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But, for to juge his most ruful semblaunce,

God wot, it was a pitous entremes!

After diner, anon they hem avaunced

To daunce about, these folkes everichoon;

And forth-withal this hevy lover daunced

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Somtyme with twayn, and somtyme but with oon.

Unto hem al his chere was after oon,

Now here, now there, as fel by aventure;