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Caxton 1, folio40v image
 Her maidens that with hir thider were lad  
 Ful redely with hem fair clothis they had  
 Theseus clothis and the remeaunt al  
That to the sacrifise longyn shal  
 The hornes ful of methe as was the gyse  
 There lackyd nought to don hir sacrifise  
 Smokyng the tempyl ful of clothis feir  
 This Emely with hert deboneir  
Her body with water in a welle  
 But how she did there I dar not telle  
 But hit be ony thing in general  
 And yet it were a game to here it al  
 To hym that meneth wel it were no charge  
But it is good aman to be at his large  
 Her bright heer was kempt and vntressed al  
 And a crowne of grene oke serial  
 Vp on her hed set ful fair and mete  
 Two firis on the anter gan she bete  
And dyde here thynges as men may be holde  
 In state of Thebes and in bokis olde  
 When kyndeled was the fyre with pitous chere  
 Vnto dyane she spak as ye may here  
 O chast goddesse of the wode grene  
To whom bothe heuene and erthe & see is sene  
 Quene of the regne of pluto derk and lowe  
 Goddesse of maydens that my hert hast knowe  
 Ful many a yeer and wotist what I desire  
 As keep me fro the vengeaunce of thy fyre  
That atheon aboughte trewly  

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: KT, 1420
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group A, 2278
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment I, 2278

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: KT, 1425
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group A, 2283
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment I, 2283

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: KT, 1430
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group A, 2288
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment I, 2288

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: KT, 1435
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group A, 2293
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment I, 2293

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: KT, 1440
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group A, 2298
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment I, 2298

CTP/Traditional Line Concorder

In CTP line numbering: KT, 1445
In Group (Traditional) numbering: Group A, 2303
In Fragment (Riverside) numbering: Fragment I, 2303