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

                                
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                                  As man that in his dreem is drechid sore
                                
                                  And whan that pertelote thus herde hym roore
                                
                                  Sche was a-gast & seyde herte deere
                                
                                  What eylyth ȝow to groone in this maneere
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                                  ȝe been a verray slepere fy for schame·
                                
                                  And he answerde thus / & seide Madame
                                
                                  I preye ȝow that ȝe take it nat at gref
                                
                                  By god me mette I was in swich myschef
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                                  Rygh now that ȝit myn herte is soore afrit
                                
                                  Now god quod he myn sweuene reche a-rygh[t]
                                
                                  And kepe myn body out of foul prysoun [folio 365b] 
                                
                                  Me mette how that I romede vp & doun
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                                  With-inne oure ȝerd where that I saw a beste
                                
                                  Was lik an hound & wolde han mad a-reste
                                
                                  Vp-on myn body & anhad me deed
                                
                                  His colour was be-twixe ȝelw & reed
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                                  And typpid was his tayl & bothe hise eris
                                
                                  With blak onlyk the remenaunt of hise heris
                                
                                  His snoute smal with glowynge eyen tweye
                                
                                  Ȝit for his lok for fer almost I deye
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                                  This causede me myn gronyng douteles
                                
                                  Avoy quod sche fy on ȝow herteles
                                
                                  Allas quod sche for by that god a-boue
                                
                                  Now han ȝe lost myn herte & al myn loue
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                                  I can nat loue a coward by myn feyth
                                
                                  ffor certys what so any woman seyth
                                
                                  We alle desyryn ȝif it myghte be
                                
                                  To han husbondis hardy wyse & fre
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                                  And secre / & no nygard ne no fool
                                
                                  Ne hym that is agast of euery tool
                                
                                  Ne noon auauntour by that god a-boue
                                
                                  How durste ȝe seyn for schame on to ȝoure loue
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                                  That any thyng myghte make ȝow a-feryd
                                
                                  Han ȝe no manys herte & han a berd
                                
                                  Allas & cunne ȝe been agast of sweuenys
                                
                                  No thyng god wot but vanite in sweuen is

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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 503
Publication: London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,; 1868-1879.

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