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

                                
                                     [6-text p 254] 
                                  
                                  For sche is big in armys by myn feyth
                                
                                  That schal he fynde that hire mys doth or seyth
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                                  But lat vs passe a-way from this matiere
                                
                                  Myn lord the Monk be merye of cheere
                                
                                  For ȝe schul telle a tale trewely
                                
                                  Lo rouchestre stant heere faste by
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                                  Ryde forth myn owene lord / brek nat oure game
                                
                                  But by myn trouthe I knowe nat ȝoure name
                                
                                  Wher schal I calle ȝow myn lord daund Iohn
                                
                                  Or daun Thomas or ellis daun Albon
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                                  Of what hous be ȝe by ȝoure fadyr kyn
                                
                                  I voue to god thow hast a ful fayr skyn
                                
                                  It is a gentyl pasture theere thow gost
                                
                                  Thow art nat lyk a penaunt or a gost
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                                  Vp-on myn feyth thow art sum offyseer
                                
                                  Sum worthi Sexteyn or sum Celereer
                                
                                  ffor by myn fadyr soule as to myn doom
                                
                                  Thow art a maystyr whan thow art at hom
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                                  No poore Cloysterer ne non nouys
                                
                                  But a gouernour worthy & wis
                                
                                  And therwithal of braun & of bonys
                                
                                  A weel farynge persone for the nonys
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                                  I preye to god ȝeue hem confusioun
                                
                                  That ferst the brouȝte vn-to relygeoun
                                
                                  Thow woldyst a been a tredefowel aryȝt
                                
                                  Haddyst thow as greet a leue as thow hast myght
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                                  To perforne al this lust in engendernge
                                
                                  Thow haddyst begetyn manye a creature
                                
                                  Allas why werys thow so syd a cope
                                
                                  God ȝeue me sorwe but & I were a pope
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                                  Nat only thow but euery myghty man
                                
                                  Thow he were schore hye vp on his pan
                                
                                  Schulde han a wif for al the world is lorn
                                
                                  Religeous hath takyn vp al the corn
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                                  Of tythyng / & we borel meen been schrympis [folio 351b] 
                                
                                  Of feble treis theere comyn febele ympis

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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 472
Publication: London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,; 1868-1879.

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