So yif me might to ryme hit and endyte!

The Story.

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This forseid African me hente anoon,

And forth with him unto a gate broghte

Right of a parke, walled with grene stoon;

And over the gate, with lettres large y-wroghte,

Ther weren vers y-writen, as me thoghte,

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On eyther halfe, of ful gret difference,