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+*** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK 78062 ***
+
+
+
+
+[Illustration]
+
+
+
+
+THE FLOWER AND THE LEAF.
+
+
+    [letter: W] When that Phebus his chaire of gold so hie [leaf]
+    Hadde whirled up the sterrie sky alofte, [leaf]
+    And in the Boole was entred certainely: [leaf]
+    When shoures sweet of raine discended softe, [leaf]
+    Causing the ground, fele times & ofte, [leaf]
+    Up for to give many an wholesome aire, [leaf]
+    And every plaine was eke yclothed faire
+
+    [letter: W] With newe green, and maketh smalle floures [leaf]
+    To springen here and there in field & mede; [leaf]
+    So very good & wholsome be the shoures, [leaf]
+    That it renueth that was old and dede [leaf]
+    In winter time; and out of every sede [leaf]
+    Springeth the hearbe, so that every wight [leaf]
+    Of this season wexeth ful glad and light.
+
+    [letter: A] And I, so glad of the season thus swete, [leaf]
+    Was happed thus upon a certaine nighte: [leaf]
+    As I lay in my bed, sleepe ful unmete [leaf]
+    Was unto me, but why that I ne mighte [leaf]
+    Rest, I ne wiste; for there nas earthly wight, [leaf]
+    As I suppose, hadde more heartes ease [leaf]
+    Than I, for I nadde sicknesse nor disease.
+
+    [letter: W] Wherefore I mervaile greatly of myselfe, [leaf]
+    That I withouten sleepe so longe lay; [leaf]
+    And up I rose three houres after twelfe, [leaf]
+    Aboute the springing of the day, [leaf]
+    And on I putte my geare and mine array, [leaf]
+    And to a pleasaunt grove I gan to passe, [leaf]
+    Long or the brighte Sonne uprisen was;
+
+    [letter: I] In which were okes great, streight as a line, [leaf]
+    Under the which the grasse, so fresh of hewe, [leaf]
+    Was newly sprong; and an eight foot or nine [leaf]
+    Every tree well fro his fellow grew, [leaf]
+    With branches brode, lade with leves newe, [leaf]
+    That sprongen out ayen the sunne shene, [leaf]
+    Some very red and some a glad light grene;
+
+    [letter: W] Which, as me thoughte, was right a plesant sight; [leaf]
+    And eke the briddes songes for to here [leaf]
+    Would have rejoiced any earthly wight; [leaf]
+    And I, that couthe not yet, in no manere, [leaf]
+    Heare the nightingale of all the year, [leaf]
+    Ful busily herkened with hart & eare, [leaf]
+    If I her voice perceive coud any where.
+
+    [letter: A] And, at the last, a path of little breede [leaf]
+    I found, that greatly hadde not used be; [leaf]
+    For it forgrowen was with grasse & weede, [leaf]
+    That well unneth a wight ne might it se: [leaf]
+    Thoght I, ‘This path some whider goth, pardé!’ [leaf]
+    And so I followede, till it me broughte [leaf]
+    To right a pleasaunt herber, well ywrought,
+
+    [letter: T] That benched was, & eke with turfes new [leaf]
+    Freshly turved, whereof the grene gras, [leaf]
+    So small, so thicke, so short, so fresh of hewe, [leaf]
+    That most ylike greene wool, I wot, it was: [leaf]
+    The hegge also that yede in this compas, [leaf]
+    And closed in all the green herbere, [leaf]
+    With sicamour was set and eglatere,
+
+    [letter: W] Wrethen in fere so well and cunningly, [leaf]
+    That every branch & leafe grew by mesure, [leaf]
+    Plaine as a bord, of oon height by & by. [leaf]
+    I ne segh never thing, I you ensure, [leaf]
+    So well y-done; for he that tooke the cure [leaf]
+    It for to make, Y trow did all his peine [leaf]
+    To make it passe alle tho that men have seine.
+
+    [letter: A] And shapen was this herber, roofe and all, [leaf]
+    As is a prety parlour; & also [leaf]
+    The hegge as thicke as is a castle wall, [leaf]
+    That who that list withoute to stond or go, [leaf]
+    Though he would all day prien to and fro, [leaf]
+    He shoulde not see if there were any wighte [leaf]
+    Within or no; but one within wel mighte.
+
+    [letter: P] Perceive Alle tho that yeden there withoute [leaf]
+    Into the field, that was on every side [leaf]
+    Covered with corne & grasse; that out of doubt, [leaf]
+    Though one woulde seeke all the worlde wide, [leaf]
+    So rich a fielde ne coude not be espide [leaf]
+    On any coast, as of the quantitie; [leaf]
+    For of alle good thing there was plentie.
+
+    [letter: A] And I that all this pleasaunt sight ay sie, [leaf]
+    Thought sodainly I felte so sweete an aire [leaf]
+    Com of the eglentere, that certainely [leaf]
+    There is no heart, I deme, in such dispaire, [leaf]
+    Ne with no thoughtes froward and contraire [leaf]
+    So overlaid, but it shoulde soone have bote, [leaf]
+    If it had ones felt this savour sote.
+
+    [letter: A] And as I stood & cast aside mine eie, [leaf]
+    I was of ware the fairest medler tree, [leaf]
+    That ever yet in all my life I sie, [leaf]
+    As full of blossomes as it mighte be; [leaf]
+    Therein a goldfinch leaping pretile [leaf]
+    Fro bough to bough; and, as him list, gan eete [leaf]
+    Of buddes here and there and floures sweete.
+
+    [letter: A] And to the herber side ther was joyninge [leaf]
+    This faire tree, of which I have you told; [leaf]
+    And at the last the brid began to singe, [leaf]
+    When he had eaten what he eate wolde, [leaf]
+    So passing sweetly, that by manifolde [leaf]
+    It was more pleasaunt than I coude devise. [leaf]
+    And when his song was ended in this wise,
+
+    [letter: T] The nightingale with so mery a note [leaf]
+    Answered him, that all the woode rong [leaf]
+    So sodainly, that, as it were a sote, [leaf]
+    I stood astonied; so was I with the song [leaf]
+    Thorow ravished, that till late and longe, [leaf]
+    Ne wist I in what place I was, ne where; [leaf]
+    And ay, me thoughte, she song even by mine ere.
+
+    [letter: W] Wherefore about I waited busily, [leaf]
+    On every side, if that I her mighte see; [leaf]
+    And, at the last, I gan full well aspie [leaf]
+    Where she sat in a fresh grene laurer tree, [leaf]
+    On the further side, even right by me, [leaf]
+    That gave so passing a delicious smell, [leaf]
+    According to the eglentere full well.
+
+    [letter: W] Whereof I hadde so inly great pleasure, [leaf]
+    That, as me thought, I surely ravished was [leaf]
+    Into Paradice, where as my desire [leaf]
+    Was for to be, and no ferther to passe [leaf]
+    As for that day; and on the sote grasse [leaf]
+    I sat me downe; for, as for mine entent, [leaf]
+    The birddes song was more convenient,
+
+    [letter: A] And more pleasaunt to me by many fold, [leaf]
+    Than meat or drinke, or any other thing. [leaf]
+    Therto the herber was so fresh and cold, [leaf]
+    The wholesome savours eke so comforting, [leaf]
+    That, as I demede, sith the beginning [leaf]
+    Of thilke world was never seene or than [leaf]
+    So pleasaunt a ground of none earthly man.
+
+    [letter: A] And as I sat, the birddes harkening thus, [leaf]
+    Me thoughte that I hearde voices sodainly, [leaf]
+    The most sweetest & most delicious [leaf]
+    That ever any wight, I trow truly, [leaf]
+    Heard in here life; for sothe the armony [leaf]
+    And sweet accord was in so good musike, [leaf]
+    That the voices to angels most was like.
