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

Be-for me sorweful wreche cryature Out of this prysoun help þat we may skape And ȝif so be myn destene be schape Line 1108 By eterne world to deyen in presoun [folio 147a] Of oure kynrede haue sum compassioun That is so lowe brouȝt be tyranye And with that word Arcite gan asspie Line 1112 Where as this lady romede to & fro And with that syȝt here beute hurte hym so That ȝif þat Palamoun was woundede sore [III. 16-17. (reversing the or|der of the names.)] Arcite is hurt as wel as he or more Line 1116 And with a sik he seyde pitously The frossche beute sloth me sodeynly Of here that romyth in the ȝondir plase And but I haue here mersy & here grase Line 1120 That I may sen here at the leste weye I nam but ded þere nys no more to seye This Palamoun whan he þo wordis herde Dispitousli he lokede & answerde Line 1124 Wheþer seyst þou this in ernest or in pley Nay quod arcyte in ernest be myn fey God help me so me lyst but euel pleye This palamoun gan knytte hese browis tweye Line 1128 It were to the quod he no gret honour [The whole debate in prison is an imitation of the longer debate (in the Teseide) when they meet in the grove.] [V. 43.] ffor to be fals ne for to be traytour To me that am thyn cosyn & thyn brothir I-sworn ful depe & eche of vs to oþer Line 1132 That neuere for to deyin in peyne Til that the deth departe schal vs tweyne Neyþer of vs in loue to hynderyn oþer Ne in non oþer cas myn leue broþer Line 1136 But þat þou schuldist trewely forþere me In euery cas & I schal forthere the This was þyn oth & myn also serteyn I wote it wel þou darist it not with-seyn Line 1140 Thus art þou of myn conseyl out of doute
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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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