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

                                
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                                  Hise tablis colletanes / forth he brouȝte
                                
                                  fful weel correctid / ne there lakkede nough[t]
                                
                                  Neythir his collect / ne his expans ȝeeris
                                
                                  Ne hise rotis ne hise othere geris
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                                  As been hise sentris & hise argumentis
                                
                                  And hise proporciounnys conuenyentis
                                
                                  ffor hise equatiou[n]s / in euery thyng
                                
                                  And by his .8e. speere / in his werkyng
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                                  He knew ful weel / hu fer Alnath was schoue
                                
                                  ffro the hed of thilke [[first thikke]]  / fixe aries a-boue
                                
                                  That in the nynte speere considered is
                                
                                  fful subtily he calkelid al this
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                                  Whan he hadde founde his fyrste mancioun
                                
                                  He knew the remenaunt / by proporcyoun
                                
                                  And knew tharysyng of the moone weel
                                
                                  And in whos face & terme euerideel
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                                  And knew ful weel the monys mancioun
                                
                                  A-cordaunt to his operacioun
                                
                                  And knew also hise othere obseruauncis
                                
                                  ffor sweche illusiounnys & sweche myschauncis
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                                  As hethene folk vsedyn / in thilke dayis
                                
                                  ffor which no lengere makyth he delayis
                                
                                  But thour his magik for a wyke or tweye
                                
                                  It semede þat alle the rokkys were aweye
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                                  ¶ Aurelyus which that ȝit dispeyred is
                                
                                  Where he schal han his loue / or fare a mys
                                
                                  Awaytht nygh[t] & day on this myrakele [folio 294b] 
                                
                                  And whan he knew þat there was noon obstakele
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                                  That woydede weere the rokkys euerychon
                                
                                  Doun to hise maysteris feet he fel a-noon
                                
                                  And seyde I woful wreche aurelyus
                                
                                  Thanke I [[I ȝo corrected]]  ȝow lord & lady myn Venus
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                                  That me han holpyn of myne caris colde
                                
                                  And to the temple his weye forth hath helde
                                
                                  Where as he knew he schulde his lady see
                                
                                  And whan he saw his tyme a-noon ryght he

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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 346
Publication: London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,; 1868-1879.

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