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

                                
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                                  ¶ Certis swich cry ne lamentacioun
                                
                                  Was neuere of ladijs mad whan ylyoun
                                
                                  Was wone & Pirrus with his streyte swerd
                                
                                  Whan that he hadde hent kyng priame bi the berd
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                                  And slayn hym as seyth vs Enidos
                                
                                  As madyn alle the hennys in the cloos
                                
                                  Whan they hadde of Chauntecler the syght
                                
                                  But souereynly dame Pertelote shryght
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                                  fful loudere than dede Hasdrubalis wyf
                                
                                  Whan that hire husbonde hadde y-lost his lyf
                                
                                  And that the Romaynys haddyn brent Cartage
                                
                                  Sche was so ful of turnement & of rage
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                                  That wilfully in-to the feer sche sterte
                                
                                  And brende hire seluyn with a stedefaste herte
                                
                                  O woful hennys ryght so cryedyn ȝe
                                
                                  As whan that nero brende the Cete
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                                  Of Rome cryedyn / Senatouris wyuys
                                
                                  ffor that here husbondys lostyn alle here lyuys
                                
                                  With-outyn gylt this Nero hath hem slayn
                                
                                  Now wole I turne to myn tale agayn
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                                  ¶ The sely wedewe & ek here doughteryn two
                                
                                  Herdyn these hennys crye & makyn wo
                                
                                  And out at the dorys stirte they a-non
                                
                                  And seyen the fox toward the groue gon
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                                  And bar vp-on his bak the Cok away
                                
                                  And cryedyn out harow & weyleawey
                                
                                  .Ha. ha. the fox & aftyr hym they ran
                                
                                  And ek with stonys many a-nothir man
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                                  Ran Colle oure doge & talbot & Garland
                                
                                  And Malkyn with a distaf in hire hand
                                
                                  Ran cow & Calf & ek the verray hoggis
                                
                                  ffor-fered for berkynge of the doggis
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                                  And schoutyng of the men & women ek
                                
                                  They ronne so they thoute here herte brek
                                
                                  They ȝelledyn as fendis doon in helle
                                
                                  The dokis cryedyn as men wolde hem quelle [folio 372a]  [of the Cambr. MS is cut out.]

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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 516
Publication: London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,; 1868-1879.

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