High fantasy and curious business From day to day gan in the soul impress 2834 Of January about his marriáge Many a fair shape, and many a fair viságe There passed through his heartë night by night. As whoso took a mirror polish’d bright, And set it in a common market-place, Then should he see many a figure pace By his mirrór; and in the samë wise Gan January in his thought devise Of maidens, which that dweltë him beside: He wistë not where that he might abide. 2835 For if that one had beauty in her face, Another stood so in the people’s grace For her sadness 2836 and her benignity, That of the people greatest voice had she: And some were rich and had a baddë name. But natheless, betwixt earnest and game, He at the last appointed him on one, And let all others from his heartë gon,