+
+    [letter: A] And at the last, out of a grove faste by, [leaf]
+    That was right goodly & pleasant to sight, [leaf]
+    I sie where there came, singing lustily, [leaf]
+    A world of ladies; but, to tell aright [leaf]
+    Here grete beautie, it lieth not in my might, [leaf]
+    Ne here array; neverthelesse I shalle [leaf]
+    Telle you a part, though I speake not of alle.
+
+    [letter: T] The surcotes white, of velvet wele sitting, [leaf]
+    They were in clad, & the semes echone, [leaf]
+    As it were a maner garnishing, [leaf]
+    Was set with emeraudes, one and one. [leaf]
+    But by and by ful many a riche stone [leaf]
+    Was set on the purfiles, out of doute, [leaf]
+    Of colors, sleves, and traines round aboute.
+
+    [letter: A] As greate pearles, round & oriente, [leaf]
+    Diamondes fine, and rubies rede [leaf]
+    And many another stone, of which I wente [leaf]
+    The names now; and everich on her heade [leaf]
+    A riche fret of gold, which, withoute dreade, [leaf]
+    Was full of stately riche stones set; [leaf]
+    And every lady had a chapelet.
+
+    [letter: U] Upon her head of floures fresh and greene [leaf]
+    So wele ywrought & so mervellously, [leaf]
+    That soth it was a noble sight to seene; [leaf]
+    Some of laurer, and some full pleasantly [leaf]
+    Hadde chapelets of woodbind, and sadly [leaf]
+    Some of agnus castus were also [leaf]
+    Chapelets freshe; but there were many tho
+
+    [letter: T] That song & daunced, ekeful soberly, [leaf]
+    And all they yede in manner of compace; [leaf]
+    But one there yede in mid the company, [leaf]
+    Soole by herselfe; but alle followede the pace [leaf]
+    Which that she kepte, whose heavenely faire face [leaf]
+    So pleasaunt was, and her wele shape person, [leaf]
+    That of beautie she past hem everichone.
+
+    [letter: A] And more richly beseene, by manifold, [leaf]
+    She was also in every maner thing: [leaf]
+    Upon her head, full pleasaunt to beholde, [leaf]
+    A crowne of gold riche for any kinge: [leaf]
+    A braunch of agnus castus eke bearing [leaf]
+    In her hand; and to my sight truly, [leaf]
+    She lady was of al the company.
+
+    [letter: A] And she began a roundell lustely, [leaf]
+    That ‘Suse le foyle, devers moy,’ men calle, [leaf]
+    ‘Seen et mon joly cuer est endormy;’ [leaf]
+    And than the company answered alle, [leaf]
+    With voices sweet entuned, and so smalle [leaf]
+    That it me thoughte the sweetest melody [leaf]
+    That ever I heard in my life soothly.
+
+    [letter: A] And thus they came, dauncing & singing [leaf]
+    Into the middest of the mede echone, [leaf]
+    Before the herber where I was sitting; [leaf]
+    And, God wot, me thought I was wel bigone; [leaf]
+    For then I might avise hem one by one, [leaf]
+    Who fairest was, who coude best dance or singe, [leaf]
+    Or who most womanly was in alle thinge.
+
+    [letter: T] They hadde not daunced but a little throwe, [leaf]
+    When that I hearde not ferre off sodainely, [leaf]
+    So great a noise of thundering trumpes blow, [leaf]
+    As though it should have departed the skie; [leaf]
+    And, after that, within a while I sie, [leaf]
+    From the same grove where the ladies come oute, [leaf]
+    Of men of armes coming such a route,
+
+    [letter: A] As alle the men on earth hadde ben assembled [leaf]
+    In that place, wele horsed for the nones, [leaf]
+    Stering so faste, that al the earth trembled: [leaf]
+    But for to speake of riches and of stones, [leaf]
+    And men and horse, I trow the large wones [leaf]
+    Of Prestir John, ne all his tresorie, [leaf]
+    Mighte not unneth have boght the tenth partie
+
+    [letter: O] Of here array: who so list heare more, [leaf]
+    I shall rehearse so as I can a lite. [leaf]
+    Out of the grove, that I of spake before, [leaf]
+    I sie come first, all in here clokes white, [leaf]
+    A company, that ware, for here delite, [leaf]
+    Chapelets fresh of okes serialle, [leaf]
+    Newly yspronge, and trumpets they were alle.
+
+    [letter: O] On every trumpe hanging a broad banere [leaf]
+    Of fine tartarium ful richely bete; [leaf]
+    Every trumpet his lordes armes bere; [leaf]
+    About here neckes, with greate pearles sete, [leaf]
+    Colleres brode; for cost they woulde not lete, [leaf]
+    As it woulde seeme, for here scochones echone [leaf]
+    Were set aboute with many a precious stone.
+
+    [letter: H] Here horse harneis was all white also. [leaf]
+    And after hem next, in one company, [leaf]
+    Came kinges of armes, & no mo, [leaf]
+    In clokes of white cloth of gold richly; [leaf]
+    Chapelets of greene on here heades on hie; [leaf]
+    The crownes that they on here scochones bere, [leaf]
+    Were set with pearle, ruby, and saphere,
+
+    [letter: A] And eke great diamondes many one: [leaf]
+    But all here horse harneis & other geare [leaf]
+    Was in a sute accordinge, everychone, [leaf]
+    As ye have heard the foresaid trumpets were; [leaf]
+    And, by seeming, they were nothing to lere, [leaf]
+    And here guiding they dide so manerly. [leaf]
+    And, after hem, came a great company
+
+    [letter: O] Of heraudes and pursevauntes eke, [leaf]
+    Arrayed in clothes of whit velvette, [leaf]
+    And, hardily, they were no thing to seke, [leaf]
+    How they on hem shoulde the harneis sette; [leaf]
+    And every man had on a chapelet; [leaf]
+    Scochones and eke horse harneis, indede, [leaf]
+    They had in sute of hem that before hem yede.
+
+    [letter: N] Next after hem camen, in armour bright [leaf]
+    All save here heades, seemely knightes nine; [leaf]
+    And every claspe and naile, as to my sight, [leaf]
+    Of here harneis were of red golde fine; [leaf]
+    With cloth of gold, and furred with ermine [leaf]
+    Were the trappores of here stedes strong, [leaf]
+    Wide and large, that to the ground dide honge.
+
+    [letter: A] And every bosse of bridle & paitrell [leaf]
+    That hadde they, was worth, as I woulde wene, [leaf]
+    A thousand pound; and on here heades, well [leaf]
+    Dressed, were crowns of laurer grene, [leaf]
+    The best ymade that ever I hadde sene; [leaf]
+    And every knight had after him riding [leaf]
+    Three henshemen on him ay awaiting.
+
+    [letter: O] Of which every first, on a short tronchoun, [leaf]
+    His lordes helme bare, so richly dight, [leaf]
+    That the worst was worth the ransoun [leaf]
+    Of any king; the second a shield bright [leaf]
+    Bare at his backe; the thridde bare upright [leaf]
+    A mightie spere, full sharpe yground and kene, [leaf]
+    And every child eke ware of leaves grene
+
+    [letter: A] A fresh chapelet upon his haires brighte: [leaf]
+    And clokes white of fine velvet they were; [leaf]
+    Here steedes trapped & arraied righte, [leaf]
+    Withoute difference, as here lordes were; [leaf]
+    And after hem, on many a fresh corsere, [leaf]
+    There came of armede knightes such a route, [leaf]
+    That they bespradde the large field aboute.
+
+    [letter: A] And all they ware, after here degrees, [leaf]
+    Chapelets newe made of laurer grene; [leaf]
+    Some of the oke, and some of other trees, [leaf]
+    Some in here hondes bare boughes shene, [leaf]
+    Some of laurer, and some of okes kene, [leaf]
+    Some of hauthorne, and some of the woodbind, [leaf]
+    And many mo which I hadde not in mind.
