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

[6-text p 509] He to his hous is goon with sorweful herte He seth he may not from his deth asterte Hym somede that he felte his herte colde Vp to the heuene hise hondis he gan holde 1024 And on hise kneis bare he sette hym doun And in his rauynge seyde his orysoun ffor verray woo out of his wit he broyde He nyste what he spak but thus he seyde 1028 With pitous herte his pleynt hath he bygunne Vnto the goddis & fyrst vp to the sunne ¶ He seyde Appollo god & gouernour Of euery plaunte herbe tre & flour 1032 That ȝeuyst aftyr thi declinacioun [folio 291a] To eche of hem his tyme & his sesoun As thyn herberwe chaungith lowe & hyghe Lord phebus cast thyn merciable Iye 1036 On wrechede auryele wheche that am but lorn Lo lord myn lady hath myn deth I-sworn With-outyn gilt but thyn benyngnete Vp-on myn dedly herte haue sum petee 1040 ffor wel I wot lord phebus If thow lest ȝe may me helpe saue myn lady best Now vouchith saf that I may ȝow deuyse How that I may been holpe & in what wyse 1044 ¶ Ȝoure blysful systyr luciane the schene That of the see is cheef goddesse & queene Thow neptinius haue deyte on the see ȝit Enaparensse a-bouyn hym is sche 1048 ȝe knowyn weel lord that ryȝt as hire desyr is to been quykyd & lyghtenyd of ȝoure fyer ffor whiche sche folwyth ȝow ful busyly Ryȝt so the see desyryth naturelly 1052 To folwyn hire as sche that is goddesse Bothe in the se & ryuerys more & lesse Therfore lord phebus this is myn request Do this myrakele or do myn herte brest 1056
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The Cambridge ms (University library, Gg. 4.27) of Chaucer's Canterbury tales / edited by Frederick J. Furnivall.
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Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400.
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London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,
1868-1879.

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