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

                                
                                  A-boue here hed here dounnys flekerynge
                                
                                  By-forn here stod here sone cupido [[a second o added; later]] 
                                
                                  Vp-on hese schulderys wyngis hadde he to [[a second o added; later]] 
                                  Line 1964 
                                
                                  And blynd he was as it is ofte sene
                                
                                  A bowe he bar & arwys bryȝte & kene
                                
                                  Whi schulde I not as wel telle ȝow al
                                
                                  The portreyture that was vp-on þe wal
                                  Line 1968 
                                
                                  With-inne the wal of myȝty mars the rede [[Mars]] 
                                
                                  Al peyntid was the wal in lenthe & brede [VII. 36.] 
                                
                                  Lyk to the Estrys of the gresely place [VII. 29, 30.] 
                                
                                  That hyȝte the grete temple of Mars in Trace
                                  Line 1972 
                                
                                  In tylke colde frosty regyoun [folio 159a] 
                                
                                  Ther as Mars hath hese souereyne mancyoun
                                
                                  ffyrst on the wal was peynted a forest [VII. 31.] 
                                
                                  In whiche þere dwellith neyþer man ne beste [[but a real forest there, not a painted one.]] 
                                  Line 1976 
                                
                                  With knotty knarry bareyne treis olde
                                
                                  Of stubbis scharpe and hidous to beholde
                                
                                  In whiche þerein ran a rumbil in a swogh
                                
                                  As þow a storm schulde brestyn euery bowgh
                                  Line 1980 
                                
                                  And doun from an hyl vndyr a bente
                                
                                  There stod the temple of Mars armypotente [VII. 32.] 
                                
                                  Wrouȝt al of bornede stel of wheche thentre
                                
                                  Was long & stryt and gastely for to se
                                  Line 1984 
                                
                                  And ther-out come a rage in swich a wese [VII. 33.] 
                                
                                  That it made al the gate for to rese
                                
                                  The northren light In at the dorys shon [ Boccaccio makes the temple lighted by altar-fires, kindled from the flames of plundered cities. VII. 35.] 
                                
                                  ffor wyndow on the wal was there non
                                  Line 1988 
                                
                                  Thorw whiche men myghte ony lyth discerne
                                
                                  The doris were ale of athamanutȝ eterne [VII. 32.] 
                                
                                  I-clenchede ouerthwert & endelong
                                
                                  With yryn tough & for to make it strong
                                  Line 1992 
                                
                                  Euery peler the temple to susteyne [VII. 33.] 
                                
                                  Was tunne gret of yryn bryȝt & schene
                                
                                  There saugh I fyrst the derke ymagynyng
                                
                                  Of felonye and the compassyng
                                  Line 1996 
                                
                                  The crewel yre red as ony glede

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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 57
Publication: London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,; 1868-1879.

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