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Our hoste cryde ‘pees! and that anoon!’ And seyde, ‘lat the womman telle hir tale. Ye fare as folk that dronken been of ale. Do, dame, tel forth your tale, and that is best.’ Our hoste cryde ‘pees! and that anoon!’ And seyde, ‘lat the womman telle hir tale. Ye fare as folk that dronken been of ale. Do, dame, tel forth your tale, and that is best.’
‘Al redy, sir,’ quod she, ‘right as yow lest, If I have licence of this worthy Frere.’ ‘Al redy, sir,’ quod she, ‘right as yow lest, If I have licence of this worthy Frere.’
‘Yis, dame,’ quod he, ‘tel forth, and I wol here.’ ‘Yis, dame,’ quod he, ‘tel forth, and I wol here.’
HERE ENDETH THE WYF OF BATHE HIR PROLOGE. HERE ENDETH THE WYF OF BATHE HIR PROLOGE.

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Our hoste cryde ‘pees! and that anoon!’ And seyde, ‘lat the womman telle hir tale. Ye fare as folk that dronken been of ale. Do, dame, tel forth your tale, and that is best.’ Our hoste cryde ‘pees! and that anoon!’ And seyde, ‘lat the womman telle hir tale. Ye fare as folk that dronken been of ale. Do, dame, tel forth your tale, and that is best.’
‘Al redy, sir,’ quod she, ‘right as yow lest, If I have licence of this worthy Frere.’ ‘Al redy, sir,’ quod she, ‘right as yow lest, If I have licence of this worthy Frere.’
‘Yis, dame,’ quod he, ‘tel forth, and I wol here.’ ‘Yis, dame,’ quod he, ‘tel forth, and I wol here.’
HERE ENDETH THE WYF OF BATHE HIR PROLOGE. HERE ENDETH THE WYF OF BATHE HIR PROLOGE.
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