by violence and by strengthe; and everiche man of hem hadde
born awey swiche peces as he mighte geten. And forsothe, this
forseide woman bar smale bokes in hir right hand, and in hir left
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hand she bar a ceptre.
And whan she say thise poetical Muses aprochen aboute my
bed, and endytinge wordes to my wepinges, she was a litel
amoved, and glowede with [cruel] eyen. 'Who,' quod she, 'hath
suffred aprochen to this syke man [thise comune strompetes] of
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