And were on a defaute y-falle;

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Therwith the hunte wonder faste

Blew a forloyn at the laste.

I was go walked fro my tree,

And as I wente, ther cam by me

A whelp, that fauned me as I stood,

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That hadde y-folowed, and coude no good.

Hit com and creep to me as lowe,