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549 With litel mouth, and rounde to
see; 550 A clove chynne eke hadde
she. 551 Hir nekke was of good
fasoun 552 In lengthe and gretnesse, by
resoun, 553 Withoute bleyne, scabbe, or
royne. 554 ffro
Jerusalem unto
Burgoyne 555 Ther nys a fairer nekke,
iwys, 556 To fele how smothe and softe
it is. 557 Hir throte, also white of
hewe 558 As snawe on braunche snawed
newe. 559 Of body ful wel wrought was
she 560 Men neded not, in no
cuntre, 561 A fairer body forto
seke. 562 And of fyn orfrays hadde she
eke 563 A chapelet: so semly
oon 564 Ne werede never mayde
upon; 565 And faire above that
chapelet 566 A rose gerland had she
sett. 567 She hadde a gay
mirrour, 568 And with a riche gold
tresour 569 Hir heed was tressed
queyntly; 570 Hir sleves sewid
fetously. 571 And forto kepe hir hondis
faire 572 Of gloves white she had a
paire.
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