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

                                
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                                  He wolde a fled but that the fox a-noon
                                
                                  Seyde gentyl sire / allas whidyr wole ȝe goon
                                
                                  Be ȝe afrayed of me that am ȝoure freend
                                
                                  Now certys I were werse than a feend
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                                  ȝyf I to ȝow harm or velenye
                                
                                  I am nat come ȝoure conseyl for tespie
                                
                                  But trewely the cause of myn comynge
                                
                                  Was only for to herkene how that ȝe synge
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                                  ffor trewely ȝe han so merie a steuene
                                
                                  As ony aungel hath that is in heuene
                                
                                  Therewith ȝe han In musik moore felyng
                                
                                  Than hadde. boece. or ony that can syng
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                                  Myn lord ȝoure fadyr god his soule blys
                                
                                  And ek ȝoure modyr of hire gentilles
                                
                                  Han in myn hous I-been to myn greete ese
                                
                                  But certys syre ful fayn wolde I ȝow pleese
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                                  ¶ But for men speke of syngyng I wil seye
                                
                                  So mote I broukyn weel myn eyen tweye
                                
                                  Saue ȝow I herde neuere man so synge
                                
                                  As dede ȝoure fadyr in the morwenynge
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                                  Certis it was of herte al that he song
                                
                                  And for to make his voys the moore strong
                                
                                  He wolde peyne hym that with bothe hise eyen
                                
                                  He muste wynke so loude he muste cryen
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                                  And stondyn on his typton therewithal
                                
                                  And streche forth his nekke long & smal
                                
                                  And ek he was of swich discrecyoun
                                
                                  That there was no man in no regioun
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                                  That hym in song or wisdam myghte passe
                                
                                  I haue weel red in daun burnel the Asse
                                
                                  A-mong hise vers how that ther was a kok
                                
                                  ffor a prestis sone ȝaf hym a knok
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                                  Vp-on his leg whil he was ȝond & nyce [folio 371a] 
                                
                                  He made hym for to lese his benefice
                                
                                  But certeyn there ne is no comparisoun
                                
                                  By-twixe the wisdom & discrecioun

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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 514
Publication: London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,; 1868-1879.

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