+
+    [letter: A] And so they came, here horses freshly stering [leaf]
+    With bloodie sownes of her trompes loude; [leaf]
+    There sie I many an uncouth disguising [leaf]
+    In the array of these knightes proude; [leaf]
+    And at the last, as evenly as they coude, [leaf]
+    They took here places in middes of the mede, [leaf]
+    And every knight turned his horse hede
+
+    [letter: T] To his fellow, & lightly laid a spere [leaf]
+    In the arest; & so justes began [leaf]
+    On every part abouten, here & there; [leaf]
+    Some brake his spere, some drew down hors & manne; [leaf]
+    Aboute the field astray the steedes ranne; [leaf]
+    And, to behold here rule and governaunce, [leaf]
+    I you ensure, it was a great pleasaunce.
+
+    [letter: A] And so the justes last an houre and more; [leaf]
+    But tho that crowned were in laurer grene [leaf]
+    Wanne the prise; here dintes were so sore, [leaf]
+    That there was none ayenst hem mighte sustene: [leaf]
+    And the justing all was yleft off clene, [leaf]
+    And fro here horse the ninth alight anone, [leaf]
+    And so did all the remnant everichone.
+
+    [letter: A] And forth they yede togider, twain and twain, [leaf]
+    That to behold it was a worthy sight, [leaf]
+    Toward the ladies on the greene plaine, [leaf]
+    That song & daunced, as I saide now righte: [leaf]
+    The ladies tho, soone as they goodly mighte, [leaf]
+    They braken of bothe the song and dance, [leaf]
+    And yede to meet hem with ful glad semblance.
+
+    [letter: A] And every lady tooke, full womanly, [leaf]
+    By the right hond a knight, & forth they yede [leaf]
+    Unto a faire laurer that stood fast by, [leaf]
+    With leves lade, the boughes of great brede; [leaf]
+    And to my dome there never was, indede, [leaf]
+    Man that hadde seene halfe so faire a tree; [leaf]
+    For underneath there might it well have be
+
+    [letter: A] An hundred persons, at here owne plesance, [leaf]
+    Shadowed fro the heat of Phebus bright, [leaf]
+    So that they shoulden have felt no grevaunce [leaf]
+    Of raine ne haile that hem ne hurte mighte. [leaf]
+    The savour eke rejoice would any wighte [leaf]
+    That hadde be sicke or melancolius, [leaf]
+    It was so very good and vertuous.
+
+    [letter: A] And with great reverence encline they lowe [leaf]
+    To thilke tree so soot, and faire of hewe; [leaf]
+    And after that, within a little throwe, [leaf]
+    They beganne to singe and daunce of newe [leaf]
+    Some song of love, some plaining of untrewe, [leaf]
+    Envirouninge the tree that stood upright; [leaf]
+    And ever yede a lady and a knight.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+[Illustration]
+
+    [letter: A] And at the last mine eye I caste aside, [leaf]
+    And was ware of a lustie company [leaf]
+    That came roming out of the field wide, [leaf]
+    Hond in hond a knight and a lady; [leaf]
+    The ladies all in surcotes, that richely [leaf]
+    Purfiled were with many a rich stone, [leaf]
+    And every knight of grene ware mantles on,
+
+    [letter: E] Embrouded well so as the surcotes were: [leaf]
+    And everich had a chapelet on her hede, [leaf]
+    Which dide right well upon the shining here [leaf]
+    I-made of goodly floures white and rede; [leaf]
+    The knightes eke, that they in hond gan lede, [leaf]
+    In sute of hem ware chapelets everychone, [leaf]
+    And before hem wente minstrels many one.
+
+    [letter: A] As harpes, pipes, lutes, and sautry, [leaf]
+    All in greene; and on here heades bare, [leaf]
+    Of divers floures, made full craftely, [leaf]
+    All in a sute, goodly chapelets they ware; [leaf]
+    And, so dauncing, into the mede they fare. [leaf]
+    In mid the which they found a tuft that was [leaf]
+    Al oversprad with floures in compas.
+
+    [letter: W] Whereto they enclined everychone [leaf]
+    With great reverence, and that full humbly; [leaf]
+    And, at the laste, there began anone [leaf]
+    A lady for to singe right womanly [leaf]
+    A bargaret in praising the daisie; [leaf]
+    For, as me thought, among her notes swete, [leaf]
+    She said ‘Si douse est la Margarete.’
+
+    [letter: T] Than they all answered her in fere, [leaf]
+    So passingly well, & so plesauntly, [leaf]
+    That soth it was a blisfull noise to here. [leaf]
+    But, I not how, it happede suddainly [leaf]
+    As aboute noone, the sonne so fervently [leaf]
+    Waxe hote, that the pretie tendre floures [leaf]
+    Hadde lost the beautie of her freshe colours,
+
+    [letter: F] Forshronke with heat; the ladies eke to-brent, [leaf]
+    That they ne wiste where hem to bestowe; [leaf]
+    The knightes swelte, for lack of shade nie shent; [leaf]
+    And after that, within a little throwe, [leaf]
+    The wind began so sturdily to blowe, [leaf]
+    That down goeth alle the floures everichone, [leaf]
+    So that in all the mede there laft not one;
+
+    [letter: S] Save such as succoured were among the leves [leaf]
+    Fro every storme that mighte hem assaile, [leaf]
+    Growing under hedges and thicke greves; [leaf]
+    And after that there came a storme of haile [leaf]
+    And raine in fere, so that, withouten faile, [leaf]
+    The ladies ne the knightes nade o threed [leaf]
+    Drie upon hem, so dropping was her weed.
+
+    [letter: A] And whan the storm was cleane passed away, [leaf]
+    Tho clad in white that stoode under the tree, [leaf]
+    They felte nothing of the great affray, [leaf]
+    That they in greene without had in ybe; [leaf]
+    To hem they yede for routhe and pité, [leaf]
+    Hem to comfort after here greate disease, [leaf]
+    So faine they were the helplesse for to ease.
+
+    [letter: T] Than was I ware how one of hem in grene [leaf]
+    Had on a crowne, ful rich and wel sitting; [leaf]
+    Wherefore I demed wel she was a quene, [leaf]
+    And tho in greene on her were awaiting; [leaf]
+    The ladies then in white that were comming [leaf]
+    Towardes hem, and the knightes in fere, [leaf]
+    Beganne hem to comfort, and make hem chere.
+
+    [letter: T] The queen in white, that was of great beauty, [leaf]
+    Tooke by the hond the queen that was in grene, [leaf]
+    And said, ‘Suster, I have right great pitie [leaf]
+    Of your annoy, and of the troublous tene, [leaf]
+    Wherein ye and your company have bene [leaf]
+    So long, alas! and if that it you please [leaf]
+    To go with me, I shall do you the ease,
+
+    [letter: I] In all the pleasure that I can or may;’ [leaf]
+    Whereof the tother, humbly as she mighte, [leaf]
+    Thanked her; for in right ill array [leaf]
+    She was with storm and heat, I you behighte; [leaf]
+    And every lady, then anone right, [leaf]
+    That were in white, one of hem took in grene [leaf]
+    By the hond; which when the knightes hadde sene,
+
+    [letter: I] In like wise ech of hem tooke hir a knight [leaf]
+    I-clad in greene, & forth with hem they fare, [leaf]
+    Unto an hegge, where they anon gan right [leaf]
+    To make here justes, woulde they not spare [leaf]
+    Boughes to hewe down, and eke trees square, [leaf]
+    Wherwith they made hem stately fires greate, [leaf]
+    To dry here clothes that were wringing weate.
+
+    [letter: A] And after that, of hearbes that there grewe, [leaf]
+    They made, for blisters of the sunne brenning, [leaf]
+    Very good & wholesome ointmentes newe, [leaf]
+    Where that they yede the sicke fast anointing; [leaf]
+    And after that they yede aboute gadering [leaf]
+    Pleasaunt salades, which they made hem eate, [leaf]
+    For to refresh here greate unkindly heate.
