Garlondes ful of fresshe floures newe.

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And in a privee corner, in disporte,

Fond I Venus and hir porter Richesse,

That was ful noble and hauteyn of hir porte;

Derk was that place, but afterward lightnesse

I saw a lyte, unnethe hit might be lesse,

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And on a bed of golde she lay to reste,