Chapter X

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From this reading Thus as I made my passage 4615 In compleynt, and in cruel rage, And I not wher to finde a leche That couthe unto myn helping eche, Sodeynly agayn comen doun Out of hir tour I saugh Resoun, 4620 Discrete and wys, and ful plesaunt, And of hir porte ful avenaunt.

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From this reading Thus as I made my passage 4615 In compleynt, and in cruel rage, And I not wher to finde a leche That couthe unto myn helping eche, Sodeynly agayn comen doun Out of hir tour I saugh Resoun, 4620 Discrete and wys, and ful plesaunt, And of hir porte ful avenaunt.

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From this reading The righte wey she took to me, Which stood in greet perplexite, That was posshed in every side, 4625 That I nist where I might abyde, Til she, demurely sad of chere, Seide to me as she com nere:-- 'Myn owne freend, art thou yit greved?

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From this reading How is this quarel yit acheved 4630 Of Loves syde?

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading COMENT RAISOUN VIENT A L'AMANT.

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From this reading The righte wey she took to me, Which stood in greet perplexite, That was posshed in every side, 4625 That I nist where I might abyde, Til she, demurely sad of chere, Seide to me as she com nere:-- 'Myn owne freend, art thou yit greved?

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From this reading How is this quarel yit acheved 4630 Of Loves syde?

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From this reading Thus as I made my passage 4615 In compleynt, and in cruel rage, And I not wher to finde a leche That couthe unto myn helping eche, Sodeynly agayn comen doun Out of hir tour I saugh Resoun, 4620 Discrete and wys, and ful plesaunt, And of hir porte ful avenaunt.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Thus as I made my passage 4615 In compleynt, and in cruel rage, And I not wher to finde a leche That couthe unto myn helping eche, Sodeynly agayn comen doun Out of hir tour I saugh Resoun, 4620 Discrete and wys, and ful plesaunt, And of hir porte ful avenaunt.

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From this reading Anoon me telle; Hast thou not yit of love thy fille?

an old form of “are”, used with “thou”

From this reading The righte wey she took to me, Which stood in greet perplexite, That was posshed in every side, 4625 That I nist where I might abyde, Til she, demurely sad of chere, Seide to me as she com nere:-- 'Myn owne freend, art thou yit greved?

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading Thus as I made my passage 4615 In compleynt, and in cruel rage, And I not wher to finde a leche That couthe unto myn helping eche, Sodeynly agayn comen doun Out of hir tour I saugh Resoun, 4620 Discrete and wys, and ful plesaunt, And of hir porte ful avenaunt.

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From this reading Thus as I made my passage 4615 In compleynt, and in cruel rage, And I not wher to finde a leche That couthe unto myn helping eche, Sodeynly agayn comen doun Out of hir tour I saugh Resoun, 4620 Discrete and wys, and ful plesaunt, And of hir porte ful avenaunt.

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From this reading The righte wey she took to me, Which stood in greet perplexite, That was posshed in every side, 4625 That I nist where I might abyde, Til she, demurely sad of chere, Seide to me as she com nere:-- 'Myn owne freend, art thou yit greved?

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From this reading The righte wey she took to me, Which stood in greet perplexite, That was posshed in every side, 4625 That I nist where I might abyde, Til she, demurely sad of chere, Seide to me as she com nere:-- 'Myn owne freend, art thou yit greved?

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From this reading Thus as I made my passage 4615 In compleynt, and in cruel rage, And I not wher to finde a leche That couthe unto myn helping eche, Sodeynly agayn comen doun Out of hir tour I saugh Resoun, 4620 Discrete and wys, and ful plesaunt, And of hir porte ful avenaunt.

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From this reading COMENT RAISOUN VIENT A L'AMANT.

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From this reading Thus as I made my passage 4615 In compleynt, and in cruel rage, And I not wher to finde a leche That couthe unto myn helping eche, Sodeynly agayn comen doun Out of hir tour I saugh Resoun, 4620 Discrete and wys, and ful plesaunt, And of hir porte ful avenaunt.

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From this reading Thus as I made my passage 4615 In compleynt, and in cruel rage, And I not wher to finde a leche That couthe unto myn helping eche, Sodeynly agayn comen doun Out of hir tour I saugh Resoun, 4620 Discrete and wys, and ful plesaunt, And of hir porte ful avenaunt.

