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 CofVffWKT ENTRY 
 
 CLASS «^ XXcs. No. 
 COPY B. 
 
 €oppri0{)t bp 
 1902 
 
ctii0 eDttton i& DeDicacet) as; a token of 
 
 regaro, aflfection ano gratitutiet — 
 
 tDoulD not Cl^aucer t)tm0elf tiatie Done 00 
 
 if \)t l)aD hnotDn l)im 1jdI)o torote 
 
 ifriar 3flerome'0 llBeautiful Booh? 
 
%o Ci)aucer 
 
 *^(B^ breah of Dai? mabesf all tlje toorlD 00 fair, 
 
 XB\)t sh^ sfo glortou0 in it& Hafconing Ijue, 
 
 Mllien all t\)e plrafiurfsf of tlje mom accrue 
 
 i?rom pc rfumcflt anu sitoift 0ong0 borne on 
 
 tlje air, 
 
 W3iit\) primal lobe toe 0earcb 0ome beauteous lair 
 3In toooOlanD cop0e, tuljere 0tar0 0till &\)im in Deto, 
 (©r ^elloto meaUotD, anu befenoton to feio 
 ^abe of cbe ro0elic Datun a bigil rare, 
 
 ^0 t)o toe baunt tbe toorlD tbat Cbaucer limneb, 
 ^uffu0eu toitb ttoilit glor^ neber Dimmeu 
 115^ qualms or m^0terie0 of a ba0t unhnoton, — 
 CBacb tale anb romaimt bibibl^ \)i& oton, 
 llBorn of a spirit lihe tbe ntorning fair 
 ^b^bbing its ^oung 0toeet beauty eberytobere* 
 
SlntroDuction 
 
3fntrol5ucttciu 
 
 '1$€B(i^ fyCiic been manji apljori.i^misf ca^t 
 in pvai^c of 45coffrqi 4n>iuccr. l^c \)n^ 
 been DubljctJ h^ tTrpticn, ** tl)c fntljcr of 
 ^ngiist) poctrp," a.^ tudl as^ "a pcr^ 
 pctual fountain of good ^ecnec '' ; t)c tja^ef 
 Iicnt namcb " tljc first great painter of djaractcr hc^ 
 um^c t()c first great obser\3er of it''; l)e tja.e^ been 
 ealleli "ttjc brigljte^t ligljt in tje itH^itibie ^iges in 
 oJnglanti/' anti liheltii.se " tlje poet of t\)c baton " ; 
 HoUieil tiej^eribeti Ijim a^^ *' tl)e pupil of nianifolti 
 erperienee, — scl^olar, courtier, so^tiier, anibassatior, 
 tuljo Ijati hnoVun potiert^i as? a Ijousemate anti been 
 tJje companion of prince^''; <IDccle\je Ijaileti Ijim asf 
 *' ^ai^ttc tieare anti fatJer retiermt/' Vurote of Ijim a.i^ 
 *' tlje floure of eloquence " anti "mirrour of fructuous? 
 ententinnnit '' ; E'rapton ^ung of ^im tjjat Ije iva^ 
 
 '' tlje first ttjat eber brofee 
 3lnto t^e ^©Uj^e.fif treas^ure anti first ^pofte 
 3In toeigtjtp numbers^ '' ; 
 
aiiij HongfcilotD in mca^urcb ^onnrt turotc, 
 
 " a^ 31 rcab 
 5f l&car tljc crotuing codt, 31 fJ^i^J^ tljc note 
 (iDf iarfe anb Jinnct, anti from cticrp t)agc 
 i!!i<6fe obor^ of plougjcti ficlb anb flolnerp mcati/' 
 
 €i)c^t anti otljjcr cifjapictjef placcti upon tjje potV^ 
 hto\M bp iji^ ItJoc^ljippcTj^ arc ^lotnip being gatl)^ 
 crcti bp po?tcritp to compose a greater crotun, for 
 tlje like of 4Beof6reii Cljaucer \)ii^ been paraHelleb but 
 once, 25ut ^(jaKe^peare torote in an age tDtjen tlje 
 language Ijati fir^t attained it^ clearnej^jBf, it^ greats 
 nc^^, anti it^ puritp,— it tnaj^ a perfect anti mriotiiou^ 
 beljicle for l)i^ perfect anti meiobiou^ genius. I^e 
 became it^ master, anti ^o bijjper^eti Iji^ tneakl) of 
 ItJi^tiom anb imagination tijat Ije i^ ttje great gob of 
 literature tuljo Ija^ left notl)ing un^aib, 
 
 Cljaucer, ftoVneber, came upon tl)e <ii!ngli^l) lan=^ 
 guage at a periob tuljen tlje principal protue^^a^ toa^ 
 not sfuppo^eb to lie in learning nor in poetrp, but in 
 tl)e ^tuorb^ljanb, €l)e language toa^ cl^ilblihe anb 
 blanb, anb $0 toa^ Ije; f^i^ spirit gretD to be ^ingu^ 
 larlp generous, tljouglj subject to tl)e inffuence of a 
 
ttiotJep cxi^ttwct in cadji pcar^ ; aiib tlje ojjcniic^^af of 
 tji^ countenance toa^, no tioiibt, in ^eitrangc contract to 
 tljc furtibe anti craftp giancc^ of courticrj^ anb gcntie^ 
 men, or ttje ej:prc^£fionle^^ ignorance of tlje pea^antrp 
 of tl)e time, <Outflftripping ebni l)i^ notable anb 
 moral frienb <^otDer in ultimate fame, tftcre i0 noticing 
 in l)i^ or otl)er^' ber^e^ to re^jeal eittjer tlje i^ource or 
 tlje inspiration of Cljauccr's Spirit or geniu£f, <€>nlp 
 from Ijis oton foul's be^ire.i^ coulb Iji^ poetic greats 
 nc^^ fjabe arififen. from tlje fi'r^t ^e toasf a Ijeartp 
 man, o'er^^bubbling toit^ tl)e Ijealtl) of l^iglj tl)ougl)tS 
 anb gntuine feeling^ ; anb all t Jat Ije tnrote in tl&at 
 language tnljiclj probeb to be t^en in its transition 
 bettoeen ?llnglo:;^aron anb tlje plain but lucib o^ng^ 
 list) of tl)e aJli5abetl)an era, tnas ttje consummate out^ 
 burst of tljat Jealtljp anb genuine Spirit, 
 
 ^ious, but tnittjout tlje bulgar taint of bigotrp or 
 l)PPocriSp, Cljaucer'S berse Sljotos tlje influence of 
 3©pclifFc'S preacljing against tlje mebiation of anp 
 eartljlp autljoritp bcttoirt tje soul anb its !3l9alter, 
 €j)at pietp, linfteb knitlj l)is IjoneStp of tl)inliing, 
 anb l)is reberence not for tjis tnorlb as Ije migbt 
 Jabe Itjisijeb it to be but as it reallp toas to Ijim, 
 tDcre tl)e basis of IjiS faithful optimism. So opposeb 
 
to tJje iugubrious? Jubgincnt^ of life t>ut fortft bp ttje 
 ^tnnhtt gitdtan tol)o^c otDu f)oj>c toa.sf cbcc rcatip to 
 be abautioncti. 
 
 Ct)c frc^bne^^ of <^f)aiifcr, tjc ^unnp tjibitinc^^ of 
 f)i«^ imagination,— not \iht tl)c iig()tning, but Jihc a 
 ctini^on ^unrii^c upon a tDodti gli^ftcning \S}it^ tljc 
 bcto ^prcab unticr a -starrp l)ca\3cn,— tljc frolicsome 
 .fifpirit of l)i!^ sapetp, tljat Sfjretoti je^sting anb qui3$ing> 
 ttje mochcrp of ail tljingi^ no one i^ljoulb praise,— 
 t^e^e qualities are but a titlje of all tuljicl) call for 
 praise from anp reaber toljo once marbcls oVr btS 
 bjcaltl) of genius* 
 
 gin €baucer*S poems anb tales tbere is Sufficient 
 lore of books to probe bis teabp scbolarsftip, agrees 
 ablp bibesteb of anp mustp obor of mebiarbal mo^; 
 nastic libraries* S\t toas fortunate for us tfjat Ije 
 libeb at a time bJljen learning toaS grabuallp ceasing 
 to be tbe possession of tlje clergp alone, toben bu^ 
 manitp toas creeping in to claim its nieeb of consib^ 
 eration,— Cljamer's interest in manfeinb being So 
 bonest, tljat leSt \^t sboulb bore i\i^ felloto men Ije 
 constantlp rebeals W Mid in man's innocent anb 
 primitibe Spitit. g(f Ije Ijab been less a Ijuman 
 poet, l)is images tuoulb b^be been leSS familiar anb 
 
k^0 obbious to tf\t c^c of jjo^tcritp; for l^i^ Jobe i^ 
 altDiip^ fricntilp, tjis Ijatrcti a pimple opposition to 
 tfjc qristnifc of cant, c\3il, anb falj^itp; tji.s tcntinmc.sfjef 
 ncbCT -sonniolnit, l)i^ satire nc\jcr j5lotl)ful ; (ji^ Uiit 
 Q^ gentle ai^ f iribing'^ anti as direct a^ ]|)ogartljV» 
 5 1 tnas only a rare gniiuj^ tljat coulD make tlje pil^ 
 grini^ ^o bemocratic, tljouglj of ditjerse station.s^ in 
 life ; and it Ina.!^ tje sanie rare genius tfjat inditjitni^ 
 ali3eti ttjeir conbersfation^^ tnitlj keen Dija^crimination, 
 anti in tlje tales?, tl)ougl) cast in tje fonii of narrati\3c 
 toerse, reljealeti a dramatic jsfpirit clear in purpos^e, 
 eacl) one Itjritten, not in a pre\jailing monotone a0 are 
 tlje poem^ of 4i3otuer and <C>ccleVie, but tuitl) an artis?^ 
 tic sliill not onlp in \)er^ification but in \)ibid and 
 baried narration* 
 
 5 n Ijis? tale of Cljanticleer and JDertdote, Cljaucer 
 jjas? left to us? a picture of farm:;pard life not onlp so 
 realistic as to forestall anp later poetV success in 
 similar description, but so full of Ijis genius, luitl^ 
 its burlesque fun, its ^eriouief digressions about 
 dreams and superstitions, and tnitlj so tuittp a dc^ 
 nouement, tljat age cannot tuitljer it 31 s a genre 
 picture, Cupp or Ceniers s^ljould Jabe painted it, and 
 as a drama in a farm^pard it i^ untljeatrical and 
 
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^impic cnoiigl) to be ^ccbcti asf a cljilbrcnV piap, 
 €\3m tijc bmucc ftcttuccn tljc coch anb tljc Ijcu i^sf of tljat 
 jpriniiti\)c ortict from toijicj) manhinti Ija^ toaiibcrcti 
 into tl)c cruel peri^onaiitp anb baneful repartee of our 
 nioDeru tuorlti* Can Vue not feel tlje real amusement, 
 tjje inimitable trutl) of tlje Ijen'^ remark to tlje cocfe, 
 Ijalf in ^corn, Ijalf in admonition, 
 
 *'i^abc pe not a manV Ij^rte anb Ijabe a bearb?'' 
 
 ipotu real, too, i^ tfje ^Ip mi.fiftranslation into a con^ 
 trarp ^m^t of Cljanticleer'^ little ^crap of Hatin, 
 VDljen Ije i.i^ pompoualp talhing to Ijiiaf i^ultana in tl)e 
 nigljt! anb ^otu full of life anb bui^tling ejrcitmient i^ 
 tlje l)ue anb crp in tlje barn^parb Vuljen Cljantidecr i^ 
 being hibnappeb bp tlje fox ! 
 