+
+    [letter: T] The lady of the Leafe then gan to praye [leaf]
+    Her of the Floure (for so to my seeming [leaf]
+    They shoulde be, as by here arraye) [leaf]
+    To soupe with her, & eek, for any thing, [leaf]
+    That she shoulde with her all her people bringe; [leaf]
+    And she ayen, in right goodly manere, [leaf]
+    Thanketh her of her most friendly cheare,
+
+    [letter: S] Saying plainely, that she would obaye [leaf]
+    With all her hart all her commaundement; [leaf]
+    And then, anon, withoute lenger delaye, [leaf]
+    The lady of the Leafe hath one ysent [leaf]
+    For a palfray, as after her intent, [leaf]
+    Arrayed well and faire in harneis of golde, [leaf]
+    For nothing lacked, that to him long sholde.
+
+    [letter: A] And after that, to all her company [leaf]
+    She made to purvey horse and every thing [leaf]
+    That they needed; & then ful lustily, [leaf]
+    Even by the herber where I was sitting, [leaf]
+    They passed alle, so pleasantly singing, [leaf]
+    That it would have comforted any wight. [leaf]
+    But then I sie a passing wonder sight;
+
+    [letter: F] For then the nightingale, that all the day [leaf]
+    Had in the laurer sete, & did her might [leaf]
+    The whole service to singe longing to May, [leaf]
+    All sodainly began to take her flight; [leaf]
+    And to the lady of the Leafe, forthright, [leaf]
+    She flew, and set her on her hond softly, [leaf]
+    Which was a thing I marveled of greatly.
+
+    [letter: T] The goldfinch eke, that fro the medler tree [leaf]
+    Was fled for heat into the bushes colde, [leaf]
+    Unto the lady of the Flower gan flee, [leaf]
+    And on her hond he set him as he wolde, [leaf]
+    And pleasauntly his winges gan to folde; [leaf]
+    And for to singe they pained hem both, as sore [leaf]
+    As they hadde do of all the day before.
+
+    [letter: A] And so these ladies rode forth a great pace, [leaf]
+    And all the rout of knightes eke in fere; [leaf]
+    And I that hadde seene all this wonder case, [leaf]
+    Thought I would assay in some manere, [leaf]
+    To knowe fully the trouth of this matere; [leaf]
+    And what they were that rode so pleasantly. [leaf]
+    And when they were the herber passed by,
+
+    [letter: I] I dreste me forth, and happede to mete anone [leaf]
+    Right a faire lady, I you ensure; [leaf]
+    And she come riding by herselfe alone, [leaf]
+    All in white; with semblance ful demure [leaf]
+    I salued her, and bad her good aventure [leaf]
+    Might her befall, as I coude most humbly; [leaf]
+    And she answered, ‘My doughter, gramercy!’
+
+    [letter: M] ‘Madame,’ quod I, ‘if that I durst enquere [leaf]
+    Of you, I woulde faine, of that company, [leaf]
+    Wite what they be that paste by this arbere?’ [leaf]
+    And she ayen answerede right friendly: [leaf]
+    ‘My faire doughter, all tho that passed here by [leaf]
+    In white clothing, be servaunts everichone [leaf]
+    Unto the Leafe, and I myselfe am one.
+
+    [letter: S] See ye not her that crowned is,’ quod she, [leaf]
+    ‘All in white?’—‘Madame,’ quod I, ‘yis:’ [leaf]
+    ‘That is Diané, goddesse of chastité; [leaf]
+    And for because that she a maiden is, [leaf]
+    In her own hond the braunch she beareth iwis, [leaf]
+    That agnus castus men calle properly; [leaf]
+    And all the ladies in her company,
+
+    [letter: W] Which as ye se of that hearb chapelets weare, [leaf]
+    Be such as han kept alway hir maidenheed: [leaf]
+    And alle they that of laurer chapelets beare, [leaf]
+    Be such as hardy were, and manly indeed, [leaf]
+    Victorious name which never may be dede! [leaf]
+    And alle they were so worthy of here honde, [leaf]
+    That in her time none might hem withstonde.
+
+    [letter: A] And tho that weare chaplets on here hede [leaf]
+    Of fresh woodbind, be such as never were [leaf]
+    To love untrue in word, in thought, ne dede, [leaf]
+    But aye stedfast; ne for pleasaunce, ne fere, [leaf]
+    Thogh that they shuld here hertes al to-tere, [leaf]
+    Woulde ne flitte, but ever were stedfaste, [leaf]
+    Til that here lives there asunder braste.’
+
+    [letter: N] ‘Now faire madame,’ quod I, ‘yet would I pray [leaf]
+    Your ladiship, if that it mighte be, [leaf]
+    That I mighte knowe, by some maner way, [leaf]
+    (Sith that it hath i-liked your beauté, [leaf]
+    The trouth of these ladies for to telle me); [leaf]
+    What that these knightes be in rich armour, [leaf]
+    And what tho be in grene and weare the flour?
+
+    [letter: A] And why that some dide reverence to the tre, [leaf]
+    And some unto the plot of floures faire?’ [leaf]
+    ‘With right good will, my fair doghter,’ quod she, [leaf]
+    ‘Sith your desire is good and debonaire; [leaf]
+    Tho nine crowned be very exemplaire [leaf]
+    Of all honour longing to chivalry; [leaf]
+    And those certaine be called the Nine Worthy,
+
+    [letter: W] Which ye may see now riding all before [leaf]
+    That in her time dide many a noble dede, [leaf]
+    And for here worthinesse full oft have bore [leaf]
+    The crowne of laurer leaves on here hede, [leaf]
+    As ye may in your olde bookes rede; [leaf]
+    And how that he that was a conquerour, [leaf]
+    Hadde by laurer alway his most honour.
+
+    [letter: A] And tho that beare bowes in here honde [leaf]
+    Of the precious laurer so notable, [leaf]
+    Be such as were, I woll ye understonde, [leaf]
+    Noble knightes of the rounde table, [leaf]
+    And eke the Douseperis honourable, [leaf]
+    Which they bearen in signe of victory; [leaf]
+    It is witnesse of here deedes mightily.
+
+    [letter: E] Eke there be knightes old of the garter, [leaf]
+    That in her time dide right worthily; [leaf]
+    And the honour they dide to the laurer, [leaf]
+    Is for by it they have here laud wholly, [leaf]
+    Here triumph eke, and marshall glory; [leaf]
+    Which unto hem is more parfit richesse, [leaf]
+    Than any wight imagine can or gesse.
+
+    [letter: F] For one leafe given of that noble tree [leaf]
+    To any wight that hath done worthily, [leaf]
+    And it be done so as it oughte to be, [leaf]
+    Is more honour than anything earthly; [leaf]
+    Witnesse of Rome that founder was truly [leaf]
+    Of all knighthood and deedes marvelous; [leaf]
+    Record I take of Titus Livius.
+
+    [letter: A] And as for her that crowned is in greene, [leaf]
+    It is Flora, of these floures goddesse; [leaf]
+    And all that here on her awaiting beene, [leaf]
+    It are such folk that loved idelnesse, [leaf]
+    And not delite hadde of no businesse, [leaf]
+    But for to hunt and hauke, and pley in medes, [leaf]
+    And many other such idle dedes.
+
+    [letter: A] And for the greate delite and pleasaunce [leaf]
+    They have to the floure, and so reverently [leaf]
+    They unto it do such grete obeisaunce [leaf]
+    As ye may se.’—‘Now faire Madame,’ quod I, [leaf]
+    ‘If I durst aske what is the cause and why, [leaf]
+    That knightes have the signe of honour, [leaf]
+    Wel rather by the leafe than by the flour?’
+
+    [letter: S] ‘Soothly, doughter,’ quod she, ‘this is the trouth: [leaf]
+    For knightes ever should be persevering, [leaf]
+    To seeke honour without feintise or slouth, [leaf]
+    Fro wele to better in all manner thing; [leaf]
+    In signe of which, with leaves aye lasting [leaf]
+    They be rewarded after here degré, [leaf]
+    Whose lusty green may not appaired be,
+
+    [letter: B] But aie keping here beautie fresh & greene;
+    For there nis storme that ne may hem deface, [leaf]
+    Ne haile nor snow, ne winde nor frostes kene; [leaf]
+    Wherfore they have this propertie and grace.
