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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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 62
Publication: London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,; 1868-1879.

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