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The thrustelcok made eek hir lay, The wode dove upon the spray She sang ful loude and cleere.
The thrustelcok made eek hir lay, The wode dove upon the spray She sang ful loude and cleere.
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- Hoyt’s New Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1922) (1922 AD)
Printed page 201 · quotation 4 · Chaucer · The Rime of Sir Thopas.
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