Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 — Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems

by Geoffrey Chaucer

Thou mordrer of the heysugge on the braunche

That broghte thee forth, thou [rewthelees] glotoun!

Live thou soleyn, wormes corrupcioun!

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For no fors is of lakke of thy nature;

Go, lewed be thou, whyl the world may dure!'

Now pees,' quod Nature, 'I comaunde here;

For I have herd al your opinioun,

And in effect yet be we never the nere;

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