-text p 491] 
                                  
                                  Of fremde lond / & eueremore as sche stood
                                
                                  Sche swounnyth now & now for lak [[or lak corr.]]  of blod
                                
                                  Tyl wel nygh is sche fallyn from the tree
                                
                                  This fayre kyngis doughtir Canacee
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                                  That on hire fyngyr bar the queynte ryng
                                
                                  Thour whiche sche vndyrstod weel euery thyng
                                
                                  That ony foul myghte in hise ledene seyn
                                
                                  And coude answere in his ledene ageyn
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                                  Hath vndyrstonde what this facoun seyde
                                
                                  And wel nygh for the routhe almost sche deyede
                                
                                  And to the tre sche goth ful hastyly
                                
                                  And on this facoun lokyth pitously
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                                  And held hire lappe a-brod for well sche wyste
                                
                                  The facoun muste falle from the twyste
                                
                                  Whan that it swounnede next for lak of blood
                                
                                  A long while to waytyn hire sche stood
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                                  Til at the laste sche spak in this maneere
                                
                                  Vn-to the hauk as ȝe schul aftyr here
                                
                                  ¶ What is the cause ȝif it be for to telle
                                
                                  That ȝe been in this furyal peyne of helle
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                                  Quod Canace vn-to this hauk a-boue
                                
                                  Is this for sorwe of deth or los of loue
                                
                                  ffor as I trowe these been causys two
                                
                                  That causyn most a gentyl herte wo
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                                  Of oþer harm it needyth not to spekyn
                                
                                  ffor ȝe ȝoure self vp-on ȝoure self ben wrekyn
                                
                                  Whiche previth weel that eythir loue or drede
                                
                                  Moot been enchesoun of ȝoure crewel deede
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                                  Syn that I se non oþer wight ȝow chace
                                
                                  ffor loue of god as doth ȝoure self sum grace
                                
                                  Or what may been ȝoure helpe for west nor est
                                
                                  Ne saugh I neuere er now no brid ne beste
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                                  That ferde with hym self so pitously
                                
                                  Ȝe sle me wyth ȝoure sorwe verrayly
                                
                                  I haue of ȝow so greet compassioun [folio 283a] 
                                
                                  ffor godis loue come from the tre a-doun

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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 321
Publication: London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,; 1868-1879.

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