whennes the souning windes moeven and bisien the smothe water
of the see; and what spirit torneth the stable hevene; and why
the sterre aryseth out of the rede eest, to fallen in the westrene
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wawes; and what atempreth the lusty houres of the firste somer
sesoun, that [highteth] and apparaileth the erthe with rosene flowres;
and who maketh that plentevouse autompne, in fulle yeres, [fleteth]
with hevy grapes. And eek this man was wont to telle the
dyverse causes of nature that weren y-hidde. Allas! now lyeth
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