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Whan thorisoun was doon of Palamon, His sacrifice he dide, and that anon Ful pitously, with alle circumstaunces, Al telle I noght as now his observaunces. But atte laste the statue of Venus shook, And made a signe, wher-by that he took That his preyere accepted was that day. For thogh the signe shewed a delay, Yet wiste he wel that graunted was his bone; And with glad herte he wente him hoom ful sone. Whan thorisoun was doon of Palamon, His sacrifice he dide, and that anon Ful pitously, with alle circumstaunces, Al telle I noght as now his observaunces. But atte laste the statue of Venus shook, And made a signe, wher-by that he took That his preyere accepted was that day. For thogh the signe shewed a delay, Yet wiste he wel that graunted was his bone; And with glad herte he wente him hoom ful sone.
The thridde houre inequal that Palamon Bigan to Venus temple for to goon, Up roos the sonne, and up roos Emelye, And to the temple of Diane gan hye. Hir maydens, that she thider with hir ladde, Ful redily with hem the fyr they hadde, Thencens, the clothes, and the remenant al That to the sacrifyce longen shal; The hornes fulle of meth, as was the gyse; Ther lakked noght to doon hir sacrifyse. Smoking the temple, ful of clothes faire, This Emelye, with herte debonaire, Hir body wessh with water of a welle; But how she dide hir ryte I dar nat telle, But it be any thing in general; And yet it were a game to heren al; To him that meneth wel, it were no charge: But it is good a man ben at his large. Hir brighte heer was kempt, untressed al; A coroune of a grene ook cerial Upon hir heed was set ful fair and mete. Two fyres on the auter gan she bete, And dide hir thinges, as men may biholde In Stace of Thebes, and thise bokes olde. Whan kindled was the fyr, with pitous chere Unto Diane she spak, as ye may here. The thridde houre inequal that Palamon Bigan to Venus temple for to goon, Up roos the sonne, and up roos Emelye, And to the temple of Diane gan hye. Hir maydens, that she thider with hir ladde, Ful redily with hem the fyr they hadde, Thencens, the clothes, and the remenant al That to the sacrifyce longen shal; The hornes fulle of meth, as was the gyse; Ther lakked noght to doon hir sacrifyse. Smoking the temple, ful of clothes faire, This Emelye, with herte debonaire, Hir body wessh with water of a welle; But how she dide hir ryte I dar nat telle, But it be any thing in general; And yet it were a game to heren al; To him that meneth wel, it were no charge: But it is good a man ben at his large. Hir brighte heer was kempt, untressed al; A coroune of a grene ook cerial Upon hir heed was set ful fair and mete. Two fyres on the auter gan she bete, And dide hir thinges, as men may biholde In Stace of Thebes, and thise bokes olde. Whan kindled was the fyr, with pitous chere Unto Diane she spak, as ye may here.

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Whan thorisoun was doon of Palamon, His sacrifice he dide, and that anon Ful pitously, with alle circumstaunces, Al telle I noght as now his observaunces. But atte laste the statue of Venus shook, And made a signe, wher-by that he took That his preyere accepted was that day. For thogh the signe shewed a delay, Yet wiste he wel that graunted was his bone; And with glad herte he wente him hoom ful sone. Whan thorisoun was doon of Palamon, His sacrifice he dide, and that anon Ful pitously, with alle circumstaunces, Al telle I noght as now his observaunces. But atte laste the statue of Venus shook, And made a signe, wher-by that he took That his preyere accepted was that day. For thogh the signe shewed a delay, Yet wiste he wel that graunted was his bone; And with glad herte he wente him hoom ful sone.
The thridde houre inequal that Palamon Bigan to Venus temple for to goon, Up roos the sonne, and up roos Emelye, And to the temple of Diane gan hye. Hir maydens, that she thider with hir ladde, Ful redily with hem the fyr they hadde, Thencens, the clothes, and the remenant al That to the sacrifyce longen shal; The hornes fulle of meth, as was the gyse; Ther lakked noght to doon hir sacrifyse. Smoking the temple, ful of clothes faire, This Emelye, with herte debonaire, Hir body wessh with water of a welle; But how she dide hir ryte I dar nat telle, But it be any thing in general; And yet it were a game to heren al; To him that meneth wel, it were no charge: But it is good a man ben at his large. Hir brighte heer was kempt, untressed al; A coroune of a grene ook cerial Upon hir heed was set ful fair and mete. Two fyres on the auter gan she bete, And dide hir thinges, as men may biholde In Stace of Thebes, and thise bokes olde. Whan kindled was the fyr, with pitous chere Unto Diane she spak, as ye may here. The thridde houre inequal that Palamon Bigan to Venus temple for to goon, Up roos the sonne, and up roos Emelye, And to the temple of Diane gan hye. Hir maydens, that she thider with hir ladde, Ful redily with hem the fyr they hadde, Thencens, the clothes, and the remenant al That to the sacrifyce longen shal; The hornes fulle of meth, as was the gyse; Ther lakked noght to doon hir sacrifyse. Smoking the temple, ful of clothes faire, This Emelye, with herte debonaire, Hir body wessh with water of a welle; But how she dide hir ryte I dar nat telle, But it be any thing in general; And yet it were a game to heren al; To him that meneth wel, it were no charge: But it is good a man ben at his large. Hir brighte heer was kempt, untressed al; A coroune of a grene ook cerial Upon hir heed was set ful fair and mete. Two fyres on the auter gan she bete, And dide hir thinges, as men may biholde In Stace of Thebes, and thise bokes olde. Whan kindled was the fyr, with pitous chere Unto Diane she spak, as ye may here.