Famous Welk Poems by Famous Poets

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Troilus And Criseyde: Book 02

...e he wolde slepe,
And on the gres a-doun he leyde him tho; 
And I after gan rome to and fro
Til that I herde, as that I welk allone,
How he bigan ful wofully to grone.

'Tho gan I stalke him softely bihinde,
And sikerly, the sothe for to seyne, 
As I can clepe ayein now to my minde,
Right thus to Love he gan him for to pleyne;
He seyde, "Lord! Have routhe up-on my peyne,
Al have I been rebel in myn entente;
Now, MEA CULPA, lord! I me repente. 

'"O god, that at thy disposicio...Read more of this...
by Chaucer, Geoffrey


Troilus And Criseyde: Book 05

...de dye.

So on a day he leyde him doun to slepe,
And so bifel that in his sleep him thoughte,
That in a forest faste he welk to wepe 
For love of hir that him these peynes wroughte;
And up and doun as he the forest soughte,
He mette he saugh a boor with tuskes grete,
That sleep ayein the brighte sonnes hete.

And by this boor, faste in his armes folde, 
Lay kissing ay his lady bright Criseyde:
For sorwe of which, whan he it gan biholde,
And for despyt, out of his slepe he bre...Read more of this...
by Chaucer, Geoffrey

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