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering

From this reading Thus as I made my passage 4615 In compleynt, and in cruel rage, And I not wher to finde a leche That couthe unto myn helping eche, Sodeynly agayn comen doun Out of hir tour I saugh Resoun, 4620 Discrete and wys, and ful plesaunt, And of hir porte ful avenaunt.

in a demure manner

From this reading The righte wey she took to me, Which stood in greet perplexite, That was posshed in every side, 4625 That I nist where I might abyde, Til she, demurely sad of chere, Seide to me as she com nere:-- 'Myn owne freend, art thou yit greved?

constituting a separate entity or part

From this reading Thus as I made my passage 4615 In compleynt, and in cruel rage, And I not wher to finde a leche That couthe unto myn helping eche, Sodeynly agayn comen doun Out of hir tour I saugh Resoun, 4620 Discrete and wys, and ful plesaunt, And of hir porte ful avenaunt.

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From this reading Thus as I made my passage 4615 In compleynt, and in cruel rage, And I not wher to finde a leche That couthe unto myn helping eche, Sodeynly agayn comen doun Out of hir tour I saugh Resoun, 4620 Discrete and wys, and ful plesaunt, And of hir porte ful avenaunt.

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From this reading Thus as I made my passage 4615 In compleynt, and in cruel rage, And I not wher to finde a leche That couthe unto myn helping eche, Sodeynly agayn comen doun Out of hir tour I saugh Resoun, 4620 Discrete and wys, and ful plesaunt, And of hir porte ful avenaunt.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading The righte wey she took to me, Which stood in greet perplexite, That was posshed in every side, 4625 That I nist where I might abyde, Til she, demurely sad of chere, Seide to me as she com nere:-- 'Myn owne freend, art thou yit greved?

a young female

From this reading Anoon me telle; Hast thou not yit of love thy fille?

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From this reading Thus as I made my passage 4615 In compleynt, and in cruel rage, And I not wher to finde a leche That couthe unto myn helping eche, Sodeynly agayn comen doun Out of hir tour I saugh Resoun, 4620 Discrete and wys, and ful plesaunt, And of hir porte ful avenaunt.

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From this reading The righte wey she took to me, Which stood in greet perplexite, That was posshed in every side, 4625 That I nist where I might abyde, Til she, demurely sad of chere, Seide to me as she com nere:-- 'Myn owne freend, art thou yit greved?

a family of languages of the Fulani of West Africa and used as a lingua franca in the sub-Saharan regions from Senegal to Chad; the best known of the West African languages

From this reading Thus as I made my passage 4615 In compleynt, and in cruel rage, And I not wher to finde a leche That couthe unto myn helping eche, Sodeynly agayn comen doun Out of hir tour I saugh Resoun, 4620 Discrete and wys, and ful plesaunt, And of hir porte ful avenaunt.

express greetings upon meeting someone

From this reading The righte wey she took to me, Which stood in greet perplexite, That was posshed in every side, 4625 That I nist where I might abyde, Til she, demurely sad of chere, Seide to me as she com nere:-- 'Myn owne freend, art thou yit greved?

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From this reading The righte wey she took to me, Which stood in greet perplexite, That was posshed in every side, 4625 That I nist where I might abyde, Til she, demurely sad of chere, Seide to me as she com nere:-- 'Myn owne freend, art thou yit greved?

an old form of “have”, used with “thou”

From this reading Anoon me telle; Hast thou not yit of love thy fille?

an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal

From this reading Thus as I made my passage 4615 In compleynt, and in cruel rage, And I not wher to finde a leche That couthe unto myn helping eche, Sodeynly agayn comen doun Out of hir tour I saugh Resoun, 4620 Discrete and wys, and ful plesaunt, And of hir porte ful avenaunt.

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From this reading Thus as I made my passage 4615 In compleynt, and in cruel rage, And I not wher to finde a leche That couthe unto myn helping eche, Sodeynly agayn comen doun Out of hir tour I saugh Resoun, 4620 Discrete and wys, and ful plesaunt, And of hir porte ful avenaunt.

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From this reading How is this quarel yit acheved 4630 Of Loves syde?

