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

                                
                                     [6-text p 506] 
                                  
                                  The odour of flourys & the frosche syght
                                
                                  Wolde han maad ony herte for to lyȝt
                                
                                  That euere was born but ȝif to gret seknesse
                                
                                  Or to greet sorwe hadde it in distresse
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                                  So ful it was of beute with plesaunce
                                
                                  At aftyr dyner gunne thei [[i later]]  to daunce
                                
                                  And synge also saue dorygeen [[orygeen cor.]]  alone [folio 289b] 
                                
                                  Whiche maade alwey hire compleynt & hyre mone
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                                  ffor sche ne saw hym on the daunce go
                                
                                  That was hire husbonde & hire loue also
                                
                                  But natheles sche mote a tyme ( a-byde
                                
                                  And wyth good hope lete hire here [[ere corrected]]  slyde
                                  Line 924 
                                
                                  Vp on this daunce a-mongis oþere men
                                
                                  Daunsede a squier bi-fore Dorigen [[o corrected]] 
                                
                                  That froschere was & Iolyere of aray
                                
                                  As to myn doon as is the monyth of may
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                                  He syngith daunseth passynge ony man
                                
                                  That is or was syn the world be-gan
                                
                                  Ther-with he was ȝif men schulde hym discryue
                                
                                  On of te beste farynge man on lyue
                                  Line 932 
                                
                                  ȝong. strong. ryght verteuous. & ryche. & wys
                                
                                  And weel be-louyd & holdyn in greet prys
                                
                                  And schortely ȝif the sothe tellyn schal
                                
                                  Onwetyng of this Dorygen at al
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                                  This lusty squyer seruaun to venus
                                
                                  Whiche þat I-clepede was aurelius
                                
                                  Hadde louyd hire best of ony creature
                                
                                  Too ȝeer & more as was his auenture
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                                  But neuere durste he telle hire his greuance
                                
                                  Wyth-oute cuppe he drank al his penaunce
                                
                                  He was dispeyred nothyng durste he seye
                                
                                  Saue in his songis sumwhat wolde he wreye
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                                  His woo as in a gentyl compleynynge
                                
                                  He seyde he louede & was belouyd nothyng
                                
                                  Of swiche matiere made he manye layis
                                
                                  Songis compleyntis / roundelis virelayes

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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 336
Publication: London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,; 1868-1879.

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