Volume 1
The poetical works of Geoffrey Chaucer / with a memoir by Sir Harris Nicolas.
- Geoffrey Chaucer
- Date:
- 1866
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: The poetical works of Geoffrey Chaucer / with a memoir by Sir Harris Nicolas. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Som tymc west, and som tyme north and south, 850 And som tyme est, ful many a wery fZay; Ti] Cristes niooder, blessed be sche ay ! Hath schapen thurgh hir endeles goodnesse To make an ende of hir hevynesse. Now let us stynt of Constaunee but a throwe, And speke we of the Romayn emperour. That out of Surrye hath by lettres knowe The slaughter of cristen folk, and deshonour Boon to his doughter by a fals traytour, I mene the cursed and wikked sowdenesse, seo That at the fest leet slee bothe more and lesse. * For which this emperour hath sent anoon His senatours, with real ordynaunce. And other lordes. Got wot, many oon. On Surriens to take high vengeaunce. They brenne, sleen, and bringen hem to meschaunce Ful many a day; but schortly this is thende, Hom-ward to Rome they schapen hem to wende. This sanatour I’epayreth with victorie To Rome-ward, saylyng ful really, 870 And mette the schip dry\yng, as seith the story. In which Constance sitteth ful pitously. Nothing ne knew he what sche was ne why Hche was in such aray, sche nolde seye Of hire astaat, although sche scholde deye. He bryngeth hir to Rome, and to his wyf He yaf hir, and hir yonge sone also ; And with the senatour ladtZe sclie hir lyf. Thus can our lady bryngen out of woo ^Voful Constaunee and many another moo ; seo And longe tyme dwellede sche in that place. In holy werkes, as ever was hir grace.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b24876033_0001_0211.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
