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Caxton 1, folio262v image
 Sir Thopas fil in loue longinge  
 Al when he herde the throstil synge  
 And prikid as he were wood  
 Hes faire stede in his prikynge  
So swette that men mighte hym wrynge  
 His sidis were al blood  
 Sire Thopas eke so wery was  
 For prikyng in the softe gras  
 So fiers was his corage  
That doun he leyde hym in the place  
 To make his stede sum solace  
 And yaf hym good forage  
 A sainte marie benedicite  
 What aylith this loue at me  
To bynde me so sore  
 Me dremyd al this nyght parde  
 An elf quene sholde my lady be  
 And slepe vnder my goore  
 An elf quene wol I haue ywis  
For in this worlde no woman is  
 Worthy to be my make in toun  
 Al othir women I forsake  
 And to an elf quene y me take  
By dale and eke be doune  
 And to his sadil he clamb anone  
 And prikid ouer stile and stoon  
 An elf quene to aspye  
 Til he so longe hath riden and goon  
That he found a priuy wone  

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: TT, 65
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group B2, 1966
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment VII, 776

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: TT, 70
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group B2, 1971
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment VII, 781

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: TT, 75
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group B2, 1976
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment VII, 786

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: TT, 80
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group B2, 1981
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment VII, 791

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: TT, 85
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group B2, 1986
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment VII, 796

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: TT, 90
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group B2, 1991
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment VII, 801