 €tje occas^fional ob.isfcuritp of Cbaucer'^ 5liitglo^ 
 Sharon cannot eber be ^ufficinitlp barli to conceal \)i^ 
 gmiuj^ from tlje reaber tuljo i.i^ luilling to applp Ijifif 
 interest to tlje antiquitp of tlje poetV ^iJnglijgf^ out of 
 lobe for great poetrp anb tl)e plea.isureje^ of tlje literarp 
 cba^e. l|)i^ ma^terp reaclie.i^ its greatest jstrengtl) 
 in tje Jinigljt'^, tlje JparbonerV, tlje €anonV feo^ 
 man'^, anb tlje jpunV S>riej^t'^ tale^, all of bJljosfe 
 
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piot^ arc pleasant anti jjappp in conception, Cfje 
 la^t, (jcrc printcb, i^ -e^o pimple (anb ^tiH jsfo far 
 abobc commonplace) tljat tljcrc rnnain^ litrte to ^ap 
 of it ficponti crtoHing its tui^bom anti it^ toit, cjcccpt 
 tljat it probalilp closed t\^t j^cconti bap'^ jstoqi^triling 
 bp tf^t pilgrim^ to tf^c ^Jrinc of .Saint OTfjomaief 
 of Cantcrburp, for tftcp tncre "fa^tc Bp'' lllocljCieftcr 
 crc tljc monh began Iji^ tragebicitf, ano it tDaisf at tljat 
 cit^i tliat it Ja^ been becibeb tljcp mu^eft Ijalje ^lept 
 tjjeir ^econb nigfjt atnap from tl)e Cabarb g;nn» 
 
 5ilmong tfje manp e^sfap^^ on Cijaucer, none are 
 more illmninatibe tfjan E^rpben'^ in tJje preface to Iji^ 
 *^ fabled, 511ncient anb a^obcrn/'— J700,— tjjouglj 
 toe fjatjc ht our oton Hotodr^ ma^terip e^^e^ap tt^c 
 fruity of a critical acumen anb ^pnipatl^ftic gniiusf 
 of rare potoer^. Chaucer can neber be tlje cau^e of a 
 cult,— l^e i^ ^implp a man'^ poet, not a poetV poet lifee 
 ^pni^er, nor a poet of culture, lifee ^rotuning ; but 
 at all time^ itiill Cljaucer represent, a^ fl^urna boe^ 
 to tlje it^cotcl), tljat enligljtnicb, pljilo^opljical, moral 
 tDorlbline^^, tnljicl) map be be^cribeb a^ bib HoVudl 
 in tlje comparison Inl^icl) Ije mabe of Cljaucer Voitlj 
 2Dante: *'2Dante represfentje^ tlje justice of siBob anb 
 Chaucer Ji^ loViing^hinbnes^." 
 
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Cfjnuccr, tJ^i cDcclcVic, 
 
Cl^e ^Brologue 
 
prologue 
 
 '! ' quoti tjc feni0f)t, 'gooD ^ity iiamorc 
 of tWy 
 Cfjflt pc tjan j^cpti isf rigjjt p-nougf)^ 
 
 '5llnti mofljd more; for: ittcl (jebinc.i^^e 
 3(jef rigljt p^nougl) to mocljcl folk, 31 gc^sc* 
 31 ^cpc foe mc, it i^ a greet tii.^e^e 
 W^et^a^ men l)an ben in greet tDeItj)e anb e^e, 
 €o Jjeren of l)ir ^oliepn fal, alla^ ! 
 %n\} tjje contrarie i^ joie anb greet ^ola^, 
 31^ tuljan a man l)at|) been in poVire e^taat, 
 %nb elpmbetl) up, anti toerett) fortunat, 
 3llnli tl)er abptietl) in pro^peritee, 
 Stoiclj) t^ing i^ glab^om, a^ it tjinketij me, 
 3llnti of ^ieij tljing toere gootilp for to telle/ 
 * f e,* qiioti our Ijofifte, ' ftp ^efeint 3poule^ belle, 
 ie j^epe rigljt ^oot\\ ; tlji^ef monft, Je clappetl) loutie, 
 
^c ^pak IjotD '' fortune coumb tDitlj a doubc ** 
 9i noot ncuer toljat, anb al^ of a '* Cragcbie " 
 iltigljt noto pe Ijcrbc, anb parbc ! no rcmcbic 
 5(t i^ for to bitDaiHc, ne complcpnc 
 €jjat tjat i^ boon, anb ai^ it i^ a pcpnc, 
 %0 pc Ijan j^epb, to ijcrc of Ijcbincief-ac, 
 ^it nionft, na^more of t\^i^, ^o gob potD hie^^t ! 
 four talc anopctjj al tfji^ companpe; 
 i^tDitj) talhing 10 nat tDortlj a botcrffpc ; 
 for tljcr^in i^ tgcr no bc^port nc game, 
 l^jjcrfor, isir iH^onft, or ban ^kt^ ftp pour name, 
 Si pi^cpe pou jjertdp, tdic Uj^ ^omtuljat elle^ef, 
 for ^iherlp, nere dinfting of pour fidle^, 
 €Jat on pour firpbal Jangc on eucrp ^pbe, 
 25p Jeuen hing, tfjat for u^ aile bpbe, 
 31 ^tjoJbc er t\\y Jan fallen boun for je^lepe, 
 3tltl)ougjj tlje ^ioug]^ Ijab neuer been ^0 bepe ; 
 €()an Jab pour tale al tie tolb in tiapn. 
 5ror certeinlp, a^^ tjat tji^e derhe^ jsepn, 
 ** HDljer^a^ a man map Jaue noon aubience, 
 l^ogjt Jdpetlj it to tellen Jijsf sentence/' 
 
3t«ti tod 51 tooot t^c sub.i^rnixfc ief in nic, 
 3 f ititp tJiinj .0l]al tocl reported be» 
 Sir, sep 00111 toljat of Ijuntiiig, 5 poto prqie/ 
 *^f>ap/ quoti tW iH^nh, '3 tjaue no lust to pJepc, 
 poto let anotljer tdle, n^ SI ft^^wf toiti/ 
 €l)iin spaR our l)O0t, toitt) rube sipeelK nnti bolD, 
 3Cnti s^e^itie un to tlje ^"^onne^ IPreeet anon, 
 ' Com neer, tl)ou pree.i^t, com i)iDer, t^ou sir 3o()n, 
 Cel u^ stoicl) tlung a^ map our lierte.i^ glade, 
 525e blptlie, tl)ou0l) tljou rjitie up on a jade. 
 i©l>it tl)ou0!) tljpn bor.^ be botlje foiile anti Inie, 
 3 f l)c tool ^er\3e tbee, reftfie nat a bene ; 
 Hooh tl)at tfjpn Ijerte be merp etjcrmo/ 
 ' ^i^, itfir,' quoU iKi ' l«.J^» Ijost, so mote S go, 
 5&ut 3 be merp, patois, :0 tool be blamed : '— 
 3lnti rigljt anon ^i^ tale l}e f^atiy attamed, 
 3ind tljus l)e aqide un to us nierieljon, 
 €1)19 ^\3}m preest, tlji? goodlp man, ^it 3oIjn. 
 
 4Ji:plicit» 
 
from tf^c ftjit^on Cljauccr, ^ccccrc (circa). 
 
<r^f (aff of (fie nonnee prcc fl 
 
 2:5«s fttjf f c pre f fl tSfo go6f fp mat? fir (Jogi? 
 
 iI5"f f nbif^ tSr profoyuc of tge nonnf prcf ft 
 Ilnb6((;pnnet^6tdtaei; 
 
 «\Vi\W%%\\WVWXWVV\^ 
 
 a pourctbpt)oU)cfombc&'^fteptii?flfje 
 ttao fomt;)tnc bueCfpn^ 19 a cotage 
 )5pfpl)e a (Jroue (ton bp 115 19 a bafe 
 <r6io ttpbotbe of ttgtcge 9 a^ pou wip tate 
 ^itgei? tgat bap tgaf fge ft)a6 fafl allDpf 
 09 paricnce f ebbe a {\xi fpmpfe Cpf 
 f oz fp(f e tta0 6fz caff f a nbgcz rent 
 BpSiifGonbr^ of fuf^e ao {Job ^f z fcnt 
 ^5e fonbc 6f z ff ef a nb f be (}f z boug^trc 9 f Wo 
 <E6rc farge folbf (labbc flje anb no moo 
 <r(ire bj>nc anb fbc a fgf pe t^at 5t05f maffe 
 »)f fc fof )t> IDae^ez 6oiire anb/hc 6er 6a£Et 
 09 H)6icge fgc f te manp a ftf nbcz mrfe 
 
Cl^e jUonneu putm^ Cale 
 
5|^n:c biginnctl) tj)c |?onnc? prcc^tc^ aTalc of tt^t 
 f^ <Cok aiiti i^cn, Cgmmtcclccr aiiti pcrtdotc. 
 