+    And for the floure, within a little space [leaf]
+    Woll be i-lost, so simple of nature [leaf]
+    They be, that they no greevance may endure;
+
+    [letter: A] And every storme will blow hem soone awaye, [leaf]
+    Ne laste they not but for oon season;
+    That is the cause, the very trouth to saye, [leaf]
+    That they maye not, by no way of reason, [leaf]
+    Be put to no such occupation.’ [leaf]
+    ‘Madame,’ quod I, ‘with all mine whole servise [leaf]
+    I thanke you now, in my most humble wise;
+
+    [letter: F] For now I am acertained throughly, [leaf]
+    Of every thing I desired to knowe.’ [leaf]
+    ‘I am right glad that I have said, sothly, [leaf]
+    Ought to your pleasure, if ye wille me trowe,’ [leaf]
+    Quod she ayen, ‘but to whom do ye owe [leaf]
+    Your service? and which wolle ye honoure, [leaf]
+    Tel me I pray, this yere, the Leafe or the Floure?’
+
+    [letter: M] ‘Madame,’ quod I, ‘though I be least worthy, [leaf]
+    Unto the Leafe I owe mine observaunce’:
+    ‘That is,’ quod she, ‘right well done certainly;
+    And pray I God to honour you avaunce, [leaf]
+    And kepe you fro the wicked remembraunce [leaf]
+    Of Malebouch, and all his crueltie, [leaf]
+    And all that good and well conditioned be.
+
+    [letter: F] For here may I no lenger now abide, [leaf]
+    I muste followe the greate company, [leaf]
+    That ye maye see yonder before you ride.’
+    And tho forth, as I couthe, most humbly, [leaf]
+    I tooke my leve of her, as she gan hie [leaf]
+    After hem as fast as ever she mighte; [leaf]
+    And I drow homeward, for it was nigh nighte,
+
+    [letter: A] And put all that I hadde seene in writing, [leaf]
+    Under support of hem that lust it to rede. [leaf]
+    O little booke, thou art so unconning, [leaf]
+    How darst thou put thyself in prees, for drede? [leaf]
+    It is wonder that thou wexest not rede! [leaf]
+    Sith that thou wost full lite who shall beholde [leaf]
+    Thy rude language, ful boistously unfolde.
+
+HERE ENDS CHAUCER’S FLOWER AND THE LEAF. PRINTED AT THE ESSEX HOUSE PRESS
+UNDER THE CARE OF C. R. ASHBEE. THE ORNAMENTAL LETTERS HAVE BEEN DRAWN
+AND COLOURED IN BY EDITH HARWOOD. MDCCCCII.
+
+[Illustration]
+
+Published in England by EDWARD ARNOLD, 37 Bedford Street, Strand, and in
+America by SAMUEL BUCKLEY & CO., 100 William Street, New York.
+
+165 copies only, and all on vellum. This copy is No. _138_.
+
+*** END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK 78062 ***
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+
+<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_1">[1]</span></p>
+
+<h1>THE FLOWER AND THE LEAF.</h1>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter01.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">When that Phebus his chaire of gold so hie <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Hadde whirled up the sterrie sky alofte, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And in the Boole was entred certainely: <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+When shoures sweet of raine discended softe, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Causing the ground, fele times &amp; ofte, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Up for to give many an wholesome aire, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And every plaine was eke yclothed faire</p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter02.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">With newe green, and maketh smalle floures <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+To springen here and there in field &amp; mede; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+So very good &amp; wholsome be the shoures, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+That it renueth that was old and dede <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+In winter time; and out of every sede <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Springeth the hearbe, so that every wight <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Of this season wexeth ful glad and light.</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_2">[2]</span></p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter03.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">And I, so glad of the season thus swete, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Was happed thus upon a certaine nighte: <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+As I lay in my bed, sleepe ful unmete <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Was unto me, but why that I ne mighte <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Rest, I ne wiste; for there nas earthly wight, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+As I suppose, hadde more heartes ease <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Than I, for I nadde sicknesse nor disease.</p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter04.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">Wherefore I mervaile greatly of myselfe, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+That I withouten sleepe so longe lay; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And up I rose three houres after twelfe, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Aboute the springing of the day, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And on I putte my geare and mine array, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And to a pleasaunt grove I gan to passe, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Long or the brighte Sonne uprisen was;</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_3">[3]</span></p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter05.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">In which were okes great, streight as a line, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Under the which the grasse, so fresh of hewe, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Was newly sprong; and an eight foot or nine <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Every tree well fro his fellow grew, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+With branches brode, lade with leves newe, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+That sprongen out ayen the sunne shene, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Some very red and some a glad light grene;</p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter06.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">Which, as me thoughte, was right a plesant sight; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And eke the briddes songes for to here <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Would have rejoiced any earthly wight; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And I, that couthe not yet, in no manere, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Heare the nightingale of all the year, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Ful busily herkened with hart &amp; eare, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+If I her voice perceive coud any where.</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_4">[4]</span></p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter07.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">And, at the last, a path of little breede <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+I found, that greatly hadde not used be; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+For it forgrowen was with grasse &amp; weede, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+That well unneth a wight ne might it se: <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Thoght I, ‘This path some whider goth, pardé!’ <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And so I followede, till it me broughte <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+To right a pleasaunt herber, well ywrought,</p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter08.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">That benched was, &amp; eke with turfes new <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Freshly turved, whereof the grene gras, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+So small, so thicke, so short, so fresh of hewe, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+That most ylike greene wool, I wot, it was: <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+The hegge also that yede in this compas, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And closed in all the green herbere, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+With sicamour was set and eglatere,</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_5">[5]</span></p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter09.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">Wrethen in fere so well and cunningly, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+That every branch &amp; leafe grew by mesure, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Plaine as a bord, of oon height by &amp; by. <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+I ne segh never thing, I you ensure, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+So well y-done; for he that tooke the cure <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+It for to make, Y trow did all his peine <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+To make it passe alle tho that men have seine.</p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter10.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">And shapen was this herber, roofe and all, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+As is a prety parlour; &amp; also <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+The hegge as thicke as is a castle wall, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+That who that list withoute to stond or go, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Though he would all day prien to and fro, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+He shoulde not see if there were any wighte <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Within or no; but one within wel mighte.</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_6">[6]</span></p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter11.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">Perceive Alle tho that yeden there withoute <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Into the field, that was on every side <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Covered with corne &amp; grasse; that out of doubt, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Though one woulde seeke all the worlde wide, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+So rich a fielde ne coude not be espide <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+On any coast, as of the quantitie; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+For of alle good thing there was plentie.</p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter12.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">And I that all this pleasaunt sight ay sie, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Thought sodainly I felte so sweete an aire <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Com of the eglentere, that certainely <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+There is no heart, I deme, in such dispaire, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Ne with no thoughtes froward and contraire <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+So overlaid, but it shoulde soone have bote, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+If it had ones felt this savour sote.</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_7">[7]</span></p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter13.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">And as I stood &amp; cast aside mine eie, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+I was of ware the fairest medler tree, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+That ever yet in all my life I sie, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+As full of blossomes as it mighte be; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Therein a goldfinch leaping pretile <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Fro bough to bough; and, as him list, gan eete <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Of buddes here and there and floures sweete.</p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter14.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">And to the herber side ther was joyninge <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+This faire tree, of which I have you told; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And at the last the brid began to singe, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+When he had eaten what he eate wolde, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+So passing sweetly, that by manifolde <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+It was more pleasaunt than I coude devise. <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And when his song was ended in this wise,</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_8">[8]</span></p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter15.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">The nightingale with so mery a note <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Answered him, that all the woode rong <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+So sodainly, that, as it were a sote, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+I stood astonied; so was I with the song <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Thorow ravished, that till late and longe, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Ne wist I in what place I was, ne where; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And ay, me thoughte, she song even by mine ere.</p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter16.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">Wherefore about I waited busily, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+On every side, if that I her mighte see; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And, at the last, I gan full well aspie <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Where she sat in a fresh grene laurer tree, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+On the further side, even right by me, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+That gave so passing a delicious smell, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+According to the eglentere full well.</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_9">[9]</span></p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter17.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">Whereof I hadde so inly great pleasure, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+That, as me thought, I surely ravished was <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Into Paradice, where as my desire <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Was for to be, and no ferther to passe <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+As for that day; and on the sote grasse <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+I sat me downe; for, as for mine entent, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+The birddes song was more convenient,</p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter18.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">And more pleasaunt to me by many fold, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Than meat or drinke, or any other thing. <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Therto the herber was so fresh and cold, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+The wholesome savours eke so comforting, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+That, as I demede, sith the beginning <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Of thilke world was never seene or than <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+So pleasaunt a ground of none earthly man.</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_10">[10]</span></p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter19.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">And as I sat, the birddes harkening thus, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Me thoughte that I hearde voices sodainly, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+The most sweetest &amp; most delicious <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+That ever any wight, I trow truly, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Heard in here life; for sothe the armony <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And sweet accord was in so good musike, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+That the voices to angels most was like.