With the gryselyeste gaste þat euer herde I grete!"
"At this gaste," quod Sir Gaweayne, "greue ȝowe no more;
I salle speke with ȝone spyrete,
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In ȝone wayes so wete,
If I maye the Bales bete
Of ȝone body bare." [102-104. I.
And of hit woe will I wete,Gif that I may hit bales bete,And the body bare.]
IX.
Bare was hir body, and blake to the bone,
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Alle by-claggede in claye, vn-comlyly clede;
It weryit, it wayemettede lyke a womane,
Þat nowþer one hede, ne one hare, hillynge it hade. [I. Nauthyr of hyde, nyf of heue, no hillyng hit had.]
It stottyde, it stounnede, it stode als a stane, [I. Hyt stedyt, hit stode as stylle as.]
It marrede, it mournede, it moyssede for made. [I. Hyt menet, hit musut, hyt marret.]
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Vn-to þat grysely gaste Sir Gaweayne es gane;
He raykede to it one a rase, for he was neuer rade;
For rade was he neuer, nowe who þat ryghte redis.
One þe chefe of þe cholle,
A tade pykit one hir polle, [I. A padok prykette on a polle.]
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Hir eghne ware holkede fulle holle,
Glowand als gledis.
X.
Alle glowede als gledis the gaste whare scho glydis,
Vmbyclede in a clowde, with clethynge vn-clere, [I. Was vmbyclosut in a cloude.]
Cerkelytt withe serpentes, þat satt by hir sydes; [I. Was sette aure with serpentes.]
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To telle þe dedis þer one my tonge were to tere. [I. = D. Dedis in T. must be a mistake for tadis.]
The beryn brawndeche owte his brande, and the body bydis,
There fore þat cheualrous knyghte thoghte it no chere; [I. chonget no chere.]
The hundes are to hillys, and þaire hedes hydes, [I. The houndes hyes to the holtes.]
For þat grysely gaste made so gryme bere.
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