 ^otjrc tDititue ^ombd ^topt in age, 
 IBa.sf toljploni btodling in anartuc cotagc, 
 25i.sfptic a 0ro\jc, ^tontipng in a tiaJc . 
 Cfji^ toibtDc, of tolftiffj 3( triJc poto nip taic, 
 i^in tijilftc tiap rtjat ^Ije tnasf ia^t a tupf, 
 Sin pacicncc laDtic a ful simple ipf, 
 ipor litd Itja^ef tjir card anD Ijir rente ; 
 23p jjou^bontirpe, of isuej a-^ <^oti Jir ^ente, 
 ;&|)c fonti ftir^j^elf, anti eeh Ijir itiogljtren ttuo. 
 Cfjree large jtfotoe^ Ijatibc ^l)e, anti nanio, 
 Cfjree hpn, anti eek a ^f^ctp tfjat Jigtjtc St^alle. 
 5fui ^ootp toa^ tjir bour, and eeft &ir Ijalle, 
 3(n tojicj) ?()e eet fui nianp a ^clentire nieel. 
 ODf popnaunt lefauce Ijir nebeb neber a tieel. 
 Ipo tiepntee nior^efel jja.s^fifeti tfyit^ \)it tljrote ; 
 ^it bpcte toa^ accordant to l)ir cote. 
 
 ilejpleeeioun ne matie l)ir netjere ?ph ; 
 
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%nt} cxcttp^c, anb Ijcrtc^ ^uffi^auncc* 
 €fje goutc Icttc (jii: no^tljing for to Dauncc, 
 |i)c poplcrpc ^tjnitc nat Ijii: Ijccti ; 
 Ipo tupn nc branR ^|)c, ncitljcr tuftpt nc rccD; 
 mt tjorb tDa^ ^crbcti mo^t li^itt) li3())Jt anb blaft, 
 Si^iUi and ftroim breed, in luljicfj ^Je fonb no lah, 
 ^epnb liacoun, anb ^omtpme an ep or ttDepe, 
 fot fi^c \3ja^ a^ it tuere a manec bepc. 
 311 perb isfje J)abbe, emlo^eb al aboate 
 Wit\^ 0tikkc^, anb a brpe biclj toitfj^^oute, 
 3(n tDf)ifl3 ^fje ftabbe a eofe, ftigftt Cijauntecleer, 
 g(n al tjje lanb of crotoing na^e^ l)i^ peer. 
 M^ boi^ef taa^ merier tl)an t^e merpe orgon 
 ODn nie^^e^bape^ tljat in tlje ctjirclje 0on ; 
 ItDel ^iherer toa^ l)i^ erotning in Iji^ loggc, 
 €|)an i^ a clohhe, or an abbep orlogge, 
 25p nature hnelu Ije eel) ajscencioun 
 <Ot eciuinorial in tl)ilfee toun ; 
 for tDljan begree^ fiftate toerc a^cenbeb, 
 Cljanne erelt) Ije, tljat it migfjtc nat hen anienbeb, 
 
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JJijj comb tuasf rcbdcc tJjan rtjc fpn corai, 
 
 3ilnti ijatatlcb, a^ef it tocrc a casftcl^^toal* 
 
 J^i.sf &i!c toa^ biak, anb as? tljc 3Icct it ^jjoon; 
 
 %yk a^ur tDcrc l)i.sf Jcggc^^, anb l)i^ toon ; 
 
 J^ijBf naplctf tDljpttcr ttjan ttjc lilic ffour, 
 
 3tnti Iph tj)c tjuntcb golb tuasf l)i^ colour, 
 
 €j)ii^ gcntil coh Jjabbc in Iji^af gobcrnauncc 
 
 ^cbcnc |)cnncj0f, for to boon al )^i^ plc^auncc, 
 
 UDljicifjc tDcre Iji^ ^u^trc^ anb j)i^ jjaramour^, 
 
 3llnb tDonbcr Ipft to |)ini, a^ of colour^, 
 
 ODf tujjicfjc tijc faircjfte fjcUJcb on fjir tljrote 
 
 Wa^ clcpeb fairc bamop^clc ^pertclotc, 
 
 Curtcpjef ^()c Itia^, bisfcrcct, anb bcbonairc, 
 
 5finb conipaignabic, anb bar ()ir^i0EcIf ^o faire, 
 
 Mn t^ilfee bap tJjat jGfftc toasf ^tMm nigjjt oib, 
 
 €ljat trctudp ^fjc jjat!) t^c Ijerte in Ijolb 
 
 <0f CJauntcclccr lohcn in ctjcrp litj ; 
 
 f^t Jo\3cb |)ir i^o, tljat tDcl jjim tna^ t|)crtDitj)» 
 
 53ut ^uci) a Slope tua^ef it to tjcrc jjcm ^ingc, 
 
 H^ljan tjjat tfjc Ijrigfjte ^onnc gan to ^sfpringc, 
 
 3[n jeftuctc accorb, * mp iicf i^ farcn in lonbc/ 
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fot tijilftc tpmc, a^ S( Ijabc unbcriStonDc, 
 23c.sftc^ anti litibbc^ coubc ^pchc anb lesingc* 
 
 3llnb jgfo iiifri, t(jat in a batucnpngc, 
 %^ Cfjauntccicct among (ji^ tupbc^ allc 
 i^at on ()i^ pcrcljc, tjat tDa^ in tljc Ijaile, 
 5Iinb next l)!ni i^at t^i^ fairc JDcrtdotc, 
 €l)i^ <Cj)auntcc!cct gan groncn in Iji^ tljrotf , 
 %^ man tljat in Iji^ brccm i^ brcfcf)cb ^orc» 
 511nb tujjan ttjat 5{)mdotc tfju^ l^crbc l^im rorc, 
 d^lje tua^ aga^t, anb ^c^tic, ' o jjcrtc becrc, 
 H^ljat eplctlj potu, to gronc in tjji^ mancrc ? 
 f c lien a bcrtap ^Icpcr, fp for ^fjamc ! ' 
 %\\ti f^t an^tucrbc anb ^cpbe tl)Uj^, ' mabamc, 
 91 prap potD, tljat pc tafec it nat agricf : 
 25p <^ob, me mette 9[ tuai^ in jeftniclj me^cl)ief 
 lUigjjt notD, tijat pet mpn jjerte t0 ^ore afrigfjt* 
 |)otu «^ob,' quob Ije, ' mp ^toebene rebe arigt)!, 
 5ilnb keep mp bobp out of foul pri^oun ! 
 Sr^c mette, Ijotu tIjat 3i tomeb up anb boun 
 H^itljinne out perbe, tDfjer a^ 3( ^auglj a ht^tt, 
 Wa^ Ipfe an Jounb, anb tnolbe gan maab are^te 
 
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Upon mp Ijotip, anti ttioltic (jan ijati nic Dccti» 
 Jpifii colour Uja^ bittuijrc pdluc nnti tcctt; 
 3(lnti tijppcti tUi\iSf jjis taii, aiib borjjc Jji^ crc^ 
 aBitJ filafi, imlph tl)c rcninwnt of f^i^ Ijcrcj^; 
 J^ijBi "gfnotute ^nial, tuitj) glotuingc cpcn tlucpc. 
 ict of Ijti^ looh for fcrc almost 3[ bepc ; 
 C()ij0f causfct! nic nip 0ronin0, tioutdc^** 
 
 * 3llViop ! ' quoti ^Ijc, * fp on poUj, ftcrtdcjtf ! 
 5lllto I ' quob ^()c, ' for, Dp tljat 45oti a&o\3C, 
 |)otD fjan pc losft nipn iijcrte anti al mp lobe ; 
 31 can nat Jo\Jc a cotuarti, bp mp fcitlj» 
 5por ccrtc^, \xi^at ^o anp tDonnnan ^citlj, 
 HE)e allc tic^prcn, if it migljte Dc, 
 €o l^nn Ijousbontic^ ftartip, tup^c, anb free, 
 311nti decree, anb no nigarti, nc no fool, 
 |i)e Ijini tjat i^ aga^t of ebcrp tool, 
 l^e noon abauntour, Dp tljat 4Bioti aDobe! 
 J^otD borate pc ^apn for ^Ijamc unto poure lobe, 
 €f)at anp tljing niigljte malic potu aferb ? 
 If abe pc no manned Ijcrte, anb Ijan a Derb ? 
 %\W ! anb conne pc Dcen aga^t of ^tocbcni^ ? 
 
 30 
 
I^o^mg, <i5oti tDot, But banitce, in ^tucbm i^sf. 
 Stucbcitc^ cngmbrcn of rcpkcctoim^, 
 511nti oftc of fume, anti of complcccioun^, 
 W^m l^umoucjsf htm to jjaftunbam in a tuigjjt* 
 Ccrtc^ tJ)i^ tirccm, iDjicfj pc jjan met to^nigjjt, 
 Cometl) of tlje grete ^uperfluitee 
 <0f poure rede co!era, patbee, 
 iSI)icJ) eau.sfetl) folft to breiticn in jjere hmm^ 
 #f arine^, ani) of fpr luitlj retie leme^, 
 <0f grete Iie^te^, tjat tjep tool ()em bpte, 
 <0f eonteh, anb of tuljelpe^ grete anb ipte ; 
 J!ligj)t a^ tjje jjumour of maleitcolpe 
 €au^tti) ful manp a man, in ^leep, to crpe, 
 foe fere of hlakt tiered, or fiolejaf liJahe, 
 <0r elle^, filafee bebele^ itjole Ijim tahe, 
 <&i otjjere jjumour^ coutie 3[ td!e al^o, 
 €jjat toerfeen manp a man in ^leep ful tuo ; 
 f25ut 3[ tool ^a^^^e a^ ligfttJp a^ g| can* 
 
 Ho Catoun, tDljiclj tljat iua^ ^o tup^ a man, 
 d^epbe jje nat tl^usf, ne bo no for^ of breme^ ? 
 li^oto, jsfire,' quoti ^jje, * ioljan Uje flee fro tge tiniie^, 
 
 31 
 
fot <^obbc^ Io\3c, a^ tah ^om laratpf ; 
 
 Ojp peril of nip "soulc, aiiJj of nip ipf, 
 
 3( coimsfcilic potD tl^c ftc^aftc, 3i tool nat Ipc, 
 
 Cljat botl) of colore, anb of nialcnc olpe 
 
 fc purge potD; anti for pe ^tjul nat tarie, 
 
 Cljouglj in tljijef toun i^ noon apotecarie, 
 
 51 ^Ijal mp-jefelf to Jerfie^ tccljen potn, 
 
 €f)at ^Ijul Sen for pour Ijele, anU for pour proto; 
 
 5llnti in our perD tljo Ijerlje.i^ ^Ijal g( fpntie, 
 
 €l)e tDljicge Ijan of Ijere propretce, ibp fepnDe, 
 
 €o purgen potD binetfje, anb eefe atiotJe. 
 
 forget not tlji^, for <!3otitie^ otnene lo\je ! 
 
 ge ftem ful colerift of compleccioun, 
 
 Watc tfje jefonne in Iji.sf aiseencioun 
 
 Ipe fpnbe potD nat repleet of Ijuniourj^ Ijote; 
 
 3tnti if it bo, 9( bar toel lepe a grote, 
 
 Cljat pe jBfgul Jatjc a fetjere terciane, 
 
 <€>t an agu, tljat map lie poure fiane, 
 
 311 bap or ttDo pe i^ljul Ijatje bige^tpbe^e? 
 
