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

                                
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                                  And vp they stertyn & dronkyn in this rage
                                
                                  And forth they gon towardys that village
                                
                                  Of whiche the tauerner hadde spoke by-forn
                                
                                  And manye a gresely oth thanne han they sworn
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                                  And crystis blyssede body they to-rente [folio 309b] 
                                
                                  Deth schal ben ded ȝif they may hym hente
                                
                                  Whan they han goon nat fully half a myle
                                
                                  Ryght as they woldyn a trodyn ouyr a style
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                                  An old man & a poure 1with hem1 [[1_1 corrected]]  mette
                                
                                  This olde man ful mekely hem grette
                                
                                  And seydyn thus now lordis god ȝow see
                                
                                  The proudeste of these ryatourys three
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                                  Answerede a-gayn what cherl with sory grace
                                
                                  Why art thow for-wrappid saue thyn face
                                
                                  Why lyggist thow so longe in so greet age
                                
                                  This olde man gan lokyn in his visage
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                                  And seyde thus for I ne can nat fynde
                                
                                  A man thow I walkede in-to ynde
                                
                                  Neythir in cete ne in non village
                                
                                  That wolde chaunge his ȝouthe for myn age
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                                  And therfore mote I holde myn age stylle
                                
                                  As long tyme as it is godys wille
                                
                                  Ne deth allas wele nat han myn lyf
                                
                                  Thus walke I lych a recheles caytyf
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                                  And on the ground whiche is myn moderys gate
                                
                                  I knokke with myn staf bothe erly & late
                                
                                  And seye leue modyr lete me in
                                
                                  Lo how I vanyche bothe flesch & blood & skyn
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                                  Allas whanne schal myne bonys been at reste
                                
                                  Modyr with ȝow wolde I schaunge myn cheste
                                
                                  That in myn chaumbre long tyme hath be
                                
                                  Ȝa for an heyre clout to wrappe me
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                                  But ȝit to me ȝe wele nat do that grace
                                
                                  ffor which ful pale & welkid is myn face
                                
                                  But syrys to ȝow it is no curteysye
                                
                                  To spekyn to an old man vilanye

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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 378
Publication: London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,; 1868-1879.

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