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THE TRIUMPHS
—Behold that troop that fills with dreams The papers on all side:
Whose works does make the vulgar sort To read them, and require,And vainly through their erring dreams, So for them have desire.
These are the wandering loving knights Of Arthur's table round,Whose Geneure with her Lancelot, With others, may be found.
As Tristan, with Isota fair, The king of Cornwall's wife,And als that count of Aremine, Who lost for love their life.
Lord Paul of Malatesta's house, And Franchescina fair,In making moan, and sad laments, And wailing, marched there.
Thus as my friend and shadow spake, I at that time did standEven as a man that is afraid For ill that is at hand;
And trembleth fast before he hear The trumpet show his doom,
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