 <0i tDorme.i^, er pe talte pour lavatptjc^, 
 
 <0f lauriol, centaure, anb funietere, 
 
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ODr dle^ of riiebor, tjjat grotoetl) tljcrc, 
 
 <0f catapuce, or of gaptcc^af htx^i^y 
 
 <Df crbc ptjc, grotDing in our perb, tjat merp i^ ; 
 
 ^ehfec Ijcm up rigljt a^ef tljcp grotoe, and cte jjein m» 
 
 23e mcrp, Ijousbonti, for pour faDcr lipn ! 
 
 SDrebrtI) no tirccin ; 3[ can ^ap poiu namore/ 
 
 * a^abamc/ quob Ijc, ' graunt mcrcp of pour lore* 
 55ut nart)dcj9f, a^ toucfttng tiaun Catoun, 
 €l)at fjatl) of tDij^tiom ^uc^ a grct rntoun, 
 €J)ou0fj rtjat jjc bab no brcmc^ef for to brctie, 
 25p ^oti, men map in oltie tiohc^ rctic 
 <Df manp a man, more of auctoritee 
 €l)an ebere Catoun toa^, ^o moot 3( tjjee, 
 €j)at al tl)c reljer^ ^epn of t()i^ sentence, 
 311nti Jan toel founben bp experience, 
 €jjat brane^ ben ^ignifi'caciounjsf, 
 31^ toei of 3[ope a^^ triftuiacioun^ 
 €]jat folk enburen in tjji^ Ipf present. 
 €Jjer netietj) mahe of tlji^ noon argument ; 
 €{)e berrap prebe isfjetDetf) it in tiebe* 
 #on of tJje grettcj^te auctour^ tijat men retie 
 
 33 
 
^citj) tjju^, tgat tDljplom ttDo fdatoe^ ttjcnte 
 €>n pilgrimage, in a ful gooti entente; 
 5Cnti {japjpeb !^o, tjjap come into a toun, 
 Wi)ct a^ tjjet toa^ ^tDicj) congregacioun 
 <iDf pepKe, anb eeh ^o ^teeit of fjerbergage, 
 €{)at tljep ne founbe a^ muclje a^ o cotage, 
 5[n tujjicf) tjjep fiotje migljte p4oggeti ht. 
 W^cdot tljap moj^ten, of nece^jsitee, 
 %^ foe tfjat nigljt, beparten compaignpe; 
 %nti eclj of Ijem gotjj to ftijef Jo.i^tefrpe, 
 3ilnb tooft JjijGT logging a^^ it tnolbe falle* 
 €l)at oon of fjem toa^^ loggeb in a ^talle, 
 fee in a petb, iuitl) ojcen of tlje plougl) ; 
 €ftat otljee man toa^ loggeb tod p^nouglj, 
 %^ tDa^ l)i^ atjentute, or Iji^ fortune, 
 €ljat u^Gf gobernetl^ alle a^ in comnnme, 
 3linb ^0 tiifd, tljat, long ee it toere bap, 
 €l)ijsf man mette in l)i^ tieb, tjet a^ Ije lap, 
 J^otD tijat fji^ CtlaUje gan up^on l)im calle, 
 5llnb ^epbe, ' alla^ ! foe in an ojce^ef ^talle 
 €l)ii8f nigl^t S\ ^8^^ t>c morbreb tljer 3[ lpe» 
 
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l^otD {jdj> mc, bcrc brotljcr, or 3i tipc; 
 
 g|n alk \\mt com to mc/ Ijc j^aptic- 
 
 €{)i^ man out of W ^^^cjp fot fctrc abtaptic; 
 
 23ut ItJtjan tpt f)c tua^ toakiicti of tji^ ^Icc]^, 
 
 ^c tuntcti l^im, anti took of tW «o ^^^^ y 
 
 mr\ tftouotjtc W ^^ff»^ na^ ^J^^^ ^ \3anitce, 
 
 €5u^ ttopc^ in i^i^ ^kpim ticcmcti t)c» 
 
 5ilnti attc ttjrititic tpmc pet Ijis fclatnc 
 
 €mx\, a^ l)im ttjougfttc, anti mt^c, ' 31 am notD ^latDC; 
 
 2^il)oib mp biootip tuountic^, ticpc anb tDpticl 
 
 %v^^ up crip in tljc morUjc^tptic, 
 
 5lnti at tjc tDc^t gate of tl)c toim/ quoti Ijc, 
 
 * 31 carte fui of Dongc tljnr ^JjaitoU) s^ce, 
 
 g|n tnljicf) mp bobp isf Ijiti ful ptil^dp ; 
 
 2Do tl)iUit carte arre^tnt boltieip. 
 
 St^p goto cau^eti mp morbre, ^ootfj to isfapn;* 
 
 %vh tottie {)im ctjcrp popnt \)tm Ijc taa^ ^lapn, 
 
 Witi^ a ful pitou!^ face, pale of Setne* 
 
 5ilnti trusfte tDd, Ijijef treem Ije fonb ful trctoe; 
 
 for on tlje mortoe, a^ ^one a^ it tua^ bap, 
 
 €o W fdatDc^ in Ije toofe tl)e toap ; 
 
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%v^ tDljan tfjat fjc cam to tji^ ojcc^ italic, 
 %ttct Iji^ fdatDc ()e tiigan to callc. 
 €j)c fjo^tilcr anieftDcrtic l)im anon, 
 %nti peptic, * ^irc, pour fdatnc i^ agon, 
 3(1,1^ ^onc a^ tiap Jc Itjcntc out of tljc toun.* 
 €()i^ man gan fallni in ^u^pccioun, 
 i^nncmbring on l)i^ titcmc^ ttjat jjc mcttc, 
 5llnb fortl() Ijc gotlj, no Icngcr iMoltic Ijc Ictte, 
 5:into tf)c tdCiSt gate of tjc toun, anb fonti 
 511 bong^cartc, a^ it Incrc to tiongc lonti, 
 €(jat tua.]^ arrapcti in tljat ^amc top^c 
 ^^ ^c tjan Jcrti tl[)c hcbt man bcVjp^c ; 
 3llnti tDitl^ an Ijartip tjcrtc jjc gan to crpc 
 Qcngcauncc anb 5 u^ticc of tfji^ frionpe : — 
 
 * jtir^p friatoc movbrcb i^ tj)i^ ^ame nigljt, 
 5ilnb in tlji^ carte \\t Iptfj gapingc uprigfjt. 
 51 crpe out on tljc mini^trc^,* quob jjc, 
 
 * €t)at !?f)olbcn hcpc anb rcuicn tljij^ citcc ; 
 IparrotD ! alia^ ! Jcr Iptfj mp friatoc ^iapn ! ' 
 HDJat ^sjoibc 31 more un^to tlji^ tale ^apn ? 
 
 €j)e ptpk out^^terte, anb caste tijc cart to grounbe, 
 
 36 
 
mnti in ttje inibbd of tjc bong tfjcp fountie 
 €j)c bcti man, tjjat morbrcD U)a^ al nctDc* 
 
 4D Wilful (^oti, tjat art ?o 3iU^t anb trctoc! 
 Ho, Ijotn tfjat tgou bitorcyc^t mocbrc altoap ! 
 a^ortirc tuol out, tjat gc toe bap ftp bap, 
 a^otbrc j^ "90 tulat^om anb alijjominablc 
 €o 45ob, tljat i^ lefo 3;u^t anb rc^onabk, 
 €|jat 80 nc tool nat ,$uffrc it fjdcb ht; 
 €i[joii0l& it atjpbc a peer, or ttoo, or tljrcc, 
 a^orbrc UjoI out, tlji^ mp toncluj^ioun. 
 3ilnb rigljt anoon, mini^trc^ of tjjat toun 
 ]^an fjmt t()c carter, anb ^0 ^orc fjini ppneb, 
 5llnb cch tjc Jo^tiler ?o ^orc nigpncb, 
 Cjjat tgap tjifenctnc Jir iDihftcbnes^c anoon, 
 5llnb tncrc an^jjangcb ftp tljc nchfec:;fioon, 
 
 ' i^crc map men ^een tjat breme^ been to brebe, 
 5Cnb certe^, in tgc ^ame tioofe 3( rebc, 
 iHigjjt in tJje nerte ejapitre after tl)i^, 
 (3[ gabfie nat, ^0 ftabe 3( 3,ope or &li^,) 
 €tDo meit tljat tnolbc gan pa^^eb ober ^ec, 
 for certepn eau^e, in^to a fer contree, 
 
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Sif tjjat tt^c tDiiib nc jjabbc been contraric, 
 
 €Jat maDc Jjnii in a citcc for to taric, 
 
 ^gat ^toob fill mcrp upon an fjatjni^j^ptic. 
 
 ^iit on a bap, agajm tfjc cbcn^tpbc, 
 
 €j)c tPinb 0an cljaungc, anb liktu rigljt ai^ Ijmi Wte. 
 
