Scholde of his calculacion

Seche after constellacion,

Hou thei the Cite mihten gete:

And he, which hadde noght foryete

Of that belongeth to a clerk,

His studie sette upon this werk.[119] 3090

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So longe his wit aboute he caste,

Til that he fond out ate laste,

Bot if they hadden Achilles