The works of our ancient, learned, & excellent English poet, Jeffrey Chaucer as they have lately been compar'd with the best manuscripts, and several things added, never before in print : to which is adjoyn'd The story of the siege of Thebes, by John Lidgate ... : together with The life of Chaucer, shewing his countrey, parentage, education, marriage, children, revenues, service, reward, friends, books, death : also a table, wherein the old and obscure words in Chaucer are explained, and such words ... that either are, by nature or derivation, Arabick, Greek, Latine, Italian, French, Dutch, or Saxon, mark'd with particular notes for the better understanding of their original.

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Title: The works of our ancient, learned, & excellent English poet, Jeffrey Chaucer as they have lately been compar'd with the best manuscripts, and several things added, never before in print : to which is adjoyn'd The story of the siege of Thebes, by John Lidgate ... : together with The life of Chaucer, shewing his countrey, parentage, education, marriage, children, revenues, service, reward, friends, books, death : also a table, wherein the old and obscure words in Chaucer are explained, and such words ... that either are, by nature or derivation, Arabick, Greek, Latine, Italian, French, Dutch, or Saxon, mark'd with particular notes for the better understanding of their original.
Author: Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400.
Publication: London :: [s.n.],; 1687.
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Subject terms: Chaucer, Geoffrey, d. 1400.
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The answer of Fortune.

* No man is wretched, but himselfe it wene,
Ne that hath in himselfe suffisaunce,
Why saist thou then I am to thee so kene,
That hast thy selfe out of my gouernance?
Say thus, graunt mercy of thine habundance
that thou hast lent or this, thou shalt not striue,
What wost thou yet how I thee woll auance,
And eke thou hast thy best friend aliue.

I haue thee taught deuision betweene
Friend of effect, and friend of countenaunce,
Thee needeth not the gall of an Hine,
That cureth eyen darke for her pennaunce
Now seest thou clere that were in ignoraunce,
* Yet holt thine anker, & yet thou maistarriue
There bounty beareth y• key of my substance,
And eke thou hast thy best friend aliue.

How many haue I refused to sustene,
Sith I haue thee fostred in thy pleasaunce,
Wolt thou then make a statute on thy quene,
That I shall be aye at thine ordinaunce,
Thou born art in my reigne of variaunce,
About the whele with other must thou driue,
My lore is bet, then wicke is thy greuaunce,
And eke thou hast thy best friend aliue.