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820 And how asegid was Ypolita And therupon the wyn was fet anoon ; The faire
hardy quyen of Cithea ; We dronken , and to reste wente echoon , And of the
feste that was at hire weddynge , Withouten eny lengere taryinge . And of the ...
820 And how asegid was Ypolita And therupon the wyn was fet anoon ; The faire
hardy quyen of Cithea ; We dronken , and to reste wente echoon , And of the
feste that was at hire weddynge , Withouten eny lengere taryinge . And of the ...
Page 138
Ech after other , clad in clothes blake ; And right anoon , withoute eny abood But
such a cry and such a woo they make , His baner he desplayeth , and forth rood
That in this world nys creature lyvynge , To Thebes - ward , and al his oost ...
Ech after other , clad in clothes blake ; And right anoon , withoute eny abood But
such a cry and such a woo they make , His baner he desplayeth , and forth rood
That in this world nys creature lyvynge , To Thebes - ward , and al his oost ...
Page 139
He took his host , and hom he ryt anoon For Goddes love , tak al in pacience With
laurer crowned as a conquerour ; Oure prisoun , for it may non othir be ; And
there he lyveth in joye and in honour 1030 Fortune hath geven us this adversité .
He took his host , and hom he ryt anoon For Goddes love , tak al in pacience With
laurer crowned as a conquerour ; Oure prisoun , for it may non othir be ; And
there he lyveth in joye and in honour 1030 Fortune hath geven us this adversité .
Page 142
... visage was in another kynde . ( As , whan a thing is schapen , it schal be , ) And
right anoon it ran him into mynde , T'hat soone aftur the mydnyght , Palamon That
seththen his face was so disfigured By helpyng of a freend brak his prisoun ...
... visage was in another kynde . ( As , whan a thing is schapen , it schal be , ) And
right anoon it ran him into mynde , T'hat soone aftur the mydnyght , Palamon That
seththen his face was so disfigured By helpyng of a freend brak his prisoun ...
Page 145
And ye schullen bothe anon unto me swere , And on here bare knees anoon they
falle , 1760 That never ye schullen my corowne dere , And wolde have kissed his
feet right as he stood , Ne make werre en me night ne day , Til atte laste ...
And ye schullen bothe anon unto me swere , And on here bare knees anoon they
falle , 1760 That never ye schullen my corowne dere , And wolde have kissed his
feet right as he stood , Ne make werre en me night ne day , Til atte laste ...
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