 5 olif anb glab ttjqi itinitc iin^to (jir rc^tc, 
 
 5llnb ca^tcn Jmi firi crip for to faille ; 
 
 25iit to tljat 00 man fcl a greet ma*baillc» 
 
 €ljat oon of Ijcni, in ^Icping n^ Ijc lap, 
 
 J^im nicttc a tuonbcr brcnii, agapn tljc bap ; 
 
 |I)im tl)oiigl)tc a man ^toob bp Iji^ hthhc^ ^pbc, 
 
 9ilnb l)im comaunbcb, tljat IJc ^golbc abpbc, 
 
 5Cnb jscpbc Ijini tljii?, ' if tljoii to^mortuc tucnbc, 
 
 €l)ou ^Ijalt he brcpnt ; nip talc i^ at an cnbc»' 
 
 ipc tnooh, anb tolbc Ji^ fclatnc tuljat (jc mctte, 
 
 31Inb prcpbc l^ini Iji^ yjiagc for to Icttc ; 
 
 %^ for tljat bap, Ijc prcpbc Ijim to abpbc, 
 
 J^i^ fdatuc, tljat lap bp ^i^ hthtjc^ ^pbc, 
 
 oBan for to laugljc, anb ^corncb fjini ful fa^tc. 
 
 * 1)0 brcciti,* quob Ijc, * map ^o mpn Ijcrte aga^efte, 
 
 €l)at 31 tool Icttc for to bo mp tljingc^* 
 
 38 
 
3! mtt not a ^tratD hp tjjp tireiningc^, 
 for ^tDcbcnc^ hem but banitcc^ anb 3[ape^, 
 a^m brcmc al^bap of otDle^e? or of apc^, 
 3llnti cch of manp a ma^e tljccltjitgal; 
 a^ctt brciiic of tfjing tljat nctjctc toa^ef nc ^jjal 
 2B>iit ^itl) g[ ^ce tjjat tljou tuolt ^ctt aftpbc, 
 5llnti tjju^ fot^^lcutjjnt toilfuHp ttjp tpbc, 
 <^ob tuot it rctDctJ) mc ; anb l)abc goob bap/ 
 3llnb tftu^ !jc toofe Iji^ lc\)c, anb tunttc J)i^ toap* 
 2^ut err tljat ge jjabbc JjaJfc \\i^ tom^ p^^cplcb, 
 |15oot 31 nat tnljp, nc tuljat mi-arfjauncc it cpkb, 
 ^ut ca^udip tl^t ^^ippe^ ftotme rente, 
 3Cnb ^^ip anb man unber tJ)e toater tnente 
 3(n jafigfjte of otjere ^Ijippejsf it bp^ibe, 
 €j)at toitf) jjeni ^epleb at tje ^^amc tpbe* 
 3finb tljerfor, faire |)ertriotc ^o bere, 
 f25p ^toiclje en^sfamjple^ olbe itiai^toto lere, 
 Cljat no man ^jjolbe been to reccljelee^ 
 <0f bremesf, for 3 ^ep tljee, boutelee^, 
 €j)at manp a breem ful isfore i^ for to brebe. 
 * Eo, in tjje Ipf of lefeint licneim, 3( ^(^^* 
 
 39 
 
€jjat tDa.i^ llicnuipJ)U3Bf ^one, tt^c noble hing 
 
 (©f ^ctcmtiht, ijotD Jicndm mcttc a tljing; 
 
 311 Ipte cc Ije toa^ morbrcb, on a dap, 
 
 l^iief morbrc in |)i^ abMioun Jjc ^ap» 
 
 i^ijsf notice Ijim cri>ouncti cbcrp bci 
 
 Jpi^ef ^tDcbcnc, anti tiatic tjim for to ftepc Ijim toe! 
 
 for trai^oim ; but Ijc na.^ but ^eijm peer oiti, 
 
 5lnti tljerforc litel tale Ijatlj Ije tolb 
 
 <0f anp brenti, ^o l^olp ix)a^ l)i^ fjerte, 
 
 25p 43ob, 3( jjaDbe letiere tl^an mp ^\\mt 
 
 Cljat pe Ijab rati Ji^ legnitie, a^ Ijabe % 
 
 SDanie ^^ertelote, 3: ^cp potn tretoelp, 
 
 St^acrobeu^, tljat torit t^e a^iiiefioun 
 
 3fn ^Ifftrifte of tlje tDortl)p Cijjioun, 
 
 5llffermetl^ breme?, anb ^eitl) tljat tljep been 
 
 H^aming of tljinge^ tljat men after ^een» 
 
 3lnb fortl)er:;niore, 3[ prap potu lofeetl^ toel 
 
 %n tf^t olbe testament, of Daniel, 
 
 3[f ^c l)elb breme^ anp banitee, 
 
 lileeb eeh of 3o^epl), anb tljer ^fjul pe 0ct 
 
 W^ct bremeisf ben ^omtpme (3( ^ep nat alle) 
 40 
 
t^amins of tJjingc^ tfjat ^Ijul after falle, 
 %okc of <l50ipt t()c fthtg, tiaim J^^arao, 
 J^i>0f ftatoc anb Iji^ ftotelcr al^o, 
 IBtjct tfjep nc fcltc noon effect in Drcttie^. 
 Wf^<x ^0 tool ^ehen acte^ of ^onbrp reitie^, 
 Sl^ap rebe of brenie^ nianp a toonbet tjjing* 
 
 ' Ho Cre^efUj^, tnljtf Jj ttjat toa^ of 3lpbe feing, 
 alette |)e nat tljat Ije ^at upon a tree, 
 il^fjtclj ^ignifieti Je ^sljoltie anl)angeti tie? 
 Eo l)eer 3lntiromacl)a, €ctore^ tDpf, 
 €{)at tiap ttjat oEctor ^t^oM \m W ipf^ 
 i^jje tiremeti on tlje ^ame nigfjt ftiforn, 
 J^otD tljat tjje Ipf of €etor jsljoltie tie lorn, 
 5(f tfjilfte tjap Ije toente in^to tiataille ; 
 dStje toarncb tjim, tiut it niigljtc nat abaiUe; 
 JJe toente for to figljte natljeie^, 
 25ut Je tDa^ ^!apn anoon of ^tcljille^* 
 25ut tljilfee tale i^ al to long to telle, 
 3linti eefe it i^ np bap, 2! "^^^P J^t btoelle. 
 >^l)ortlp 3[ !Gfepe, a^ for conclus^ioun, 
 €ljat 3[ ^Ijal Ijan of tlji^ abi^ioun 
 
 4» 
 
5llbbctiefitcc; nnti % ^cpc fortljcr-more, 
 €j)at 31 nc tdic of Injcatpljc^sf no ^tore, 
 for tijcp fien bcnimoiii^, 3 tDoot it tud; 
 91 ftcm Dcfpc, 91 iobc jjciii ncbcrc a bd. 
 
 *|)otD Jet u^ ^pcftc of mirtftc, anb ^tinte aJ tjji^; 
 Sr^atiamc ^pcrtdotc, jsfo Jatc 9| \s\\^, 
 <0f tljing oBoti Ijatlj j^cnt nic large grace; 
 for tuJjan 3( ^ee tJje tieautee of pour face, 
 §e fien ^o ^carkt^^reeb atjout poure pen, 
 %t mahetlj al mp brebe for to bpni; 
 for, alitfo ^ifier a-^ %\\ principio, 
 SH^ulier e^t jjominii^ confu^io; 
 a^abame, t][je sentence of tfjijsf Hatin i^ — 
 
 ISomman i^ manned 5 op^ ^«b al l)ij6f lilijef, 
 
 ♦ ♦♦♦♦♦ « 
 
 g[ am j9fo ful of Slope anb of ^sola^ 
 €{jat % befpe botfte ^tueben anb brecm,* 
 5llnb iDitlj tjat tuorb Je ffep boim fro tlje tieem, 
 for it tDa^ bap, anb edt f)i^ (jenneief alie; 
 5linb tuitl) a cljuh {je gan Jem for to calle, 
 for jje Jab founbe a corn, lap in tfjc perb* 
 
 42 
 
Ifloial lie toa^, f^t Im^ namorc aferti; 
 J^c iohetj) a^ it tDcirc a grim Icoiui; 
 ^vh on l)i^ tooi^ Ijc romct!) up and boun, 
 3^im bepncb not to ^cttc Ijisf foot to grounbc, 
 ^€ cjjuftftctt), tu^an l)c gatft a corn p:;founbc, 
 %nb to jjim rcnncn tJjannc l^i^ tnpbc^ alk, 
 €l)u^ roial, a^ a prince i.^ in l)i^ tjallc, 
 Hebe 3[ tlji^ Cljauntedecr in l)i^ pasture; 
 3l!nb after tuoJ S\ teJle Ji-^ abenture. 
 
 i^fjan tgat tgc montlj in tujici) t Je tDorib ftigan, 
 €ljat fjigjte sr^arcf), tngan ^ob fir^t mafeeb man, 
 Wa^ compiet, anb p^pa^^eb tuere al^o, 
 d^in St^arcJ bigan, tl[)rittp bape^^ anb ttno, 
 25ifri tijat Cfjaunterieer, in ai fti^ prpbe, 
 J^i^ ^eben toplje^ tnaJhing bp Iji^ j5pbe, 
 €a?te up (ji^ epnt to tije brigl^te -sonne, 
 €f)at in tl)e ^igne of Taurus fjabbe p^ronne 
 Ciuentp begree^ anb oon, anb ^omluljat more; 
 511nb linetD bp fepnbe, anb bp noon otljer lore, 
 €fjat it tuasf prpme, anb creltj toirlj bJi^fuI ^tebene, 
 * ^l^e ^onne,' Ije ^apbe, ' i^ clomben up on Ijebene 
 
 43 
 
f oiurtp tcgrcc^ anti oon, aiib more, p^toi^, 
 i3l9atiamc ^^ctrtdotc, mp tooribcjef bli^, 
 l^erfenctl) tf^i^e blissful brititie.fif JjotD tjcp singe, 
 511iiti ^tc tljc frc^efistjc ffourc^^ IjotD tlfjcp jefjjriitge; 
 5fu! i^ nipn Ijcrt of rebel aitd ^olajsf/ 
 25ut jefotieinip l)ini fil a ^ortDeful casf; 
 for ebere tlje iatter nttie of Sope i^ too, 
 43ot tDoot tljat hjorltiip Slope i^ i^one ago ; 
 %nt} it a retjjer coutie faire nibpte, 
 J^e in a eljronique ^aiiflp niigljte it torite, 
 %^ for a jBfoberepn notabilitee* 
 Ipoto eljerp tDp^ man, lat Ijim Ijerhne me; 
 €{)ij0? ^torie i^ ah^o tretne, SI untiertafte, 
 %^ i^ tlje book of Hauneelot tie Uahe, 
 €j)at tDommen golDe in ful gret reference, 
 |)oto tool 31 tome agapn to mp ^entente. 
 
