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

                                
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                                  In sight of othere schepis besyde
                                
                                  That with hem seyled at the morwe tyde
                                
                                  And therefore fayre pertelote so deere
                                
                                  By sweche ensaumplis olde mayst thow leere
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                                  That no man schulde been so recheles
                                
                                  Of dremys for I seye the douteles
                                
                                  That manye a drem / ful soore is for to drede
                                
                                  Lo in the lyf of seynt kenelm I reede
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                                  That was kenulphus sone the noble kyng
                                
                                  Of Merturyke how kenelm mette a thyng
                                
                                  A lite er he was mordered on a day
                                
                                  His mordere in his auysioun he say
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                                  His noryce hym expoungnede euerydel
                                
                                  His sweuene / & bad hym / for to keepe hym weel
                                
                                  ffrom tresoun but he was but seuene ȝeer old
                                
                                  And therfore lytil taale hath he told
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                                  Of any drem so holy was his herte
                                
                                  By god I hadde leuere than myn scherte
                                
                                  That ȝe hadde rad his legende as haue I
                                
                                  Dame pertelote I seye ȝow trewely
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                                  Matrobeus that wret thauysioun
                                
                                  In Affryk of the worthi Ciprioun
                                
                                  Affermyth dremys & seyth that they been [folio 368b] 
                                
                                  Warnynge of thyngis that men aftyr seen
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                                  And ferthere more I prey ȝow lokyth weel
                                
                                  In the olde testement of danyel
                                
                                  ȝif he helde dremys ony vanyte
                                
                                  Redyth ek of Iosep & there ȝe schul se
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                                  Wheere dremys ben sumtyme I seye nat alle
                                
                                  Warnynge of thyngis that schul aftyr falle
                                
                                  Loke of Egip the kyng daun pharao
                                
                                  His bakere & his boteler also
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                                  Wheere they ne feltyn non effect in dremys
                                
                                  Who so wele seke actis of sundery remys
                                
                                  May reede of dremys manye a sundery thyng
                                
                                  Lo Cresus that was of lide kyng

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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 509
Publication: London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,; 1868-1879.

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