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... faces , 24 And backbyteris of sundry races 26 To ley that had delyte , 2 25 With rownaris of false lesingis ; 27 Allace , that courtis of noble kingis 29 Of thame can nevir be quyte.29 21 11 After him passed 9 Then Ire came with trouble ...
... faces , 24 And backbyteris of sundry races 26 To ley that had delyte , 2 25 With rownaris of false lesingis ; 27 Allace , that courtis of noble kingis 29 Of thame can nevir be quyte.29 21 11 After him passed 9 Then Ire came with trouble ...
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... face ; The tears berain my cheeks of deadly hue : The which , as soon as sobbing sighs , alas ! Upsupped have , thus I my plaint renew : O place of bliss ! renewer of my woes ! Give me account , where is my noble fere ? 4 Whom in thy ...
... face ; The tears berain my cheeks of deadly hue : The which , as soon as sobbing sighs , alas ! Upsupped have , thus I my plaint renew : O place of bliss ! renewer of my woes ! Give me account , where is my noble fere ? 4 Whom in thy ...
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... face ; They darkly ask whose beauty seemeth best ; They hark and mark who marketh most their grace ; They stay their steps , and stalk a stately pace ; They jealous are of every sight they see ; They strive to seem , but never care to ...
... face ; They darkly ask whose beauty seemeth best ; They hark and mark who marketh most their grace ; They stay their steps , and stalk a stately pace ; They jealous are of every sight they see ; They strive to seem , but never care to ...
Page 74
... face was lean and some - deal pin'd away , And eke his handes consumed to the bone , But what his body was I cannot say ; For on his carcass raiment had he none , Save clouts and patches , pieced one by one ; With staff in hand , and ...
... face was lean and some - deal pin'd away , And eke his handes consumed to the bone , But what his body was I cannot say ; For on his carcass raiment had he none , Save clouts and patches , pieced one by one ; With staff in hand , and ...
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... face , As the great eye of heaven , shyned bright , And make a sunshine in the shady place ; Did ever mortall eye behold such heavenly grace ? It fortuned , out of the thickest wood A ramping lyon rushed suddeinly , Hunting full greedy ...
... face , As the great eye of heaven , shyned bright , And make a sunshine in the shady place ; Did ever mortall eye behold such heavenly grace ? It fortuned , out of the thickest wood A ramping lyon rushed suddeinly , Hunting full greedy ...
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