 311 eoi^for, ful of ^Ip iniquitee, 
 €j)at in tlje grolje Ijabtie tooneb pere^^ tijree, 
 5&P ftcigl) imaginacioun fom^ea^t, 
 €f)e flfame nigijt ttjurglj^out tje Ijeggei^ bra^eft 
 2fnto tlje perti, tljer Cljamitedleer tjje feire 
 
 44 
 
Wa^ tDont, aiib ccft Iji-ef tDptJc^, to rcpairc; 
 5llnti m a ficb of toortc^ ^tiilc fjc lap, 
 €i! it tDa^^ j>a^j^cb unbcrn of tfjc bap, 
 HDapting jji-s tpnic on ^Ojaimtcclen: to fallc 
 %^ 0laDlp Doou tj)ij0fc jjomicpbc^ ailc, 
 €f)at in atuapt liggcn to morbrc men, 
 # fal^c morbrcr, lurfting in tljp ben! 
 <0 nctDc J)cariot, nchjc <Scniion! 
 fni^t bi^^imilour, OD <^tcch ^inon, 
 €f)at tjro0l)tc^t Cropc al outrdp to ^ortue! 
 €) Cfjauntfriccr, acut^^cb he tljat niortuc, 
 €f)at tj)ou into tljat pcrb ffougf) fro tljc bcmc.fifl 
 €]^ou tocrc ful tud p^toanicb lip tl)p brcmcief, 
 €8at tj)ilfec bap tna^ perilous to tljcc. 
 2B»ut tDfiat tjat (Dob fortuot mot ncbcief be, 
 ^fiftct tljc opiitioun of ccrtcpn clcrlii-^. 
 H^itnc^^c on jjim, tJjat anp perfit clcth i^, 
 €l[)at in ^cole i^ grct altcrcacioun 
 Sin tjji^ matcrc, anb greet bi-efputi^oun, 
 3Cnb Ijatft ben of an Junbreb tljou^anb men. 
 2B>iit 3( ne ean not Jiulte it to tlje Iiren, 
 
 45 
 
%^ can tjc ()o!p boctour 5ilugu^tpit, 
 <0r ^occc, or tlje bisfljojj ^^tatonrbpit, 
 JBljctl^cr tljat viBotitic.s luort^^i fortuiting 
 d§»trqinctt) mc ncbrip for to boon a tljiitg, 
 (^clirip dcpc 01 pimple net c^.i^itec) ; 
 <0t dlc^, if free cf^op0 ht grauntcb nic 
 €o bo tl)at ^amc tljtng, or bo it nogljt, 
 €f)oiig() stBob foclMot it, ct tljat it \m^ tDrogj^t; 
 <0r if Ijifif tDitmg ^trqmctl) nc\)crc a bd 
 ^ut h}} nccc^^itcc conbiciond, 
 31 tuol not f)an to bo of ^toiclj matcrc; 
 ^)j talc i.i^ of a coh, a.ief pc map IJcrc, 
 Ctjat tooft ftiflf coiuvitfcil of Iji^ef lopf, tuitj) ^orlnc, 
 €o tuaHicn in tt)c pcrb upon tftat morVDe 
 €()at ()c Ijab met tijc brccm, tljat S( of tolbc, 
 UDonniicnnc^ counsfcils? bent fill of tc colbc; 
 Jl^ommannc^ coiin.isfcil brogljtc u^ fir^t to luo, 
 3llnb mabc 3tbam fro parabp^ to go, 
 €]^cr a^ l)c lua^ fill mcrp, anb tud at t0t. 
 55ut for 51 noot, to tuftom it migjtc bi^^plc^^c, 
 3lf 3( counscil of toonnnai tuolbc blame, 
 
 46 
 
Pa^^t obcr, foe 3 ^eptie it m mp game, 
 iUcbc auctourjtf , tDjjo: tjjcp trctc of ^tDicjj matcre, 
 5llnti tDjat tljap ^epn of tuommen pe map jjere» 
 €l)ijtfe fiecn ttjc cofefee^ tuoctieiBf, anti nat mpne ; 
 9[ can noon Janiie of no toomman bibpnc 
 
 5faire in tjje ^onb, to batjc jjire merilp, 
 Uptl) |J)ectriote, anti alle f^it ^u^trc^ bp, 
 5llgapn tjjc ^onnc; and Cljauntcclco: ^o free 
 ^ong metier tljan tlje mermaptie in tlje 0tc; 
 foe ^jji^iologu^ seitft ^ifeerlp, 
 l^otD tJjat tfjep ^ingen tDel anti metiJp. 
 %\ib ^0 tiifel, ttjat a^ Ije ca^te jjigf pe, 
 5(Imong tfje toortejef, on a tiotetflpe, 
 m tDa^tf tDar of tjji^ fojc tjjat lap ful iotoe. 
 I^o^ljing ne li^te Jim tljanne for to crotoe, 
 25ut crptie anon, *coh, eoft/ anti up Ije jefterte, 
 ^^ man tjjat tna^ afftrapeti in Iji^ Ijerte, 
 for naturelip a tiee^t tiejefpretJj ffee 
 fro |)i^ contrarie, if Ije map it ^e^ee, 
 €j)ougj) Ije neber er^t Jati jafepn it toitjj !)i^ pe, 
 
 €j)i^ <Cl)aunterieer, togan jje gan Ijim e^ppe, 
 
 47 
 
J^c iuolbe jjan Htb, but tljat tJje fojc anon 
 d^cpbc, * (Dentil jsfirc, allai^I tnljer too! pc gon? 
 25e pe affirapcb of me tjat am pour frccnb ? 
 l^otD tmc^, 31 toerc toor^c tjan a fccnb, 
 3(f 31 to poto tuoibc (jarm or bilcinpc, 
 31 am nat come pour eoun^eil for te^ppe; 
 55ut tretDeip, tlje cau^e of mp cominge 
 %\^a^ onlp for to fterfene Joto tljat pc ^inge* 
 5for trcUjrip ^c Jjabe a^ merp a ^tctjcne, 
 %^ enp aungd IjatJj, tfjat i^ in fjebcnc; 
 €j)ertDitl) pe Ijan in mu^ife more fclingc 
 €j)an gatitie 23oecc, or anp tJjat can ^inge. 
 3l9p lorb pour Caber (<il5oD jji^ ^oule hk^^t I) 
 3i!nJ5 eeh pour motier, of (jir gentile^^e, 
 J^an in mpn Ijou^ p^fteen, to mp gret e^sfc; 
 5inti certcfif, ^ire, ful fapn tuolbc S\ potD pJejefe* 
 2B>ut for men ^ptkt of Ringing, 31 tool j^ape, 
 <§>o mote 3! ftroufte tud mpn epen ttuepe, 
 i^abe potD, 3( IJfJ^tie ne^jcre man ^o ^^inge, 
 %0 bibe pour feber in t Je mortoeninge ; 
 Certe^, it toa^ of Ijerte, al tljat IJe i^ong* 
 
 48 
 
311nb for to imhe f^ig bop^ tf\t more leftrong, 
 i$t tDoltic ^0 j>epne Jim, tjat iuitj) fiotj Ji^ pnt 
 J^e moieftc toinfee, ^o loiibc {je tDoltic crpnt, 
 311nti ^tonticn on jji^ tiptoon tlJcrtDitfjal, 
 311nti ieftreccjje fortj J)i^ nelthe long anti ^maL 
 %tih eth f)c tDa^ of ^tDiclj bisfcrecioim, 
 €f)at tljer na^ no man in no rcgioun 
 €fjat ]j)im in i^ong or tdi^bom migjjtc jpa^ef^e, 
 31 fiatjc tDcri rati in bamt 25urnd tjjc 5ll^jsfe, 
 ^Hmong Jji^ ber^ef, fjoto tjjat tftcr tna^ a coft, 
 for tftat a ptmc^ ^onc paf Ijim a hnofe 
 (ajion j)i^ leg, ttJljpl Jje tna^ pong anD npcc, 
 J^e matic jjim for to it^t l)i^ timcfpcc. 
 2B>ut certcpn, tjjer ni^ no compari^oim 
 23ittDijC tfje tDiiefbom anb bi^crecioun 
 O^f pour fabcr, anb of Iji^ ^iititiltcc, 
 l^otD ^mtl^, ^itt, for ^tintc cljaritee, 
 Urt ^e, connc pe pour fabcr countrefcte ? * 
 €|)i3Bf Cljauntccker Iji^ tDinge^ gan to fiete, 
 3llj6f man tljat coubc l^i^ tre^oun nat r^ppe, 
 c^o txja^ jje ralji^^jjeb tnitlj jji^ flaterpe* 
 
 49 
 
Mla^ I pe lorDcj^, manp a fal^ flatour 
 '^^ in pour courted, anti manp a loj^cngcouc, 
 €l)at pWm potu tocl more, hp mp ftirtj, 
 €tjan t\e ttjat ^ootljfa^tnc^^c unto potD ^citf). 
 Iflctictf) €cdc^ia^tc of flatcrpc ; 
 25ctfj tear, pc lorticief, of Ijir trccftcrpc, 
 
 €f)ij8f CJjauntcdccr jsftooti (jpc up^on ()i^ too^^, 
 ^trcc(l)ing Iji^ ncfthe, anb Ijdti Iji^ cpni doos^, 
 511110 gan to crotuc loubc for ti^t nonc^ ; 
 3tiib Daun 0u.ef^d tljc fojr le^tcrtc up at onc^, 
 3llnti bp tl)c gargat Ijcntc Cjjauntcdecr, 
 3litti on JijBf ftafe totuarti tijc tDobc Ijini 6ccr, 
 for pet nc toaief tJjcr no man ttjat Jim jsctocti* 
 <0 be^tince, tfjat niapst nat ben eigfcjetoeb ! 
 %\\a^y tfjat C^auntedeer fleigi) fro ti)e beme^ ! 
 3liJIa^, l)ij0? topf ne rogtjte nat of brenieisf ! 
 3[nb on a f ribap fil al tW niejsejaunce, 
 <^ aenu^, tjat art gobbe.i^jefe of pie^aunce, 
 Sm tftat tl)p ^erbant tua^ tftisf CJaunteeleer, 
 3llnb in t^p i^erbiee bibe ai ^i^ pottieer, 
 ar^ore for bdpt, tjjan toorlb to itiultiplpe, 
 
 50 
 
HDJp tDoltiCieftotD j^uffre ftrni on tfjp bap to bpe ? 
 
