The third hour unequál 654 that Palamon Began to Venus’ temple for to gon, Up rose the sun, and up rose Emily, And to the temple of Dian gan hie. Her maidens, that she thither with her lad, 655 Full readily with them the fire they had, Th’ incense, the clothës, and the remnant all That to the sacrifice belongë shall, The hornës full of mead, as was the guise; There lacked nought to do her sacrifice. Smoking 656 the temple full of clothës fair, This Emily with heartë debonnair 657 Her body wash’d with water of a well. But how she did her rite I dare not tell; But 658 it be any thing in general; And yet it were a game

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