that the firmament stant derked by wete [ploungy] cloudes, and

that the sterres nat apperen up-on hevene, so that the night

semeth sprad up-on erthe: yif thanne the wind that highte [Borias],

y-sent out of the [caves] of the contree of Trace, beteth this night

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(that is to seyn, chaseth it a-wey), and descovereth the closed day:

than shyneth Phebus [y-shaken] with sodein light, and smyteth

with his bemes in mervelinge eyen.

Me. III. 1. C. descussed; A. discussed. 2. C. dirk-; A. derk-. // C. om. ayein. 3. C. fyrst; A. firste. 5. C. heyhte; A. hyȝt. 6. C. dirked; A. derked. 8. C. hyhte; A. hyȝt.

Prose III.