 <i5aufreb, ticrc map^tcr ^obcrapn, 
 
 €j)at, tDgan tjp tDortjjp feing iHicjjarb tpa^ef ^lapn 
 
 i©itl) ^6ot, compicpncbei^t "^i^ betlj jefo ^orc, 
 
 iiaiip nc fiabbe g[ noto tjjp Sentence anb tfjp lore, 
 
 €j)e f ribap for to cjibc, a^ bibcn pe ? 
 
 (for on a f ribap ^gfootjjlp ^lapn toa^ Je.) 
 
 €i)at toolbc 3[ jeffjetnc potD Jjotn tpt gi toube plcpne 
 
 for Cljauntcclcrc^ brebc, anb for jji^ pcpnc* 
 
 CcrtCiBf, jeitDitjj crp nc lamentacioun 
 3l^a^ ncbcre of labicjsf maab, iuljan ^\iom 
 Wa^ tDonnc, anb ^^irru^^ tnitlj jjiief ^trritc ^tucrb, 
 l©8an lie jjabbe gent feing g)riam bp tje ticrb, 
 511nb jsflapn fiim (a^ -efaitlj u^ <enqibo^), 
 %^ maben aile tlje Jame^ in tge tlo^, 
 I^Jan tjep Ijab ^cpn of Cljauntedeer tge ^igjjte, 
 But ^oberepnlp banie l^ertelote ^{jrigljte, 
 f ui louber tjan bibe I^a^brufiale^ iupf, 
 f^Jan tjat Ijir Ijou^fftionb ^abbe iojat Ji^ Ipf, 
 31Inb tfjat tfje iHomapn^ jjabbe firenb Cartage, 
 ^{je tna^ ^o ful of torment anb of rage, 
 
 5i 
 
€j)at tDilfuHp into tlje fpr ^Ije lefterte, 
 
 SUnti brcntie Ijir^^dben toitl) a ^tctifa^Bit Ijerte* 
 
 <© tDoful Scnncief, rigljt ^o (rptim pe, 
 
 5CjBf, tojjan tljat l^ero tircntic tjjc cttee 
 
 <0f mome, ccptien jefcnatourc^ toptjcief, 
 
 for tfjat !)ic jjou^bonbcief loieftm alle Ijir Ipbejef ; 
 
 3©it|)outcn gilt tfji^ef |)ero jjatfj Ijmi ^lapn, 
 
 l^otD tool 31 tonie to mp talc ajjapn : 
 
 €1)1^ ^dp tDititde, anti tth Jjir tio0l)tre^ ttoo, 
 l^erbcn tfjiisfe tjenneief ccpe anti maftm too, 
 3£nti out at borc^ ^tcrten tl^p anoon, 
 5Ilnti jBfpen tfje fojc totDarb tfjc gtotjc goon, 
 3IInt) bat upon ^i^ hah tf^c tok atoap ; 
 %vh crpdcn, 'ODut! fjarrotn! anti toeplatoap! 
 IJa, Ija, ti^e for I * anti after |)im tfjcp ran, 
 911nti cch tDttf) ^taiJCief nianp another man ; 
 lHan CoUc out boggc, anti Caltiot, anti ^etlanti, 
 5llnti a^aihin, tnitlj a tiijBftaf in Ijit Jjanti ; 
 lHan cotD anb calf, anb teh^ tljc bcttap Ijojgcief 
 dS>o tnctc tljcp fctcb fot tietkinj of tljc boggci* 
 %vh ^jjouting of tfje men anb toimmcn tkt, 
 
 5* 
 
€j)ep tonne ^o, Ijrm tfjougfjtc Ijh: jjcrtc hvtht. 
 
 €ftep pdletien a^ ktnht^ tioon m jjdlc; 
 
 €j)c tioftc^ crptien a^ men tnolbe fjem quelle; 
 
 €l^e 0ee^ for fere ffotoen ober t^e tree^ef; 
 
 <0ut of tfte Spbe cam tfje jBitoarm of het^ ; 
 
 Jhd Jibou^ ixja^ef tlje nop^e, a ! tienebic tte I 
 
 CerteiSf, lie '^ahkt <$»tratD, anti jji^ mepnee, 
 
 ^t matien nebere jefjjoute^ Ijalf jefo iefjjrtHe, 
 
 J©8an tftat tjjep tootoen anp f leming ftille, 
 
 %^ tfjilfte tJap toaitf maati upon tf|e for* 
 
 m 6ra^ tjjap ftrogfiten tiemeiBf, anti of fiojr, 
 
 #f jjom, of boon, in tDjjic^e tl^ep filetDe anti jioupeti, 
 
 511nti tfjertDitjjal tjap ^jjrpheti anb tjjep Ijoupeb; 
 
 g[t jsfemeti a^ tjjat fjebene ^JolDe fafle. 
 
 I^oto, goDe men, g[ prap poto Serfenertj ailel 
 
 Ho, IjotD fortune tumetfj ierobehtlp 
 Cge j)ope anti jirptie eeft of fjir eneitip ! 
 €fjiief toft, tfjat lap upon tlje fojtre^ bah, 
 gfn al fji^ brebe, umto tfte for fje jefpafe, 
 3Cnb ^epbe, *^ire, if tljat $[ toere a^ pe, 
 net jefjjolbe g[ ^afepn (aief toi^ <t5ob Ijelpe me), 
 
 53 
 
^unietg agapn, pe jproiitie tf^etit^ allc ! 
 % berrap pc^tiiaice up^on poto fallc ! 
 I^otu am 31 tonic un^o tljiiaf toobc^ jefplie, 
 a^augrce pour Jjeeti, ttje coH ^ftal Ijccr aljpbe; 
 31 tool fthn ete in feitl), anti tjjat anon/— 
 €jje fox anstocrtie, *3|n ffitj) it ^fjal be bon,*— 
 5llnti as? jje lefpah tftat tDoctJ, al ^obcinlp 
 €]Ji^ coh tirah from Iji^ moutlj briibcrlp, 
 3Ilnti ftcigjje up^on a tree Je fleigij anon* 
 5llnb tDjan tlje foj: isfaugt) tijat Ije toa^ p-0on, 
 
 * MW ! * quoti jie, * <0 Ctjauntecleer, alia^ I 
 31 jjabe to potD/ quoti Je, * p^boon tre^j^a^, 
 SBn^a^^tiucfje a^ 31 maheti potu aferb, 
 
 3B|)an 31 pcitD jjente, anb brogljte out of tlje perb ; 
 55ut, ^ire, 31 ^ibe it in no tnifthe entente ; 
 4rom boun, anb 31 ^6^^ telle poto tojjat 3 mente* 
 3[ lefjal ^epe ^efootft to poto, ciBob jjelp me ^o,* 
 
 * l^ap tljan/ quob tje, * 31 ^ftretoe u^ ftotJje ttoo, 
 3finb fir^t 3( ^fttetne mp:;^elf, tjotfje bloob anb ftonejsf, 
 3lf tl)ou bigple me ofter ttjan one^, 
 
 €f)ou ^Ijalt namore, tfjurglj t|)p flaterpe 
 
 54 
 
2Do me to ^efiitge anb tohifte tDitlj mpn pe» 
 
 for Jje ttjat tomfeetji, tojjan Jje ^jjoltie ^ce, 
 
 5111 tDiJfuHp, (tBioti lat l)im mber tftce ! ' 
 
 *|^ap/ quob tjjc for, *£mt (iBoti pibc jjim meiefcljaume, 
 
 €|)at ij0f ^0 untiii^crect of gobemaunce, 
 
 €Dat iangJrtli tDjjan 8e ^Ijoltie jjolbe Iji^ jieei^/ 
 
 Ho, mit1^ it ij0f for to ht reccljricc^, 
 31lnb necligem, anti tm^te on ffaterpe* 
 25ut pe tfiat Jjolden tfjiief tale a fdpe, 
 %^ of a fojc, or of a coR anti Jjen, 
 €afeetf) tfje moralitee, gooti men, 
 for ^emt ^m\ ^m% tjjat al tftat toriten i^, 
 €o our boctrpne it i^ p^turite, p^tniisf. 
 €afeetl) tjje feupt, anb lat tjie cftaf tie jtftiile. 
 
 I^ottj, gone <^oti, if tjjat it tie tftp toiile, 
 W ^eitl) mp lorb, ^o mafte vl^ alle gooti men; 
 aUnti fringe u^ to |)i^ tjeigfje Wi^^efe, oilmen* 
 
 I^ere i^ enbeti tjje l^onne^tf ^^ree^efte^ €ale. 
 
 55 
 
JFtom a miniature in tbe %tm0\i Museum* 
 

 
collogue 
 
epilogue 
 
 S^ 0<i^^^<e^ ^^€<e^€; our ^om 
 
 ^c^ht anoon, 
 ' ^Me^^th ht tl)p breclje, anH ebcrp 
 
 ^toon ! 
 