</p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter20.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">And at the last, out of a grove faste by, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+That was right goodly &amp; pleasant to sight, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+I sie where there came, singing lustily, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+A world of ladies; but, to tell aright <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Here grete beautie, it lieth not in my might, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Ne here array; neverthelesse I shalle <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Telle you a part, though I speake not of alle.</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_11">[11]</span></p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter21.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">The surcotes white, of velvet wele sitting, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+They were in clad, &amp; the semes echone, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+As it were a maner garnishing, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Was set with emeraudes, one and one. <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+But by and by ful many a riche stone <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Was set on the purfiles, out of doute, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Of colors, sleves, and traines round aboute.</p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter22.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">As greate pearles, round &amp; oriente, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Diamondes fine, and rubies rede <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And many another stone, of which I wente <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+The names now; and everich on her heade <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+A riche fret of gold, which, withoute dreade, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Was full of stately riche stones set; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And every lady had a chapelet.</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_12">[12]</span></p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter23.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">Upon her head of floures fresh and greene <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+So wele ywrought &amp; so mervellously, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+That soth it was a noble sight to seene; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Some of laurer, and some full pleasantly <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Hadde chapelets of woodbind, and sadly <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Some of agnus castus were also <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Chapelets freshe; but there were many tho</p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter24.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">That song &amp; daunced, ekeful soberly, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And all they yede in manner of compace; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+But one there yede in mid the company, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Soole by herselfe; but alle followede the pace <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Which that she kepte, whose heavenely faire face <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+So pleasaunt was, and her wele shape person, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+That of beautie she past hem everichone.</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_13">[13]</span></p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter25.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">And more richly beseene, by manifold, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+She was also in every maner thing: <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Upon her head, full pleasaunt to beholde, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+A crowne of gold riche for any kinge: <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+A braunch of agnus castus eke bearing <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+In her hand; and to my sight truly, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+She lady was of al the company.</p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter26.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">And she began a roundell lustely, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+That ‘Suse le foyle, devers moy,’ men calle, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+‘Seen et mon joly cuer est endormy;’ <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And than the company answered alle, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+With voices sweet entuned, and so smalle <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+That it me thoughte the sweetest melody <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+That ever I heard in my life soothly.</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_14">[14]</span></p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter27.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">And thus they came, dauncing &amp; singing <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Into the middest of the mede echone, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Before the herber where I was sitting; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And, God wot, me thought I was wel bigone; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+For then I might avise hem one by one, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Who fairest was, who coude best dance or singe, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Or who most womanly was in alle thinge.</p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter28.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">They hadde not daunced but a little throwe, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+When that I hearde not ferre off sodainely, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+So great a noise of thundering trumpes blow, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+As though it should have departed the skie; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And, after that, within a while I sie, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+From the same grove where the ladies come oute, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Of men of armes coming such a route,</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_15">[15]</span></p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter29.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">As alle the men on earth hadde ben assembled <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+In that place, wele horsed for the nones, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Stering so faste, that al the earth trembled: <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+But for to speake of riches and of stones, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And men and horse, I trow the large wones <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Of Prestir John, ne all his tresorie, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Mighte not unneth have boght the tenth partie</p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter30.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">Of here array: who so list heare more, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+I shall rehearse so as I can a lite. <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Out of the grove, that I of spake before, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+I sie come first, all in here clokes white, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+A company, that ware, for here delite, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Chapelets fresh of okes serialle, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Newly yspronge, and trumpets they were alle.</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_16">[16]</span></p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter31.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">On every trumpe hanging a broad banere <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Of fine tartarium ful richely bete; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Every trumpet his lordes armes bere; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+About here neckes, with greate pearles sete, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Colleres brode; for cost they woulde not lete, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+As it woulde seeme, for here scochones echone <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Were set aboute with many a precious stone.</p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter32.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">Here horse harneis was all white also. <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And after hem next, in one company, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Came kinges of armes, &amp; no mo, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+In clokes of white cloth of gold richly; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Chapelets of greene on here heades on hie; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+The crownes that they on here scochones bere, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Were set with pearle, ruby, and saphere,</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_17">[17]</span></p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter33.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">And eke great diamondes many one: <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+But all here horse harneis &amp; other geare <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Was in a sute accordinge, everychone, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+As ye have heard the foresaid trumpets were; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And, by seeming, they were nothing to lere, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And here guiding they dide so manerly. <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And, after hem, came a great company</p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter34.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">Of heraudes and pursevauntes eke, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Arrayed in clothes of whit velvette, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And, hardily, they were no thing to seke, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+How they on hem shoulde the harneis sette; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And every man had on a chapelet; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Scochones and eke horse harneis, indede, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+They had in sute of hem that before hem yede.</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_18">[18]</span></p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter35.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">Next after hem camen, in armour bright <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+All save here heades, seemely knightes nine; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And every claspe and naile, as to my sight, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Of here harneis were of red golde fine; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+With cloth of gold, and furred with ermine <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Were the trappores of here stedes strong, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Wide and large, that to the ground dide honge.</p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter36.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">And every bosse of bridle &amp; paitrell <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+That hadde they, was worth, as I woulde wene, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+A thousand pound; and on here heades, well <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Dressed, were crowns of laurer grene, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+The best ymade that ever I hadde sene; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And every knight had after him riding <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Three henshemen on him ay awaiting.</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_19">[19]</span></p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter37.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">Of which every first, on a short tronchoun, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+His lordes helme bare, so richly dight, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+That the worst was worth the ransoun <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Of any king; the second a shield bright <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Bare at his backe; the thridde bare upright <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+A mightie spere, full sharpe yground and kene, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And every child eke ware of leaves grene</p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter38.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">A fresh chapelet upon his haires brighte: <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And clokes white of fine velvet they were; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Here steedes trapped &amp; arraied righte, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Withoute difference, as here lordes were; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And after hem, on many a fresh corsere, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+There came of armede knightes such a route, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+That they bespradde the large field aboute.</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_20">[20]</span></p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter39.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">And all they ware, after here degrees, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Chapelets newe made of laurer grene; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Some of the oke, and some of other trees, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Some in here hondes bare boughes shene, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Some of laurer, and some of okes kene, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Some of hauthorne, and some of the woodbind, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And many mo which I hadde not in mind.</p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter40.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">And so they came, here horses freshly stering <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+With bloodie sownes of her trompes loude; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+There sie I many an uncouth disguising <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+In the array of these knightes proude; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And at the last, as evenly as they coude, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+They took here places in middes of the mede, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And every knight turned his horse hede</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_21">[21]</span></p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter41.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">To his fellow, &amp; lightly laid a spere <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+In the arest; &amp; so justes began <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+On every part abouten, here &amp; there; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Some brake his spere, some drew down hors &amp; manne; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Aboute the field astray the steedes ranne; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And, to behold here rule and governaunce, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+I you ensure, it was a great pleasaunce.</p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter42.