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The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle E...

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The Canterbury Tales and Other Works of Chaucer (Middle English), by Geoffery Chaucer, [14th cent.] The Romaunt of the Rose Fragment A Many men sayn that in sweveninges Ther nys but fables and lesynges; But men may some sweven[es] sen Whiche hardely that false ne ben, But afterward ben apparaunt. This may I drawe to warraunt An authour that hight Macrobes, That halt nat dremes false ne lees, But undoth us the avysioun 10 That whilom mette kyng Cipioun. And whoso saith or weneth it be A jape, or…