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;:;;158The tiger issavage,with a lion'sbody,a greyhound'shead,red eyes.and spotted skin.I leaf 04, back]This tiger atTholies wastame,The wondrous tame Tujcr <strong>of</strong> llichcs. [PT. iilIs most^ swift' / as <strong>of</strong> his nature, 3832And <strong>of</strong> kynd' also most' sauage,And mosf cruel / whan he is in his rage,And, as Clerkys make menciou^i,He <strong>of</strong> body / resembleth the lyou??, 383fAnd lik a greyliouiid' / the mosel and the lied,And <strong>of</strong> Eyen / as eny fyref red,Ek <strong>of</strong> his Skyn /, wryten as I fynde,lich a pa/^ter / conuersanf in ynde, 384(with al maner hwys and coloursAnd is ful <strong>of</strong>f / disceyued with meroursBy fraude <strong>of</strong> huntys / and fals apparenceShewyd in glas / with-outen existence, 384-whan his kyndles / am be sleight* ytake*.And he deceyued / may no rescus make.And lik a lombe / was this Tygre tame,Ageynys kynde /, myn autour writ the same. 384If And this beesf , mervaillous to se,was sent to * ymeyne and antigoncl;never did anydamage,and used toamuse Eteocles.which vnto hem / dide* gref conforf,And Cowdii playe / and, make good* disporf, 385lik a whelp / that is buf ^ong* <strong>of</strong> ageAnd to no wight didii* no damage,No mor in soth /pan doth a litil houndAnd if was worth many hundred pound 385Vnto the kyng^ /, for ay in his grem
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