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

                                
                                  Whan that here hosbondys ben from hem a-go
                                
                                  That for the more part þey sorwe so
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                                  Or ellys fallyn in swich maledye
                                
                                  That at the laste serteynly þey deye
                                
                                  Infynyte ben / the sorwis & þe terys [XI. 8.] 
                                
                                  Of olde folk & folk of tendere ȝerys
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                                  In al the toun for deth of this Theban
                                
                                  ffor hym there wepith boþe child & man
                                
                                  So gret a wepynge was there non sertayn [XI. 7.] 
                                
                                  Whan Ettor [[tt, t: modern]]  was brought [[tt, t: modern]]  al frosch I-slayn
                                
                                  To troye allas the pete þat was there
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                                  Crachynge of chekys / rentynge of  [[h: later]] here
                                
                                  Whi woldist þou ben ded þese wemen crye
                                
                                  And haddyst gold I-now & emelye
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                                  No man myghte glade Thesyus ['Niun potea racconsolar Teseo,' says Boccaccio (XI. 9), not excepting 'Egeo;' but he immediately goes on to speak of the old man's attempt to con|sole 'Palemone,' and the rest,—without the slightest success (XI. 11).—(See also XI. 33.)]  [XI. 9.] 
                                
                                  Sauynge hese olde fadyr egyus
                                
                                  That knew this worldis transmutacyoun [folio 171a]  [XI. 10, 11.] 
                                
                                  As he hadde seyn it vp & doun
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                                  Ioye aftyr wo & wo aftyr gladnesse
                                
                                  And schewede hem ensaumplys & lyknesse
                                
                                  Ryght [[t: later]]  as þere deyede neuere man quod he [XII. 6.] 
                                
                                  That he ne leuede in erthe in sum degre
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                                  Ryght so þere leuede neuere man he seyde
                                
                                  In al this world that sumtyme he ne deyede
                                
                                  This world is not but a thourfare ful of wo
                                
                                  And we ben pilgrymys passynge to & fro
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                                  Deth is an ende of euery wordely sore
                                
                                  And oueral þis ȝit seyde he mechil more
                                
                                  To this effect ful wisely to enhorte
                                
                                  The pule that þey schulde hem reconforte
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                                  Deuk Thesyus with al hese besi cure [XI. 13.] 
                                
                                  Cast now wher [[r: later]]  þat þe sepulture
                                
                                  Of goode Arcyt may best I-makyd be
                                
                                  And ek most honurable in hese degre
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                                  And at the laste he tok conclusioun
                                
                                  That þere as fyrst arcite & palamoun

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

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