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Anunder mone so gret merwayle No fleschly hert ne myght endeure, As quen I blusched upon that bayle, So ferly therof was the fasure. I stod as stylle as dased quayle For ferly of that freuch fygure, That felde I nawther reste ne travayle, So was I ravyste wyth glymme pure. For I darsay wyth conciens sure, Hade bodyly burne abiden that bone Thoghe alle clerkes hym hade in cure, Hys lyfe was loste anunder mone. XIX Ryght as the maynful mone con rys Er thenne the day-glem dryve al doun, So sodanly on a wonder wyse I was war of a prosessyoun, This noble cité of ryche empryse Was sodanly ful wythouten sommoun Of such vergynes in the same gyse That was my blysful anunder croun; And coronde wern alle of the same fasoun, Depaynt in perles and wedes qwyte; In uchones breste was bounden boun The blysful perle of gret delyt.
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Beneath the moon, such marvels, all That mortal heart might not endure As when I gazed upon that wall So wondrous was its form, so pure. Like startled quail I stood withal, At sight of it; fra.il, insecure. Nor rest nor toll could I recall; Naught could such radiance obscure. For I dare say with conscience sure Had any man received such boon No doctors could his life secure; His life would end beneath the moon. XIX Even as the moon begins to rise Before the light of day goes down, I was aware, to my surprise, In this great place of such renown Of something wondrous to my eyes; A great procession from that town Of virgins in the self same guise As my beloved in her gown Crowned were they all with that same crown And clothed in pearls and garments white And on them, light as thistledown, The beauteous pearl of great delight.
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Beneath the moon so great a marvel might no mortal heart endure, as I saw when I observed that city, so wondrous was the form thereof. I stood so still like a startled quail in amazement at that frail spectacle that I felt neither rest nor toil, so much was I enraptured by that pure radiance. For I dare say with clear conscience that if mortal man had experienced that favour, though all the learned men had the care of him, his life would have been entirely lost. Even as the mighty moon rises before the light of day has altogether departed, so suddenly in wondrous manner I became aware of a procession. This noble city of glorious renown was suddenly filled without warning by similar virgins in the same guise as my blissful maiden beneath her crown; and crowned were they all in similar fashion, adorned in pearls and garments white, and fastened firmly on each breast, the beautiful pearl of great delight.
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