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading Thus as I made my passage 4615 In compleynt, and in cruel rage, And I not wher to finde a leche That couthe unto myn helping eche, Sodeynly agayn comen doun Out of hir tour I saugh Resoun, 4620 Discrete and wys, and ful plesaunt, And of hir porte ful avenaunt.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Thus as I made my passage 4615 In compleynt, and in cruel rage, And I not wher to finde a leche That couthe unto myn helping eche, Sodeynly agayn comen doun Out of hir tour I saugh Resoun, 4620 Discrete and wys, and ful plesaunt, And of hir porte ful avenaunt.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading How is this quarel yit acheved 4630 Of Loves syde?

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From this reading COMENT RAISOUN VIENT A L'AMANT.

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From this reading Thus as I made my passage 4615 In compleynt, and in cruel rage, And I not wher to finde a leche That couthe unto myn helping eche, Sodeynly agayn comen doun Out of hir tour I saugh Resoun, 4620 Discrete and wys, and ful plesaunt, And of hir porte ful avenaunt.

a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading Anoon me telle; Hast thou not yit of love thy fille?

plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection

From this reading How is this quarel yit acheved 4630 Of Loves syde?

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading Thus as I made my passage 4615 In compleynt, and in cruel rage, And I not wher to finde a leche That couthe unto myn helping eche, Sodeynly agayn comen doun Out of hir tour I saugh Resoun, 4620 Discrete and wys, and ful plesaunt, And of hir porte ful avenaunt.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading The righte wey she took to me, Which stood in greet perplexite, That was posshed in every side, 4625 That I nist where I might abyde, Til she, demurely sad of chere, Seide to me as she com nere:-- 'Myn owne freend, art thou yit greved?

used to say something is possible but not certain

From this reading The righte wey she took to me, Which stood in greet perplexite, That was posshed in every side, 4625 That I nist where I might abyde, Til she, demurely sad of chere, Seide to me as she com nere:-- 'Myn owne freend, art thou yit greved?

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading Thus as I made my passage 4615 In compleynt, and in cruel rage, And I not wher to finde a leche That couthe unto myn helping eche, Sodeynly agayn comen doun Out of hir tour I saugh Resoun, 4620 Discrete and wys, and ful plesaunt, And of hir porte ful avenaunt.

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From this reading Thus as I made my passage 4615 In compleynt, and in cruel rage, And I not wher to finde a leche That couthe unto myn helping eche, Sodeynly agayn comen doun Out of hir tour I saugh Resoun, 4620 Discrete and wys, and ful plesaunt, And of hir porte ful avenaunt.

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From this reading The righte wey she took to me, Which stood in greet perplexite, That was posshed in every side, 4625 That I nist where I might abyde, Til she, demurely sad of chere, Seide to me as she com nere:-- 'Myn owne freend, art thou yit greved?

an agency in the Technology Administration that makes measurements and sets standards as needed by industry or government programs

From this reading The righte wey she took to me, Which stood in greet perplexite, That was posshed in every side, 4625 That I nist where I might abyde, Til she, demurely sad of chere, Seide to me as she com nere:-- 'Myn owne freend, art thou yit greved?

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Thus as I made my passage 4615 In compleynt, and in cruel rage, And I not wher to finde a leche That couthe unto myn helping eche, Sodeynly agayn comen doun Out of hir tour I saugh Resoun, 4620 Discrete and wys, and ful plesaunt, And of hir porte ful avenaunt.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Thus as I made my passage 4615 In compleynt, and in cruel rage, And I not wher to finde a leche That couthe unto myn helping eche, Sodeynly agayn comen doun Out of hir tour I saugh Resoun, 4620 Discrete and wys, and ful plesaunt, And of hir porte ful avenaunt.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading Thus as I made my passage 4615 In compleynt, and in cruel rage, And I not wher to finde a leche That couthe unto myn helping eche, Sodeynly agayn comen doun Out of hir tour I saugh Resoun, 4620 Discrete and wys, and ful plesaunt, And of hir porte ful avenaunt.

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From this reading The righte wey she took to me, Which stood in greet perplexite, That was posshed in every side, 4625 That I nist where I might abyde, Til she, demurely sad of chere, Seide to me as she com nere:-- 'Myn owne freend, art thou yit greved?

the act of passing from one state or place to the next

From this reading Thus as I made my passage 4615 In compleynt, and in cruel rage, And I not wher to finde a leche That couthe unto myn helping eche, Sodeynly agayn comen doun Out of hir tour I saugh Resoun, 4620 Discrete and wys, and ful plesaunt, And of hir porte ful avenaunt.

