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,