THE KNIGHTS TALE（第7页）

thanisthelil玉ponhisstalkegreen，

andfresherthanthemaywithflowersne

（forwiththerosecolourstroveherhue;

inot*whichwasthefinerofthemtwo），*knowno

ereitwasday，asshewaswonttodo，

shewasarisen，andallreadydight*，*dressed

ardya-night;

theseasonpricketheverygentleheart，

andmakethhiutofhissleeptostart，

andsaith，"arise，anddothineobservance."

thismakethemilyhaveremembrance

todohonourtomay，andfortorise.

y-clothedwasshefreshfortodevise;

heryellowhairwasbraidedinatress，

behindherback，ayardelongiguess.

andinthegardenat*thesunuprist**sunrise

shewalkethupanddownwhereasherlist.

shegatherethflowers，party*whiteandred，*mingle

tomakeasotel*garlandforherhead，*subtle，well-arranged

andasanangelheavenlyshesung.

thegreatetower，thatwassothickandstrong，

whichofthecastlewasthechiefdungeon

（whereastheseknighteswereninprison，

ofwhichitoldeyou，andtelleshall），

wasevenjoinant*tothegardenwall，*adjoining

thereasthisemilyhadherplaying.

brightwasthesun，andclearthatrrowning，

andpalan，thiswofulprisoner，

aswashiswont，byleaveofhisgaoler，

wasrisn，androamedinachamberonhigh，

inwhichheallthenoblecitysigh*，*saw