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THE HOUS OF FAME.

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BOOK I.

OD turne us every dreem to gode!
For hit is wonder, by the rode,

To my wit, what causeth swevenes
Either on morwes, or on evenes;
And why the effect folweth of somme,
And of somme hit shal never come;

Why that is an avisioun,

And this a revelacioun ;

Why this a dreem, why that a sweven,
And nat to every man liche even;

Why this a fantom, these oracles,

I noot; but who-so of these miracles
The causes knoweth bet than I,

Devyne he; for I certainly

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The authorities are F. (Fairfax 16); B. (Bodley 638); P. (Pepys 2006); Cx. (Caxton's ed.); Th. (Thynne's ed. 1532). I follow F. mainly, correcting the spelling.

1. P. drem; rest dreme.

8. All have And why; I omit why. 9, 10. F. swevene, evene; Cx. Th. sweuen, euen. 11. Th. B. a fantome; P. a fauntom; Cx. a fanton; F. affaintome; after which, all needlessly insert why. 12. F. Th. B. P. not; Cx. note (=noot). Elide o in so. 20. All wrongly insert is before more.

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24. B. of the; rest of her; I omit the (her). Cx. stryf; Th. stryfe.

wote; rest wote.

26. F. B. stewe; P. stoe; 35. P. sweche; rest suche, such. 45. F. B. for50. F. vnderstonde, followed by a metrical mark, in

dicating a pause; I add n.

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58, 62. MSS. dreme (= dreem).

63. See note.

64. B. P. now; F.

yow; rest om. 71. P. strem; rest streme (= streem); so P. drem (rest dreme) in 1. 80. MSS. cometh (=com'th). 73. Cx. Th. clepe; F. clepeth. 77. F. That; rest And. 78. Th. wol; P. wul; Cx. wyl; F. B. wolde. 85. F. B. stonde; Cx. Th. stande; P. stond. Cx. alle; F. Th. al (wrongly).

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88. All pouerte. P. om. a.

(abrayde).

89. B. ech; F. eche.

100. I supply that.

103.

109, 110. Cx. seyd, abreyd; the rest seyde (sayde), abreyde Grammar requires seyd, abreyd; (abreyde also occurs). 118. Cx. P. leonard, hard; F. Th. B. leonarde, harde. P. om. of. MSS. slept, slepte; read sleep, as in 1. 438.

117,

119.

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