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

                                
                                  The thredde bar with hem hese bowe turkeys
                                
                                  Of brend gold was the cas & ek the harneys [XI. 35.] 
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                                  And redyn forth a pas with sorweful chere
                                
                                  Toward the groue as ȝe schul aftyr here
                                
                                  The nobileste of the grekys þat þere were [XI. 38.] 
                                
                                  Vp on here schulderyn caryedyn the bere
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                                  With slak pas & eighen . reede & wete
                                
                                  Thorugh-out the Cete / by the maystyr strete
                                
                                  That sprad was al with blak & wondyr hye
                                
                                  Ryght of the same is the strete I-wrye
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                                  Vp-on the ryght hand wente old egeus [Right and left of Palemone (XI. 40).]  [XI. 40.] 
                                
                                  And on that oþer syde deuk Thesyus
                                
                                  With vessellys in here hondys of gold ful fyn [In the hands of the noblest of the Greeks (XI. 37).]]  [XI. 37.] 
                                
                                  Al ful of. hony. mylk. blod & wyn. [XI. 40.] 
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                                  Ek Palamoun with ful gret cumpaynye
                                
                                  And aftyr that cam woful emelye
                                
                                  With fuyre in hond as was þat tyme þe gyse [folio 172a] 
                                
                                  To don the offyse of feneral seruyse
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                                  Hey labour & ful gret aparaylynge [XI. 18.] 
                                
                                  Was at the seruyse & the fer makynge
                                
                                  That with hese gret top the heuene raughte [XI. 26.] 
                                
                                  And twenty fademe of brede þe armys straughte
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                                  This is to seyne þe bowys were so brode
                                
                                  Of treis fyrst þere were leyd manye a lode [XI. 27.] 
                                
                                  But how þe fuyr was makyd vp on heighte [XI. 22-25.] 
                                
                                  Ne ek the namys what þe treis hyghte
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                                  As. ook. fyrre. Birch. asp. Aldyr. Holm. Popeler
                                
                                  Wylw. Elm. Plane. Assh. Box. chesteyn. lynde. laurer
                                
                                  Mapil. thorn. Bech. hasil. Ew. Whippil. trre
                                
                                  How þey were feld schal not be told for me
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                                  Ne how the goddys rennyn vp & doun
                                
                                  Dysheritid of here abitacyoun
                                
                                  In wheche þey wendyn in reste & pes
                                
                                  Nymphus ffaunes & amadries
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                                  Ne how the bestis & þe bryddys alle [XI. 21.] 
                                
                                  ffleddyn for fer whan the wode was falle

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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 83
Publication: London :: Published for the Chaucer Society by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner,; 1868-1879.

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