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

                                
                                     [6-text p 577] 
                                  
                                  // Wel quod the Maunciple ȝif it may doon ese
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                                  To the sere Cook & to no whight displese
                                
                                  Whiche that here rydyth in this cumpaynye
                                
                                  And that oure host wele of his curteysye
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                                  I wele as now excuse the of thyn tale
                                
                                  ffor in good fey thyn visage is ful pale
                                
                                  Thynne eyne daswe ek as that me thynkith
                                
                                  And weel I wot thyn breth ful soure stynkith
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                                  That schewith weel thow art nat weel disposed [folio 394a] 
                                
                                  Of me certeyn thow schalt nat been I-glosed
                                
                                  Se how he ganyth lo this dronkene wight
                                
                                  As thow he wolde swelwe vs a-noon right
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                                  Hold clos thyn mouth man by thyn fadyr kyn
                                
                                  The deuyl of helle set his foot ther in
                                
                                  Thyn cursede breth wele enfecte vs alle
                                
                                  ffy stynkynge swyn fy foule mote the be-falle
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                                  A takyth hede seris of this lusty man
                                
                                  Now swete seris wole ȝe Iuste at the fan
                                
                                  There-to me thynkyth ȝe been weel I-schape
                                
                                  I trowe that ȝe dronkyn han wyn ape
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                                  And that is whan men pleyen with a straw
                                
                                  And with his speche the Cook wex wroth & wraw
                                
                                  And on the Manciple he gan nodde faste
                                
                                  ffor lak of speche & doun the hors hym caste
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                                  Wheere as he lay tyl that the hym vp tok
                                
                                  This was a fayr chiuache of a cook
                                
                                  Allas ne hadde holde hym bi his ladil
                                
                                  And er that he ageyn were in his sadil
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                                  Theere was greet schowyng / bothe two & fro
                                
                                  To lyfte hym vp & meche care & wo
                                
                                  So vnwery was this sorye pallede gost
                                
                                  And to the mauncyple thanne spak oure hoost
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                                  By-cause drynk hat dominacioun
                                
                                  Vp-on this man by myn saluacioun
                                
                                  I trowe lewedely he wolde telle his tale
                                
                                  ffor were it wyn or old / or moysti ale

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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 568
Publication: London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,; 1868-1879.

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