#  Test your reading of the Knight's Tale (Lines 2483-3108) 

 



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**Translate each of the following lines into clear modern English (it is best to write out your translation):**

2518 Somme with the **balled**, somme with the **thikke herd**;  
  
2527 Honured, were into the paleys **fet**.  
  
2540 Of mortal bataille now in this **emprise**.  
  
2593 So **evene** were they chosen, **for to gesse**.  
  
2609 The helmes they **tohewen and toshrede**;  
  
2642 **Unyolden**, and ydrawen to the stake.  
  
2676 This fierse Arcite hath **of his helm ydon**,  
  
2683 And was al his **chiere**, as in his herte.  
  
2692 As blak he lay as any **cole** or crowe,  
  
2718 Unto the **straunge** lordes, as was right.  
  
2725 O persone allone, withouten **mo**,  
  
2732 To stynten alle rancour and **envye**,  
  
2745 The **clothered** blood, for any lechecraft,  
  
2752 The pipes of his **longes** gonne to swelle,  
  
2760 Fare wel **phisik**! Go ber the man to chirche!  
  
2786 And Juppiter so wys my soule **gye**,  
  
2862 His **compleynte**, and for love his hoote fires,  
  
2883 With **flotery** berd and **ruggy**, asshy heeres,  
  
2902 Thurghout the citee by the **maister strete**,  
  
2918 Of **stree** first ther was leyd ful many a lode.  
  
2927 In which they **woneden** in reste and pees,  
  
2960 The **wake-pleyes**; ne kepe I nat to seye  
  
2979 He cam at his comandement **in hye**.  
  
3010 Descendynge so til it be **corrumpable**.  
  
3016 This maystow understonde and seen **at ye**.  
  
3102 Lyvynge in blisse, in richesse, and in **heele**,

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