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And som tyme dooth hem Theseus to reste, Hem to refresshe, and drinken if hem leste. Ful ofte a-day han thise Thebanes two Togidre y-met, and wroght his felawe wo; Unhorsed hath ech other of hem tweye. Ther nas no tygre in the vale of Galgopheye, Whan that hir whelp is stole, whan it is lyte, So cruel on the hunte, as is Arcite For Ielous herte upon this Palamoun: Ne in Belmarye ther nis so fel leoun, That hunted is, or for his hunger wood, Ne of his praye desireth so the blood, As Palamon to sleen his fo Arcite. The Ielous strokes on hir helmes byte; Out renneth blood on bothe hir sydes rede. And som tyme dooth hem Theseus to reste, Hem to refresshe, and drinken if hem leste. Ful ofte a-day han thise Thebanes two Togidre y-met, and wroght his felawe wo; Unhorsed hath ech other of hem tweye. Ther nas no tygre in the vale of Galgopheye, Whan that hir whelp is stole, whan it is lyte, So cruel on the hunte, as is Arcite For Ielous herte upon this Palamoun: Ne in Belmarye ther nis so fel leoun, That hunted is, or for his hunger wood, Ne of his praye desireth so the blood, As Palamon to sleen his fo Arcite. The Ielous strokes on hir helmes byte; Out renneth blood on bothe hir sydes rede.
Som tyme an ende ther is of every dede; For er the sonne unto the reste wente, The stronge king Emetreus gan hente This Palamon, as he faught with Arcite, And made his swerd depe in his flesh to byte; And by the force of twenty is he take Unyolden, and y-drawe unto the stake. And in the rescous of this Palamoun The stronge king Ligurge is born adoun; And king Emetreus, for al his strengthe, Is born out of his sadel a swerdes lengthe, So hitte him Palamon er he were take; But al for noght, he was broght to the stake. His hardy herte mighte him helpe naught; He moste abyde, whan that he was caught By force, and eek by composicioun. Som tyme an ende ther is of every dede; For er the sonne unto the reste wente, The stronge king Emetreus gan hente This Palamon, as he faught with Arcite, And made his swerd depe in his flesh to byte; And by the force of twenty is he take Unyolden, and y-drawe unto the stake. And in the rescous of this Palamoun The stronge king Ligurge is born adoun; And king Emetreus, for al his strengthe, Is born out of his sadel a swerdes lengthe, So hitte him Palamon er he were take; But al for noght, he was broght to the stake. His hardy herte mighte him helpe naught; He moste abyde, whan that he was caught By force, and eek by composicioun.

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And som tyme dooth hem Theseus to reste, Hem to refresshe, and drinken if hem leste. Ful ofte a-day han thise Thebanes two Togidre y-met, and wroght his felawe wo; Unhorsed hath ech other of hem tweye. Ther nas no tygre in the vale of Galgopheye, Whan that hir whelp is stole, whan it is lyte, So cruel on the hunte, as is Arcite For Ielous herte upon this Palamoun: Ne in Belmarye ther nis so fel leoun, That hunted is, or for his hunger wood, Ne of his praye desireth so the blood, As Palamon to sleen his fo Arcite. The Ielous strokes on hir helmes byte; Out renneth blood on bothe hir sydes rede. And som tyme dooth hem Theseus to reste, Hem to refresshe, and drinken if hem leste. Ful ofte a-day han thise Thebanes two Togidre y-met, and wroght his felawe wo; Unhorsed hath ech other of hem tweye. Ther nas no tygre in the vale of Galgopheye, Whan that hir whelp is stole, whan it is lyte, So cruel on the hunte, as is Arcite For Ielous herte upon this Palamoun: Ne in Belmarye ther nis so fel leoun, That hunted is, or for his hunger wood, Ne of his praye desireth so the blood, As Palamon to sleen his fo Arcite. The Ielous strokes on hir helmes byte; Out renneth blood on bothe hir sydes rede.
Som tyme an ende ther is of every dede; For er the sonne unto the reste wente, The stronge king Emetreus gan hente This Palamon, as he faught with Arcite, And made his swerd depe in his flesh to byte; And by the force of twenty is he take Unyolden, and y-drawe unto the stake. And in the rescous of this Palamoun The stronge king Ligurge is born adoun; And king Emetreus, for al his strengthe, Is born out of his sadel a swerdes lengthe, So hitte him Palamon er he were take; But al for noght, he was broght to the stake. His hardy herte mighte him helpe naught; He moste abyde, whan that he was caught By force, and eek by composicioun. Som tyme an ende ther is of every dede; For er the sonne unto the reste wente, The stronge king Emetreus gan hente This Palamon, as he faught with Arcite, And made his swerd depe in his flesh to byte; And by the force of twenty is he take Unyolden, and y-drawe unto the stake. And in the rescous of this Palamoun The stronge king Ligurge is born adoun; And king Emetreus, for al his strengthe, Is born out of his sadel a swerdes lengthe, So hitte him Palamon er he were take; But al for noght, he was broght to the stake. His hardy herte mighte him helpe naught; He moste abyde, whan that he was caught By force, and eek by composicioun.