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

[6-text p 584] Beheld here werk & seyde neuere a word [folio 397a] And whan that hom was come Phebus the lord This Crowe song Cokhow cokhow cokhow [[w first we]] // What brid quod Phebus what song syngist thow Line 244 Ne were thow wone so meryely to synge That to myn herte it was a reioysynge To here thyn voys allas what Ioye is this By god quod he I synge nat a-mys Line 248 Phebus quod he for al thyn worthynes ffor al thyn beute & thyn gentiles ffor al thyn song & thyn menstralsye ffor al thyn waytyng blered is thyn eye Line 252 With on of lytyl reputacioun Nogh[t] worth to the in computacioun The mountenaunce of a gnatte so mot I thryue ffor on thyn bed thyn wif I saw hym swyue Line 256 What wele ȝe more the crowe a-non hym tollde By sadde tokenys & bi wordis bolde How that his wif hadde doon hire lecherye Hym to gret schame & to greet vilenye Line 260 And tolde hym oftyn he saw it with hise yen // This Phebus gan a-woyward for to wryen And thoute his sorweful herte brast a-to His bowe he bente & sette therin a flo Line 264 And in his yre his wif thanne hath he slayn This is theffect there is no more to seyn ffor sorwe of which he brak his menstrelcie Bothe harpe & lute geterne & sauterye Line 268 And ek he brak hise arwis & his bowe And aftyr that thus spak he to the crowe // Traytour quod he with tunge of Scorpioun Thow hast me brought to myn confusioun Line 272 Allas that I was [[was corrected]] wrought why nere I ded O deere wyf o gemme of lustiheed That were to me so sad / & ek so trewe Now lyst thow deed / with face pale of hewe Line 276
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The Cambridge ms (University library, Gg. 4.27) of Chaucer's Canterbury tales / edited by Frederick J. Furnivall.
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Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400.
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London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,
1868-1879.

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