But al thyng which shineth as the gold Nis nat gold, as that I have herd it told
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Somwhat he lipsed, for his wantownesse To make hls English swete up-on his tonge.Geoffrey Chaucer
Of alle the floures in the mede, Than love I most these floures whyte and rede, Swiche as men callen daysies in our toun. .... Til that myn herte dye. .... That wel by reson men hit calle may The 'dayesye' or elles the 'ye of day,' The emperice and flour of floures alle. I pray to god that faire mot she falle, And alle that loven floures, for hir sake.
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Well lov'd he in the morn a sop in wine.
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HYD, Absolon, they gilte tresses clere Ester, ley thou thy meknesse al a-doun Hyd, Jonathas, al thy frendly manere Penalopee, and Marcia Catoun, Mak of your wyfhod no comparisoun Hyde ye your beautes, Isoude and Eleyne, Alceste is here, that al that may desteyne. Thy faire bodye, let hit net appere, Lavyne and thou, Lucresse of Rome toun, And Polixene, that boghte love so dere, Eek Cleopatre, with al thy passioun, Hyde ye your trouthe in love and your renoun And thou, Tisbe, that hast for love swich peyne Alceste is here, that al that may desteyne. Herro, Dido, Laudomia, alle in-fere, Eek Phyllis, hanging for thy Demophoun, And Canace, espyed by thy chere, Ysiphile, betrayed with Jasoun, Mak of your trouthe in love no boft ne soun Nor Ypermistre or Adriane, ne pleyne Alceste is here, that al that may desteyne.
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The gretteste clerkes been noght the wysest men.
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Now, thonked be god, he may goon in the daunce
Of hem that Love list febly for to avaunce!
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