And on that oother syde / a gay daggereHarneysed wel / and sharp̄ / as poynt of spereA xp̄christofre on his brest of siluer sheeneAn horn he bar / the bawdryk was of greeneA Forster was he / soothly as I gesse¶ Ther was also / a Nonne a PrioressePrioresse.That of hir smylyng was ful symple and coyHir gretteste ooth / was but by Seint LoyAnd she was clepyd / madame Eglentyne Ful wel she soong / the seruyce dyuyne,Entuned in hir nose / ful semelyAnd frenssh she spak ful faire and fetislyAfter the scole / of Stratford at the BoweFor frenssh of Parys / was to hire vnknoweAt mete / wel ytaught was she with alleShe leet no morsel / from hir lyppes falleNe wette hir fyngres / in hir sauce deepeWel koude she carye a morsel / and wel keepeThat no drope / fille vp on hir bristIn curteisye / was set muchel hir listHir ouer lyppe / wyped she so cleeneThat in hir coppe / ther was no ferthyng seeneOf grece / whan she dronken hadde hir draghteFul semely / after hir mete she raghteAnd sikerly / she was of greet desportAnd ful plesaunt and amyable of portAnd peyned hire / to countrefete chiereOf Court and been estatlich of manereAnd to been holden / digne of reủerenceBut for to speken / of hir conscienceShe was so charitable / and so pitousShe wolde wepewepe / if þᵗat she sawe a MousCaught in a trappe / if it weere deed / or bleddeOf smale houndes / hadde she / þᵗat she feddeWith rosted flessh / or mylk / and wastel breedBut soore wepte she / if oon of hem weere deedOr if men smoot it / with a yerde smerteAnd al was conscience / and tendre herteFul semely / hir wympel pynched wasHir nose tretez / hir eyen / greye as glas