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From this reading The righte wey she took to me, Which stood in greet perplexite, That was posshed in every side, 4625 That I nist where I might abyde, Til she, demurely sad of chere, Seide to me as she com nere:-- 'Myn owne freend, art thou yit greved?

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From this reading Thus as I made my passage 4615 In compleynt, and in cruel rage, And I not wher to finde a leche That couthe unto myn helping eche, Sodeynly agayn comen doun Out of hir tour I saugh Resoun, 4620 Discrete and wys, and ful plesaunt, And of hir porte ful avenaunt.

the Ottoman court in Constantinople

From this reading Thus as I made my passage 4615 In compleynt, and in cruel rage, And I not wher to finde a leche That couthe unto myn helping eche, Sodeynly agayn comen doun Out of hir tour I saugh Resoun, 4620 Discrete and wys, and ful plesaunt, And of hir porte ful avenaunt.

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From this reading The righte wey she took to me, Which stood in greet perplexite, That was posshed in every side, 4625 That I nist where I might abyde, Til she, demurely sad of chere, Seide to me as she com nere:-- 'Myn owne freend, art thou yit greved?

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From this reading How is this quarel yit acheved 4630 Of Loves syde?

a feeling of intense anger

From this reading Thus as I made my passage 4615 In compleynt, and in cruel rage, And I not wher to finde a leche That couthe unto myn helping eche, Sodeynly agayn comen doun Out of hir tour I saugh Resoun, 4620 Discrete and wys, and ful plesaunt, And of hir porte ful avenaunt.

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From this reading COMENT RAISOUN VIENT A L'AMANT.

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From this reading Thus as I made my passage 4615 In compleynt, and in cruel rage, And I not wher to finde a leche That couthe unto myn helping eche, Sodeynly agayn comen doun Out of hir tour I saugh Resoun, 4620 Discrete and wys, and ful plesaunt, And of hir porte ful avenaunt.

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From this reading The righte wey she took to me, Which stood in greet perplexite, That was posshed in every side, 4625 That I nist where I might abyde, Til she, demurely sad of chere, Seide to me as she com nere:-- 'Myn owne freend, art thou yit greved?

experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness

From this reading The righte wey she took to me, Which stood in greet perplexite, That was posshed in every side, 4625 That I nist where I might abyde, Til she, demurely sad of chere, Seide to me as she com nere:-- 'Myn owne freend, art thou yit greved?

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From this reading Thus as I made my passage 4615 In compleynt, and in cruel rage, And I not wher to finde a leche That couthe unto myn helping eche, Sodeynly agayn comen doun Out of hir tour I saugh Resoun, 4620 Discrete and wys, and ful plesaunt, And of hir porte ful avenaunt.

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From this reading The righte wey she took to me, Which stood in greet perplexite, That was posshed in every side, 4625 That I nist where I might abyde, Til she, demurely sad of chere, Seide to me as she com nere:-- 'Myn owne freend, art thou yit greved?

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The righte wey she took to me, Which stood in greet perplexite, That was posshed in every side, 4625 That I nist where I might abyde, Til she, demurely sad of chere, Seide to me as she com nere:-- 'Myn owne freend, art thou yit greved?

a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location

From this reading The righte wey she took to me, Which stood in greet perplexite, That was posshed in every side, 4625 That I nist where I might abyde, Til she, demurely sad of chere, Seide to me as she com nere:-- 'Myn owne freend, art thou yit greved?

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From this reading Thus as I made my passage 4615 In compleynt, and in cruel rage, And I not wher to finde a leche That couthe unto myn helping eche, Sodeynly agayn comen doun Out of hir tour I saugh Resoun, 4620 Discrete and wys, and ful plesaunt, And of hir porte ful avenaunt.

Maintained an upright posture.

From this reading The righte wey she took to me, Which stood in greet perplexite, That was posshed in every side, 4625 That I nist where I might abyde, Til she, demurely sad of chere, Seide to me as she com nere:-- 'Myn owne freend, art thou yit greved?

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From this reading How is this quarel yit acheved 4630 Of Loves syde?

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From this reading Anoon me telle; Hast thou not yit of love thy fille?

