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... for I fynde many of the sayd bookes , whiche wryters have abrydgyd it , and
many thynges left out , and in some places have sette certayn versys that he
never made ne sette in hys booke ; of whyche bookes so incorrecte was one
broughte ...
... for I fynde many of the sayd bookes , whiche wryters have abrydgyd it , and
many thynges left out , and in some places have sette certayn versys that he
never made ne sette in hys booke ; of whyche bookes so incorrecte was one
broughte ...
Page 57
Whan that Arcite to Thebes come was , Ful ofte a day he swelde and seyde alas ,
For seen his lady schal he never mo . And schortly to concluden al his wo , 1360
So moche sorwe had never creature , That is or schal whil that the world wol ...
Whan that Arcite to Thebes come was , Ful ofte a day he swelde and seyde alas ,
For seen his lady schal he never mo . And schortly to concluden al his wo , 1360
So moche sorwe had never creature , That is or schal whil that the world wol ...
Page 277
And whan I saugh he nolde never fyne To reden on this cursed book al night , Al
sodeinly thre leves have I plight Out of this booke that he had , and eeke I with my
fist so took him on the cheeke , That in oure fuyr he fel bak - ward adoun .
And whan I saugh he nolde never fyne To reden on this cursed book al night , Al
sodeinly thre leves have I plight Out of this booke that he had , and eeke I with my
fist so took him on the cheeke , That in oure fuyr he fel bak - ward adoun .
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