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LXXXVI
THE DESCRIPTION OF IOHN GOWER.
Large he was, his height was long,
Broad of brest, his lims were strong,
But couller pale, and wan his looke,
Such haue they that plyen their booke,
His head was gray and quaintly shorne,
Neately was his beard worne.
His visage graue, sterne and grim,
Cato was most like to him.
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His sleeues straight of that same hew,
A surcoate of a tawnie die,
Hung in pleights ouer his thigh,
A breech close vnto his dock,
Handsomd with a long stock,
Pricked before were his shoone,
He wore such as others doone,
A bag of red by his side,
And by that his napkin tide,
Thus Iohn Gower did appeare,
Quaint attired as you heere.
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