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such_o violence_n as_o i_o can_v not_o stir_v the_o knight_n of_o fame_n behold_v the_o cruel_a wound_n don_n frionell_n have_v receive_v and_o what_o a_o goodly_a personage_n he_o have_v be_v in_o his_o life_n time_n sigh_v say_v oh_o god_n what_o two_o dangerous_a enemy_n be_v love_n and_o jealousy_n in_o the_o world_n there_o can_v not_o be_v any_o woorsse_n whereby_o man_n may_v fall_v into_o so_o great_a hazard_n well_o my_o friend_n quoth_v he_o to_o the_o squire_n here_o must_v we_o rest_v ourselves_o for_o this_o night_n because_o we_o know_v not_o whether_o else_o to_o go_v and_o to_o morrow_n shall_v we_o provide_v for_o thy_o master_n body_n who_o death_n i_o purpose_v to_o revenge_v if_o i_o may_v find_v the_o man_n that_o so_o bloody_o murder_v he_o assure_v yourself_o my_o lord_n say_v the_o squire_n that_o he_o be_v in_o portugal_n with_o the_o princess_n because_o for_o her_o love_n he_o slay_v my_o master_n who_o repute_v he_o one_o of_o his_o déere_a friend_n there_o never_o be_v so_o great_a friend_n quoth_v don_n robert_n who_o love_n and_o jealousy_n can_v not_o move_v to_o discord_n and_o so_o for_o that_o night_n they_o lie_v down_o and_o sleep_v chap._n xxxiiii_o ¶_o how_o the_o knight_n of_o fame_n have_v take_v order_n for_o the_o burial_n of_o don_n frionell_n travail_v into_o portugal_n where_o he_o fight_v the_o combat_n with_o don_n galitreo_n of_o castille_n and_o what_o be_v the_o issue_n thereof_o clear_a phoebus_n arise_v from_o the_o fold_a arm_n of_o fair_a thetis_n the_o knight_n of_o fame_n awake_v and_o not_o able_a to_o sleep_v any_o long_o by_o reason_n of_o his_o trouble_a thought_n leave_v the_o squire_n who_o as_o yet_o have_v not_o stirreâ—_n he_o walk_v