*That with the gleem a-stoned was the sighte;

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A furlong-wey I mighte him nat beholde.

But at the laste in hande I saw him holde

†Two fyry dartes, as the gledes rede;

And aungellich his wenges gan he sprede.

†And al be that men seyn that blind is he,

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Al-gate me thoughte he mighte wel y-see;

†For sternely on me he gan biholde,