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79: With hym ther was his sone, a yong squier,
With him there was his son, a young squire,
80: A lovyere and a lusty bacheler,
A lover and a lusty bachelor,
81: With lokkes crulle as they were leyd in presse.
With locks well curled as if they were laid and pressed
82: Of twenty yeer of age he was, I gesse.
I suppose he was twenty years of age.
83: Of his stature he was of evene lengthe,
He was average length in stature,
84: And wonderly delyvere, and of greet strengthe.
And wondrously active and great of strength.
85: And he hadde been somtyme in chyvachie
And he had ridden sometime with cavalry
86: In flaundres, in artoys, and pycardie,
In Flanders, in Artois, and Picardy,
87: And born hym weel, as of so litel space,
And borne him well, with so little time,
88: In hope to stonden in his lady grace.
In hope to win thereby his lady's grace.
89: Embrouded was he, as it were a meede
His clothes were embroidered, as if he were a meadow
90: Al ful of fresshe floures, whyte and reede.
All full of fresh flowers, white and red.
91: Syngynge he was, or floytynge, al the day;
He was singing, or fluting, all the day;
92: He was as fressh as is the month of may.
He was as fresh as is the month of May.
93: Short was his gowne, with sleves longe and wyde.
Short was his gown, with sleeves long and wide.
94: Wel koude he sitte on hors and faire ryde.
Well could be sit on horse, and fairly ride.
95: He koude songes make and wel endite,
He could make songs and words there to indite,
96: Juste and eek daunce, and weel purtreye and write.
Jouste, and dance too, as well as sketch and write.
97: So hoote he lovede that by nyghtertale.
So hot he loved that, while night told her tale,
98: He sleep namoore than dooth a nyghtyngale.
He slept no more than does a nightingale.
99: Curteis he was, lowely, and servysable,
He was courteous he, and humble, willing and able,
100: And carf biforn his fader at the table.
And carved before his father at the table.
With him there was his son, a young squire,
80: A lovyere and a lusty bacheler,
A lover and a lusty bachelor,
81: With lokkes crulle as they were leyd in presse.
With locks well curled as if they were laid and pressed
82: Of twenty yeer of age he was, I gesse.
I suppose he was twenty years of age.
83: Of his stature he was of evene lengthe,
He was average length in stature,
84: And wonderly delyvere, and of greet strengthe.
And wondrously active and great of strength.
85: And he hadde been somtyme in chyvachie
And he had ridden sometime with cavalry
86: In flaundres, in artoys, and pycardie,
In Flanders, in Artois, and Picardy,
87: And born hym weel, as of so litel space,
And borne him well, with so little time,
88: In hope to stonden in his lady grace.
In hope to win thereby his lady's grace.
89: Embrouded was he, as it were a meede
His clothes were embroidered, as if he were a meadow
90: Al ful of fresshe floures, whyte and reede.
All full of fresh flowers, white and red.
91: Syngynge he was, or floytynge, al the day;
He was singing, or fluting, all the day;
92: He was as fressh as is the month of may.
He was as fresh as is the month of May.
93: Short was his gowne, with sleves longe and wyde.
Short was his gown, with sleeves long and wide.
94: Wel koude he sitte on hors and faire ryde.
Well could be sit on horse, and fairly ride.
95: He koude songes make and wel endite,
He could make songs and words there to indite,
96: Juste and eek daunce, and weel purtreye and write.
Jouste, and dance too, as well as sketch and write.
97: So hoote he lovede that by nyghtertale.
So hot he loved that, while night told her tale,
98: He sleep namoore than dooth a nyghtyngale.
He slept no more than does a nightingale.
99: Curteis he was, lowely, and servysable,
He was courteous he, and humble, willing and able,
100: And carf biforn his fader at the table.
And carved before his father at the table.
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