THE TALE（第3页）

herfilletbroadofsilk，andsetfullhigh

andsickerly*shehadalikerous**eye.*certainly**lascivious

fullsmally-pulledwereherbrowestwo，

andtheywerebent*，andblackasanysloe.*arched

shewaswellre*blissfulontosee**pleasanttolookupon*

thanistheneweperjee*tree;*youngpear-tree

andsofterthanthewoolisofawether.

andbyhergirdle混♂gapurseofleather，

tasseldwithsilk，and*pearledwithlatoun*.*setwithbrasspearls*

inallthisworldtoseekenupanddown

thereisnomansowise，thatcoudethenche**fancy，thinkof

sogayapopelot*，orsuchawench.*puppet

fullbrighterwastheshiningofherhue，

thaninthetowerthenoble*forgednew.*agoldcoin

butofhersong，itwasasloudandyern*，*lively

asanyswallowchitteringonabern*.*barn

thereto*shecouldeskip，and*makeagame**also*romp*

asanykidorcalffollowinghisdame.

heruthwassweetasbraket，

orasmethe**mead

orhoardofapples，laidinhayorheath.

wincing*shewasasisajollycolt，*skittish

longasamast，anduprightasabolt.

abroochshebareuponherlowcollere，

asbroadasisthebossofabucklere.

eshigh;

shewasaprimerole，*esnie

，*primrose

ing*inhisbed，*lying

oryetforanygoodyeomantowed.

now，sir，andeft*sir，sobefellthecase，*again