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">And so the justes last an houre and more; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+But tho that crowned were in laurer grene <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Wanne the prise; here dintes were so sore, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+That there was none ayenst hem mighte sustene: <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And the justing all was yleft off clene, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And fro here horse the ninth alight anone, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And so did all the remnant everichone.</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_22">[22]</span></p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter43.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">And forth they yede togider, twain and twain, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+That to behold it was a worthy sight, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Toward the ladies on the greene plaine, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+That song &amp; daunced, as I saide now righte: <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+The ladies tho, soone as they goodly mighte, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+They braken of bothe the song and dance, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And yede to meet hem with ful glad semblance.</p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter44.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">And every lady tooke, full womanly, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+By the right hond a knight, &amp; forth they yede <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Unto a faire laurer that stood fast by, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+With leves lade, the boughes of great brede; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And to my dome there never was, indede, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Man that hadde seene halfe so faire a tree; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+For underneath there might it well have be</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_23">[23]</span></p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter45.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">An hundred persons, at here owne plesance, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Shadowed fro the heat of Phebus bright, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+So that they shoulden have felt no grevaunce <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Of raine ne haile that hem ne hurte mighte. <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+The savour eke rejoice would any wighte <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+That hadde be sicke or melancolius, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+It was so very good and vertuous.</p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter46.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">And with great reverence encline they lowe <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+To thilke tree so soot, and faire of hewe; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And after that, within a little throwe, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+They beganne to singe and daunce of newe <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Some song of love, some plaining of untrewe, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Envirouninge the tree that stood upright; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And ever yede a lady and a knight.</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_24">[24]</span></p>
+
+<figure class="figcenter" id="fp2" style="max-width: 28.125em;">
+  <img class="w100" src="images/fp2.jpg" alt="">
+</figure>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_25">[25]</span></p>
+
+<figure class="figcenter" id="fp3" style="max-width: 28.125em;">
+  <img class="w100" src="images/fp3.jpg" alt="">
+</figure>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_26">[26]</span></p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter47.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">And at the last mine eye I caste aside, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And was ware of a lustie company <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+That came roming out of the field wide, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Hond in hond a knight and a lady; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+The ladies all in surcotes, that richely <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Purfiled were with many a rich stone, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And every knight of grene ware mantles on,</p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter48.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">Embrouded well so as the surcotes were: <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And everich had a chapelet on her hede, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Which dide right well upon the shining here <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+I-made of goodly floures white and rede; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+The knightes eke, that they in hond gan lede, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+In sute of hem ware chapelets everychone, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And before hem wente minstrels many one.</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_27">[27]</span></p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter49.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">As harpes, pipes, lutes, and sautry, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+All in greene; and on here heades bare, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Of divers floures, made full craftely, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+All in a sute, goodly chapelets they ware; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And, so dauncing, into the mede they fare. <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+In mid the which they found a tuft that was <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Al oversprad with floures in compas.</p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter50.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">Whereto they enclined everychone <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+With great reverence, and that full humbly; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And, at the laste, there began anone <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+A lady for to singe right womanly <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+A bargaret in praising the daisie; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+For, as me thought, among her notes swete, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+She said ‘Si douse est la Margarete.’</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_28">[28]</span></p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter51.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">Than they all answered her in fere, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+So passingly well, &amp; so plesauntly, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+That soth it was a blisfull noise to here. <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+But, I not how, it happede suddainly <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+As aboute noone, the sonne so fervently <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Waxe hote, that the pretie tendre floures <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Hadde lost the beautie of her freshe colours,</p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter52.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">Forshronke with heat; the ladies eke to-brent, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+That they ne wiste where hem to bestowe; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+The knightes swelte, for lack of shade nie shent; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And after that, within a little throwe, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+The wind began so sturdily to blowe, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+That down goeth alle the floures everichone, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+So that in all the mede there laft not one;</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_29">[29]</span></p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter53.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">Save such as succoured were among the leves <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Fro every storme that mighte hem assaile, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Growing under hedges and thicke greves; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And after that there came a storme of haile <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And raine in fere, so that, withouten faile, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+The ladies ne the knightes nade o threed <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Drie upon hem, so dropping was her weed.</p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter54.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">And whan the storm was cleane passed away, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Tho clad in white that stoode under the tree, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+They felte nothing of the great affray, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+That they in greene without had in ybe; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+To hem they yede for routhe and pité, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Hem to comfort after here greate disease, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+So faine they were the helplesse for to ease.</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_30">[30]</span></p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter55.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">Than was I ware how one of hem in grene <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Had on a crowne, ful rich and wel sitting; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Wherefore I demed wel she was a quene, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And tho in greene on her were awaiting; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+The ladies then in white that were comming <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Towardes hem, and the knightes in fere, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Beganne hem to comfort, and make hem chere.</p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter56.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">The queen in white, that was of great beauty, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Tooke by the hond the queen that was in grene, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And said, ‘Suster, I have right great pitie <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Of your annoy, and of the troublous tene, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Wherein ye and your company have bene <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+So long, alas! and if that it you please <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+To go with me, I shall do you the ease,</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_31">[31]</span></p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter57.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">In all the pleasure that I can or may;’ <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Whereof the tother, humbly as she mighte, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Thanked her; for in right ill array <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+She was with storm and heat, I you behighte; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And every lady, then anone right, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+That were in white, one of hem took in grene <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+By the hond; which when the knightes hadde sene,</p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter58.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">In like wise ech of hem tooke hir a knight <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+I-clad in greene, &amp; forth with hem they fare, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Unto an hegge, where they anon gan right <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+To make here justes, woulde they not spare <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Boughes to hewe down, and eke trees square, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Wherwith they made hem stately fires greate, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+To dry here clothes that were wringing weate.</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_32">[32]</span></p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter59.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">And after that, of hearbes that there grewe, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+They made, for blisters of the sunne brenning, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Very good &amp; wholesome ointmentes newe, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Where that they yede the sicke fast anointing; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And after that they yede aboute gadering <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Pleasaunt salades, which they made hem eate, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+For to refresh here greate unkindly heate.</p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter60.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">The lady of the Leafe then gan to praye <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Her of the Floure (for so to my seeming <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+They shoulde be, as by here arraye) <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+To soupe with her, &amp; eek, for any thing, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+That she shoulde with her all her people bringe; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And she ayen, in right goodly manere, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Thanketh her of her most friendly cheare,</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_33">[33]</span></p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter61.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">Saying plainely, that she would obaye <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+With all her hart all her commaundement; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And then, anon, withoute lenger delaye, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+The lady of the Leafe hath one ysent <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+For a palfray, as after her intent, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Arrayed well and faire in harneis of golde, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+For nothing lacked, that to him long sholde.</p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter62.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">And after that, to all her company <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+She made to purvey horse and every thing <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+That they needed; &amp; then ful lustily, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Even by the herber where I was sitting, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+They passed alle, so pleasantly singing, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+That it would have comforted any wight. <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+But then I sie a passing wonder sight;</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_34">[34]</span></p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter63.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">For then the nightingale, that all the day <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Had in the laurer sete, &amp; did her might <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+The whole service to singe longing to May, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+All sodainly began to take her flight; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And to the lady of the Leafe, forthright, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+She flew, and set her on her hond softly, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Which was a thing I marveled of greatly.</p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter64.