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Gret pité was it , as it thought hem alle , That evere such a chaunce schulde falle ;
For gentil men thi were and of gret estate , And nothing but for love was this
debate . And saw here bloody woundes wyde and sore ; And alle they cryde
lesse ...
Gret pité was it , as it thought hem alle , That evere such a chaunce schulde falle ;
For gentil men thi were and of gret estate , And nothing but for love was this
debate . And saw here bloody woundes wyde and sore ; And alle they cryde
lesse ...
Page 290
... Sithins folk ne doon her operacioun Alway , as doth the fuyr , lo , in his kynde .
For God it wot , men may ful often fynde A lordes sone do schame and vilonye .
And he that wol have pris of his gentrie , For he was boren of a gentil hous ...
... Sithins folk ne doon her operacioun Alway , as doth the fuyr , lo , in his kynde .
For God it wot , men may ful often fynde A lordes sone do schame and vilonye .
And he that wol have pris of his gentrie , For he was boren of a gentil hous ...
Page 291
67 40 6750 He is nought gentil , be he duk or er ) ; For vileyn synful deedes
maketh a cherl . For gentilnesse nys but renomé Of thin auncestres , for her heigh
bountė , Which is a straunge thing to thy persone : Thy gentilesce cometh fro God
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67 40 6750 He is nought gentil , be he duk or er ) ; For vileyn synful deedes
maketh a cherl . For gentilnesse nys but renomé Of thin auncestres , for her heigh
bountė , Which is a straunge thing to thy persone : Thy gentilesce cometh fro God
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