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

He hadde a berys skyn / cole blak for old Hese longe her was kemb be-hynde his bak [VI. 22.] As ony rauenys fedyr it schon for blak Line 2144 A wrethe of gold / arm gret of heuge weighte Vp-on hese hed set ful of stonys bryghte Of fynne rubeis & of dyamauntys A-boute hese char there wente whyȝte Alauntis Line 2148 Twenty & mo as grete as ony ster To huntyn at the lyoun or the der And folwede hym with mosel faste I-bounde Colerid of gold / & torettys fylede rounde Line 2152 An hunderit lordis hadde he in hese route [folio 161b] Armede ful wel with hertis sterne & stoute With arcyta in storyis as men fynde The grete emetreus the kyng of Inde Line 2156 Vp-on a stede bay trappit in stel Couered in cloth of gold diaperyd wel [VI. 29. The points here are from the descriptions of 'Ippodamo' (VI. 29), of 'Peleo' (VI. 17, 16), and of 'Peritoo' (VI. 41).] Come rydynge liik the god of armys mars Hese cote armeure was of cloth of taris Line 2160 Couchede with perlys white & rounde & grete Hese sadil was of brend gold newe bete [VI. 17.] A mantyl vp-on hese schuldyr hangynge [VI. 16.] Bret ful of Rubyis rede &as fer sparkelynge Line 2164 Hese crispe her lyk ryngis was I-roune And þat was ȝelw / & glederit as the sonne Hese nose was hey hese eyȝyn bryght sitryne Hese lyppis rounde hese colour was sanguyn Line 2168 A fewe frakenys in hese face I-sprend Be-twixe ȝelw / & sumdel blak I-meynd And as a lyoun he hese lokynge caste Of fyue & twenty ȝer / hese age I caste Line 2172 Hese berd was wel begunne for to sprynge Hese voys was as a trumpe thonderynge Vp-on hese hed he werede a laurer grene [VI. 41.] A garlond frosch & lusti for to seene Line 2176 Vp-on hese hond he bar for hes deduyt
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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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