Prologue memorization

1

Whan that Aprille with his sure-es so-tuh

2

The droghte of March hath pear-said to the row-tuh

3

And bathed every vine in switch licour

4

Of which vertu en-jen-dred is the flu-er

5

Whan Zephirus ek with his sway-tuh breath

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In-spear-ed hath in every holt and heth

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The tend-ray crop-pess and the young-eh sun-ah

8

Hath in the Ram his Hal-vey coors yronn-eh

9

And smal-ay foe-les maken melod-ee-uh

10

That sleep-en al the nyght with open ee-ah

11

(So priken hem Na-ture in hir corages)

12

Thanne longen folk to goon on pilgramages

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And palmeres for to seken straunge strondes

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To ferne halwes, couth in sondr-ray londes

15

And specially from every shear-eez end-uh

16

Of Engelond to Canterbury thy wende

17

The hooly blisful martir for to sake-uh

18

That hem hath holpen whan that thy were sake-uh