That all the deep gleamed of light,
So dere watȝ hit adubbement
So dear was its adornment. —([p. 4].)
Following the course of the stream, he perceives on the opposite side a crystal cliff, from which was reflected many a “royal ray” ([p. 5]).
At þe fote þer-of þer sete a faunt
At the foot thereof there sat a child,
A mayden of menske, ful debonere
A maiden of honour, full debonnair;
Blysnande whyt watȝ hyr bleaunt
Glistening white was her robe,