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">The goldfinch eke, that fro the medler tree <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Was fled for heat into the bushes colde, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Unto the lady of the Flower gan flee, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And on her hond he set him as he wolde, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And pleasauntly his winges gan to folde; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And for to singe they pained hem both, as sore <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+As they hadde do of all the day before.</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_35">[35]</span></p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter65.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">And so these ladies rode forth a great pace, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And all the rout of knightes eke in fere; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And I that hadde seene all this wonder case, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Thought I would assay in some manere, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+To knowe fully the trouth of this matere; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And what they were that rode so pleasantly. <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And when they were the herber passed by,</p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter66.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">I dreste me forth, and happede to mete anone <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Right a faire lady, I you ensure; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And she come riding by herselfe alone, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+All in white; with semblance ful demure <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+I salued her, and bad her good aventure <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Might her befall, as I coude most humbly; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And she answered, ‘My doughter, gramercy!’</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_36">[36]</span></p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter67.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">‘Madame,’ quod I, ‘if that I durst enquere <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Of you, I woulde faine, of that company, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Wite what they be that paste by this arbere?’ <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And she ayen answerede right friendly: <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+‘My faire doughter, all tho that passed here by <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+In white clothing, be servaunts everichone <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Unto the Leafe, and I myselfe am one.</p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter68.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">See ye not her that crowned is,’ quod she, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+‘All in white?’—‘Madame,’ quod I, ‘yis:’ <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+‘That is Diané, goddesse of chastité; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And for because that she a maiden is, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+In her own hond the braunch she beareth iwis, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+That agnus castus men calle properly; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And all the ladies in her company,</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_37">[37]</span></p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter69.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">Which as ye se of that hearb chapelets weare, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Be such as han kept alway hir maidenheed: <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And alle they that of laurer chapelets beare, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Be such as hardy were, and manly indeed, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Victorious name which never may be dede! <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And alle they were so worthy of here honde, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+That in her time none might hem withstonde.</p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter70.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">And tho that weare chaplets on here hede <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Of fresh woodbind, be such as never were <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+To love untrue in word, in thought, ne dede, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+But aye stedfast; ne for pleasaunce, ne fere, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Thogh that they shuld here hertes al to-tere, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Woulde ne flitte, but ever were stedfaste, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Til that here lives there asunder braste.’</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_38">[38]</span></p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter71.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">‘Now faire madame,’ quod I, ‘yet would I pray <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Your ladiship, if that it mighte be, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+That I mighte knowe, by some maner way, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+(Sith that it hath i-liked your beauté, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+The trouth of these ladies for to telle me); <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+What that these knightes be in rich armour, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And what tho be in grene and weare the flour?</p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter72.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">And why that some dide reverence to the tre, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And some unto the plot of floures faire?’ <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+‘With right good will, my fair doghter,’ quod she, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+‘Sith your desire is good and debonaire; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Tho nine crowned be very exemplaire <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Of all honour longing to chivalry; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And those certaine be called the Nine Worthy,</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_39">[39]</span></p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter73.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">Which ye may see now riding all before <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+That in her time dide many a noble dede, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And for here worthinesse full oft have bore <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+The crowne of laurer leaves on here hede, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+As ye may in your olde bookes rede; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And how that he that was a conquerour, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Hadde by laurer alway his most honour.</p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter74.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">And tho that beare bowes in here honde <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Of the precious laurer so notable, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Be such as were, I woll ye understonde, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Noble knightes of the rounde table, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And eke the Douseperis honourable, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Which they bearen in signe of victory; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+It is witnesse of here deedes mightily.</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_40">[40]</span></p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter75.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">Eke there be knightes old of the garter, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+That in her time dide right worthily; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And the honour they dide to the laurer, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Is for by it they have here laud wholly, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Here triumph eke, and marshall glory; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Which unto hem is more parfit richesse, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Than any wight imagine can or gesse.</p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter76.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">For one leafe given of that noble tree <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+To any wight that hath done worthily, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And it be done so as it oughte to be, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Is more honour than anything earthly; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Witnesse of Rome that founder was truly <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Of all knighthood and deedes marvelous; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Record I take of Titus Livius.</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_41">[41]</span></p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter77.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">And as for her that crowned is in greene, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+It is Flora, of these floures goddesse; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And all that here on her awaiting beene, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+It are such folk that loved idelnesse, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And not delite hadde of no businesse, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+But for to hunt and hauke, and pley in medes, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And many other such idle dedes.</p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter78.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">And for the greate delite and pleasaunce <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+They have to the floure, and so reverently <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+They unto it do such grete obeisaunce <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+As ye may se.’—‘Now faire Madame,’ quod I, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+‘If I durst aske what is the cause and why, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+That knightes have the signe of honour, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Wel rather by the leafe than by the flour?’</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_42">[42]</span></p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter79.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">‘Soothly, doughter,’ quod she, ‘this is the trouth: <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+For knightes ever should be persevering, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+To seeke honour without feintise or slouth, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Fro wele to better in all manner thing; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+In signe of which, with leaves aye lasting <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+They be rewarded after here degré, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Whose lusty green may not appaired be,</p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter80.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">But aie keping here beautie fresh &amp; greene;
+For there nis storme that ne may hem deface, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Ne haile nor snow, ne winde nor frostes kene; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Wherfore they have this propertie and grace.
+And for the floure, within a little space <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Woll be i-lost, so simple of nature <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+They be, that they no greevance may endure;</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_43">[43]</span></p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter81.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">And every storme will blow hem soone awaye, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Ne laste they not but for oon season;
+That is the cause, the very trouth to saye, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+That they maye not, by no way of reason, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Be put to no such occupation.’ <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+‘Madame,’ quod I, ‘with all mine whole servise <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+I thanke you now, in my most humble wise;</p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter82.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">For now I am acertained throughly, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Of every thing I desired to knowe.’ <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+‘I am right glad that I have said, sothly, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Ought to your pleasure, if ye wille me trowe,’ <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Quod she ayen, ‘but to whom do ye owe <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Your service? and which wolle ye honoure, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Tel me I pray, this yere, the Leafe or the Floure?’</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_44">[44]</span></p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter83.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">‘Madame,’ quod I, ‘though I be least worthy, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Unto the Leafe I owe mine observaunce’:
+‘That is,’ quod she, ‘right well done certainly;
+And pray I God to honour you avaunce, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And kepe you fro the wicked remembraunce <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Of Malebouch, and all his crueltie, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And all that good and well conditioned be.</p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter84.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">For here may I no lenger now abide, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+I muste followe the greate company, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+That ye maye see yonder before you ride.’
+And tho forth, as I couthe, most humbly, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+I tooke my leve of her, as she gan hie <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+After hem as fast as ever she mighte; <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+And I drow homeward, for it was nigh nighte,</p>
+
+<p><span class="pagenum" id="Page_45">[45]</span></p>
+
+<div>
+<img class="dropcap" src="images/letter85.jpg" alt="">
+</div>
+
+<p class="dropcap">And put all that I hadde seene in writing, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Under support of hem that lust it to rede. <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+O little booke, thou art so unconning, <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+How darst thou put thyself in prees, for drede? <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+It is wonder that thou wexest not rede! <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Sith that thou wost full lite who shall beholde <img class="inline" src="images/leaf.jpg" alt="">
+Thy rude language, ful boistously unfolde.</p>
+
+<p class="mt5">HERE ENDS CHAUCER’S FLOWER
+AND THE LEAF. PRINTED AT
+THE ESSEX HOUSE PRESS UNDER
+THE CARE OF C. R. ASHBEE.
+THE ORNAMENTAL LETTERS
+HAVE BEEN DRAWN AND COLOURED
+IN BY EDITH HARWOOD.
+MDCCCCII.</p>
+
+<figure class="figcenter" id="flower" style="max-width: 12.5em;">
+  <img class="w100" src="images/flower.jpg" alt="">
+</figure>
+
+<p>Published in England by <span class="smcap">Edward Arnold</span>,
+37 Bedford Street, Strand, and in
+America by <span class="smcap">Samuel Buckley &amp; Co.</span>, 100
+William Street, New York.</p>
+
+<p>165 copies only, and all on vellum. This
+copy is No. <i>138</i>.</p>
+
+<div style='text-align:center'>*** END OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK 78062 ***</div>
+</body>
+</html>
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