 €f^i^ tDa^ a mcrp talc of Ci^untcclccr. 
 52B>ut, bp mp troutje, if tljou tucrc ^efecito, 
 €J)ou Ujoibc^t been a trcbc^foul a^rigljt* 
 iror, if tljou f)a\3e cocagc a^ef tfjou ^jeft migjjt, 
 ^fjcc tDcre ncbe of Ijcnnc^, a^ei 3f tof ne, 
 fa, itio tjan jefebcn tpme^ jefebattenc. 
 ,^ce, iuJjicjje braune^ l)atl) tlji^ gcntil 5^«c^t, 
 i^o greet a nchhc, anb ^toiclj a Jargc brcc^te I 
 J^c loftctj) a^ a ^pcrl)aufe toitf) Iji^ pen ; 
 ijini netietj) itat (jij^ colour for to Dpcn 
 fiBitf^ Brazil, nc tuitf) grepn of portingaic, 
 |J)otD ^irc, feirc faJlc potu for poure talc ! ' 
 5llnti after tljat l)c, Uiitlj ful merp cljere, 
 
 iS>eitie to anotljer, a^ pe jefl)ullen Ijere* 
 
 60 
 
0Ott 
 
Mott 
 
 %<iB text of tl)i^ cbition i^ fia^efcti on 
 tfjc oElIejefmere ^.^,, toljiclj, a^ tlje 
 spelling i^ rcmarhabk for flcaniei8?ief 
 anb intdligitiilitp, aiib i^ fairlp iini^ 
 form in ctjaractcr, i^ tlje moj^t bc^ira^ 
 blc, 1^0 attempt !ja^ ticcn — or ^Joulb he — mabc to 
 moticmi3C CJauccr*^ tDorb^, for general alterationjef 
 Itioulb be^trop Jjijef ^toeet ^tple, anb to parapljra^e 
 jjt^ ber^e^ tooulb he onlp eotjering tlje ^j)een of l^i^ 
 golb tDitlj a coating of ba^c bra^^, ^o better ejr^ 
 ample of tlji^ can ht founb tljan in tfje comparison of 
 E^rpben'^sf 
 
 ** ^0 tahc tt)c corn anb kabe tjje c|)af6 beljinb ** 
 
 luitl) Cjjaucer'S 
 
 ** €afeet|) tJje frupt, anb lat t^c cljaf tie stilled* 
 
 €tjc germ of tftc l^onne^ ^pree^te^ Cale Ja^sf been 
 founb in a fable of tljirtp^eigljt linej^, ** ^ou Coc et 
 bou aiDerpil/' in tl)e poem^ of fli^arie be frame, 
 
 62 
 
U)l)ic8 i^ amplificti in tJje fiftj cftajrtcr of rtjc ancient 
 f rcncj) 0oman bii lilcnart of foiiir jjuntircti anb fiftp 
 iine^, 5[t Jja^^ al^o been j^ljoton tljat Ul^arieV poem 
 re^s^embk^ one founti in a Hatin collection of 311e-^opian 
 fabler in a manu.i^cript at oBottingen* Z^t iJeberenti 
 ^rofe^^or liaalter m ^fteat tja-^ translated Si^arieV 
 fable, anti it i^ f)ere reprinteti for comparative reading: 
 
 311 Coch our jsftorp tells of, tofjo 
 1$igfy on a bungljill stooti anb cretn* 
 311 for, attracteb, Straigljt breU) niglj, 
 3linD spahe soft tnortis of fJatterp, 
 
 * 2Dear Mt ! ' saiti Ije, ' pour looli^s bibine; 
 9[ neuer Sato a birb So fine ! 
 S netjcr jjearb a boice so clear 
 €jrcept pour fatljer's — al) ! poor bear ! 
 J^iS boice rang clearlp, loublp,— but 
 ii^ost clearlp, toljen f^i^ epes toere Sljut ! ' 
 
 ' Z^t same tuitb me ! ' tlje Cocfe replies, 
 31inb flaps W tnings, anb Sbuts l)iS epes* 
 <eacb note rings clearer tljan tlje last — 
 €be fot Starts up anb bolbs Sim fast; 
 €otDarbS tj)e b^oob Ije IjicS apace* 
 
 23ut as i^t crosseb an open Space, 
 63 
 
€|je ^Ijcjpljjcrb^ ^pp (jini ; off tjjqi ftp ; 
 
 €gc bog^ oibc clja^c U)it{) Juc anb crp. 
 
 €tjc f ov ^till Jolti^ tlje Cocfe, ttjougl) feat 
 
 Suggc^t^ W f^^^ iisf groUjtng queer.— 
 
 * €ufi^J ! ' erie^ tlje Coch, * erp out, to griebe *etti, 
 
 '* €|)e Cocfe ifif mine ! 3(1i neUer leabe jjim ! " * 
 
 Cfje fox* attemptjef, in ^corn, to ^fjout, 
 
 3tnb ope^ |)i^ moutf) ; tl)e €ocft ^lipjef out, 
 
 511nti, in a trice, ija^ gaineb a tree. 
 
 €00 late tje for begins to 0tt 
 i^otD tDcH tl^e Cocli |)i^ game Jjaief plap*b ; 
 for once Iji^ trich^ Ijabe been repaib. 
 3in angrp language, uncontrolleb, 
 I^e *gin^ to eur^se tlje moutl) tljat'jtf ftolb 
 ^0 ^peah, luljm it ^Ijoulb silent be» 
 
 * UDell,' ^ap^ tl)e Coch, ' tlje ^ame toitl) me ; 
 3[( cur^e tlje epe^ tfjat go to ^leep 
 3u^t ItJljen tftep ougljt ^Ijarp tuatclj to http 
 %c^t ebil to tjeir lorb befall/ 
 
 €fju^ foolj9^ contrariou^lp bo all : 
 €ftep cljatter tDljen tljqi ^Iftoulb be bumb, 
 3llnb, tuljen tljep ougljt to ^peafe, are mum. 
 
 64 
 
Cl^e jEonne^ 3^tmtt^ Cale 
 
 (glossary 
 
 Note. — In reading Chaucer, E, ED, EN, ES, final except in the case of a few very com- 
 mon words, are always to be sounded, unless the following word begins with a vowel. 
 On the other hand, EL, EN, ER, ETH, OM, final, are often to be very lightly pronounced. 
 To, THE, and NE are occasionally run into the word which follows. Words of French 
 origin have sometimes the French, sometimes the English accentuation, but are fully 
 sounded, so that, e. g., CREATURE, SOUEREIGNETE are respectively of FOUR and FIVE 
 syllables. The greater number of Chaucer's verses have a slightly sounded extra sylla- 
 ble at the end; a very few have only one syllable in the first foot. 
 
 A. W. Pollard. 
 
 Many of Chaucer's words are spelt phonetically, and need no especial translation. 
 
 abrayde, awoke 
 alle, alway 
 anhanged, hung up 
 attamed, broached 
 attempree, a temperate 
 auctoritee, authority 
 auctours, authors 
 avoy, fie! 
 
 bar, bore, carried 
 batailed, embattled 
 hemes, horns, trumpets 
 beth war, beware 
 bile, bill 
 boles, bulls 
 boteler, butler 
 brasil, a dye 
 brast, burst 
 braunes, muscles 
 bren, meal 
 brend, burned 
 briddes, birds 
 
 brouke, to enjoy 
 bulte, bolted 
 
 catapuce, garden spurge 
 Catoun, Cato 
 cherles, churls 
 Cipioun, Scipio Africanus 
 clepe, summoned 
 cleped, called 
 colere, choler 
 col-fox, treacherous fox 
 commune, commoners 
 contek, contest 
 cryden, cried out 
 curteys, courteous 
 
 dan or daun, lord 
 dawenynge, dawning 
 del, part, whit 
 desyren, desire 
 doon, take, make, cause 
 drecched, troubled 
 dreynt, drowned 
 
11 
 
 (iMo^^arp 
 
 eek, also 
 Eneydos, i^neas 
 engendren, are produced 
 engyned, tortured 
 ensamples, examples 
 everichon, everyone 
 ey, egg 
 eyen, eyes 
 eyled, ailed 
 
 felawes, fellows, comrades 
 
 fil, fell 
 
 flatour, flatterer 
 
 fond, provided for 
 
 forn-cast, forecast 
 
 fors, force 
 
 forsleuthen, to lose thro' sloth 
 
 forwiting, foreknowledge 
 
 forwot, foreknows 
 
 fume, effects of gluttony 
 
 fumetere, fumitory, a plant 
 
 gabbe, to lie 
 
 gargat, throat 
 
 Gaufred, Geoffrey de Vinsauf 
 
 gaytres, berries of the dogwood 
 
 goth, goeth 
 
 graunt mercy, give thanks 
 
 han, have 
 
 Harrow! a cry of distress 
 
 heed, head 
 
 hegges, hedges 
 
 heled, hidden 
 
 hem, them 
 
 hent, seize 
 
 her, their 
 
 herbergage, lodging 
 
 heres, hairs 
 
 herte, heart 
 hewed, hued, colored 
 hight, highte, was called 
 hostiler, inn keeper 
 bote, hotly 
 housbandrye, economy 
 
 iapes, jests, tricks 
 in, inn 
 
 jeet, jet 
 jolif, joyful 
 
 keep, take care ! 
 
 ladde, led, carried 
 
 lemes, gleams, flames 
 
 leoun, lion 
 
 lese, to lose 
 
 leste, pleased 
 
 levere, liefer 
 
 lief is faren on londe, my love is 
 
 gone away 
 liggen, lying 
 lith, limb 
 logge, lodge 
 loken, locked up 
 lorn, lost 
 Lyde, Lydia 
 lyte, little 
 
 maistow, mayst thou 
 
 maner deye, a sort of dairy maid 
 
 mase, a wild fancy 
 
 Mercenrike, Mercia 
 
 mette, dreamed 
 
 meynee, domestics 
 
 morwe, morrow 
 
 mosten, must 
 
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 namo, no more 
 nas, none was 
 nedely, of necessity 
 nekke-boon, neCkbone 
 noon, none 
 noot, knew not 
 
 o, oo, one 
 ofter, oftener 
 orlogge, clock 
 outrely, utterly 
 outsterte, started out 
 
 pardee, par Dieu 
 perfit, perfect 
 pitous, piteous 
 pleyne, grieve 
 povre, poor 
 poynaunt, poignant 
 preve, prove 
 prow, profit 
 
 quelle, kill 
 
 rad, read 
 reed, counsel 
 remes, realms 
 rennen, running 
 roghte, cared for 
 
 Russel, a common name for the 
 Fox 
 
 shaltow, shalt thou 
 shente, hurt 
 shoon, shone 
 siker, sikerer, sure 
 sikerly, certainly 
 somdel, somewhat 
 soothly, truly 
 stope, advanced 
 swevene, dream 
 swich, such 
 
 thilke, the like 
 thridde, the third 
 thurgh, through 
 toon, toes 
 tweye, two 
 
 undern, time of mid-day meal 
 
 viage, voyage 
 
 war, aware 
 ware, beware 
 wight, any person 
 wikke, wicked 
 witing, knowledge 
 wlatsom, loathsome 
 woldestow^, wouldst thou 
 woned, dw^elt 
 woot, know 
 wortes, herbs 
 
 saufly, safely 
 
 secree, secret 
 
 sely, simple, poor 
 
 seyn, seen 
 
 seynd, singed, broiled 
 
 yaf, gave 
 yen, eyes 
 yelwe, yellow 
 yive, give 
 
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