Some clerkës 2919 holdë that felicitý Stands in delight; and therefore certain he, This noble January, with all his might In honest wise as longeth to a knight, Shope 2920 him to livë full deliciously: His housing, his array, as honestly 2921 To his degree was maked as a king’s. Amongës other of his honest things He had a garden wallëd all with stone; So fair a garden wot I nowhere none. For out of doubt I verily suppose That he that wrote the Romance of the Rose 2922 Could not of it the beauty well devise; 2923 Nor Priapus 2924 mightë not well suffice, Though he be god of gardens, for to tell

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