No Fear Literature: The Canterbury Tales: The Knight’s Tale, Part Four Page 19

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‘What may I conclude of this longe serie, But, after wo, I rede us to be merie, And thanken Iupiter of al his grace? And, er that we departen from this place, I rede that we make, of sorwes two, O parfyt Ioye, lasting ever-mo; And loketh now, wher most sorwe is her-inne, Ther wol we first amenden and biginne.	‘What may I conclude of this longe serie, But, after wo, I rede us to be merie, And thanken Iupiter of al his grace? And, er that we departen from this place, I rede that we make, of sorwes two, O parfyt Ioye, lasting ever-mo; And loketh now, wher most sorwe is her-inne, Ther wol we first amenden and biginne.
‘Suster,’ quod he, ‘this is my fulle assent, With al thavys heer of my parlement, That gentil Palamon, your owne knight, That serveth yow with wille, herte, and might, And ever hath doon, sin that ye first him knewe, That ye shul, of your grace, upon him rewe, And taken him for housbonde and for lord: Leen me your hond, for this is our acord. Lat see now of your wommanly pitee. He is a kinges brother sone, pardee; And, though he were a povre bacheler, Sin he hath served yow so many a yeer, And had for yow so greet adversitee, It moste been considered, leveth me; For gentil mercy oghte to passen right.’	‘Suster,’ quod he, ‘this is my fulle assent, With al thavys heer of my parlement, That gentil Palamon, your owne knight, That serveth yow with wille, herte, and might, And ever hath doon, sin that ye first him knewe, That ye shul, of your grace, upon him rewe, And taken him for housbonde and for lord: Leen me your hond, for this is our acord. Lat see now of your wommanly pitee. He is a kinges brother sone, pardee; And, though he were a povre bacheler, Sin he hath served yow so many a yeer, And had for yow so greet adversitee, It moste been considered, leveth me; For gentil mercy oghte to passen right.’

Original Text	Modern Text
‘What may I conclude of this longe serie, But, after wo, I rede us to be merie, And thanken Iupiter of al his grace? And, er that we departen from this place, I rede that we make, of sorwes two, O parfyt Ioye, lasting ever-mo; And loketh now, wher most sorwe is her-inne, Ther wol we first amenden and biginne.	‘What may I conclude of this longe serie, But, after wo, I rede us to be merie, And thanken Iupiter of al his grace? And, er that we departen from this place, I rede that we make, of sorwes two, O parfyt Ioye, lasting ever-mo; And loketh now, wher most sorwe is her-inne, Ther wol we first amenden and biginne.
‘Suster,’ quod he, ‘this is my fulle assent, With al thavys heer of my parlement, That gentil Palamon, your owne knight, That serveth yow with wille, herte, and might, And ever hath doon, sin that ye first him knewe, That ye shul, of your grace, upon him rewe, And taken him for housbonde and for lord: Leen me your hond, for this is our acord. Lat see now of your wommanly pitee. He is a kinges brother sone, pardee; And, though he were a povre bacheler, Sin he hath served yow so many a yeer, And had for yow so greet adversitee, It moste been considered, leveth me; For gentil mercy oghte to passen right.’	‘Suster,’ quod he, ‘this is my fulle assent, With al thavys heer of my parlement, That gentil Palamon, your owne knight, That serveth yow with wille, herte, and might, And ever hath doon, sin that ye first him knewe, That ye shul, of your grace, upon him rewe, And taken him for housbonde and for lord: Leen me your hond, for this is our acord. Lat see now of your wommanly pitee. He is a kinges brother sone, pardee; And, though he were a povre bacheler, Sin he hath served yow so many a yeer, And had for yow so greet adversitee, It moste been considered, leveth me; For gentil mercy oghte to passen right.’