Of which Eson this Iasoun geten was,
That, in his tyme, in al that lond, ther nas
Nat swich a famous knight of gentilesse,
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Of freedom, and of strengthe and lustinesse.
After his fader deeth, he bar him so
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That ther nas noon that liste been his fo,
But dide him al honour and companye;
Of which this Pelleus hath greet envye,