"The statue of Mars bigan his hauberk rynge; And with that soun he herde a murmurynge..."
by: Edward Coley Burne-Jones (Artist)
from: The Works of Geoffrey Chaucer: A Facsimile of the William Morris Kelmscott Chaucer (P. 24) - 1958
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"The preyere stynt of Arcite the stronge, The rynges on the temple dore that honge, And eek the dores, clatereden ful faste, Of which Arcite somwhat hym agaste. The fyres brende upon the auter brighte, That it gan al the temple for to lighte; And sweete smel the ground anon upyaf, And Arcite anon his hand uphaf, And moore encens into the fyr he caste, With othere rytes mo; and atte laste The statue of Mars bigan his hauberk rynge; And with that soun he herde a murmurynge Ful lowe and dym, that seyde thus, Victorie!" (p. 24)
"The preyere stynt of Arcite the stronge, The rynges on the temple dore that honge, And eek the dores, clatereden ful faste, Of which Arcite somwhat hym agaste. The fyres brende upon the auter brighte, That it gan al the temple for to lighte; And sweete smel the ground anon upyaf, And Arcite anon his hand uphaf, And moore encens into the fyr he caste, With othere rytes mo; and atte laste The statue of Mars bigan his hauberk rynge; And with that soun he herde a murmurynge Ful lowe and dym, that seyde thus, Victorie!" (p. 24)
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