This yonge knyht Acis was hote,
Which hire ayeinward als so hote
Al only loveth and nomo.
Hierof was Poliphemus wo
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Thurgh pure Envie, and evere aspide,
And waiteth upon every side,[549]
Whan he togedre myhte se
This yonge Acis with Galathe.
So longe he waiteth to and fro,