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Thus as I made my passage 4615 In compleynt, and in cruel rage, And I not wher to finde a leche That couthe unto myn helping eche, Sodeynly agayn comen doun Out of hir tour I saugh Resoun, 4620 Discrete and wys, and ful plesaunt, And of hir porte ful avenaunt.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The righte wey she took to me, Which stood in greet perplexite, That was posshed in every side, 4625 That I nist where I might abyde, Til she, demurely sad of chere, Seide to me as she com nere:-- 'Myn owne freend, art thou yit greved?

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading How is this quarel yit acheved 4630 Of Loves syde?

an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person

From this reading The righte wey she took to me, Which stood in greet perplexite, That was posshed in every side, 4625 That I nist where I might abyde, Til she, demurely sad of chere, Seide to me as she com nere:-- 'Myn owne freend, art thou yit greved?

(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result

From this reading Thus as I made my passage 4615 In compleynt, and in cruel rage, And I not wher to finde a leche That couthe unto myn helping eche, Sodeynly agayn comen doun Out of hir tour I saugh Resoun, 4620 Discrete and wys, and ful plesaunt, And of hir porte ful avenaunt.

an old word for “your”, speaking to one person

From this reading Anoon me telle; Hast thou not yit of love thy fille?

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From this reading The righte wey she took to me, Which stood in greet perplexite, That was posshed in every side, 4625 That I nist where I might abyde, Til she, demurely sad of chere, Seide to me as she com nere:-- 'Myn owne freend, art thou yit greved?

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Thus as I made my passage 4615 In compleynt, and in cruel rage, And I not wher to finde a leche That couthe unto myn helping eche, Sodeynly agayn comen doun Out of hir tour I saugh Resoun, 4620 Discrete and wys, and ful plesaunt, And of hir porte ful avenaunt.

inflected form of “take” — carry out

From this reading The righte wey she took to me, Which stood in greet perplexite, That was posshed in every side, 4625 That I nist where I might abyde, Til she, demurely sad of chere, Seide to me as she com nere:-- 'Myn owne freend, art thou yit greved?

a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area

From this reading Thus as I made my passage 4615 In compleynt, and in cruel rage, And I not wher to finde a leche That couthe unto myn helping eche, Sodeynly agayn comen doun Out of hir tour I saugh Resoun, 4620 Discrete and wys, and ful plesaunt, And of hir porte ful avenaunt.

an old word for “to”

From this reading Thus as I made my passage 4615 In compleynt, and in cruel rage, And I not wher to finde a leche That couthe unto myn helping eche, Sodeynly agayn comen doun Out of hir tour I saugh Resoun, 4620 Discrete and wys, and ful plesaunt, And of hir porte ful avenaunt.

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From this reading COMENT RAISOUN VIENT A L'AMANT.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The righte wey she took to me, Which stood in greet perplexite, That was posshed in every side, 4625 That I nist where I might abyde, Til she, demurely sad of chere, Seide to me as she com nere:-- 'Myn owne freend, art thou yit greved?

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From this reading The righte wey she took to me, Which stood in greet perplexite, That was posshed in every side, 4625 That I nist where I might abyde, Til she, demurely sad of chere, Seide to me as she com nere:-- 'Myn owne freend, art thou yit greved?

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From this reading Thus as I made my passage 4615 In compleynt, and in cruel rage, And I not wher to finde a leche That couthe unto myn helping eche, Sodeynly agayn comen doun Out of hir tour I saugh Resoun, 4620 Discrete and wys, and ful plesaunt, And of hir porte ful avenaunt.

in or at the place that

From this reading The righte wey she took to me, Which stood in greet perplexite, That was posshed in every side, 4625 That I nist where I might abyde, Til she, demurely sad of chere, Seide to me as she com nere:-- 'Myn owne freend, art thou yit greved?

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The righte wey she took to me, Which stood in greet perplexite, That was posshed in every side, 4625 That I nist where I might abyde, Til she, demurely sad of chere, Seide to me as she com nere:-- 'Myn owne freend, art thou yit greved?

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From this reading Thus as I made my passage 4615 In compleynt, and in cruel rage, And I not wher to finde a leche That couthe unto myn helping eche, Sodeynly agayn comen doun Out of hir tour I saugh Resoun, 4620 Discrete and wys, and ful plesaunt, And of hir porte ful avenaunt.

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From this reading The righte wey she took to me, Which stood in greet perplexite, That was posshed in every side, 4625 That I nist where I might abyde, Til she, demurely sad of chere, Seide to me as she com nere:-- 'Myn owne freend, art thou yit greved?