In this poem, written in 1,334 lines in octosyllabic couplets, a poet is lulled to sleep by the story of Ceix and Alcyone.
In this poem, written in 1,334 lines in octosyllabic couplets, a poet is lulled to sleep by the story of Ceix and Alcyone. In his dream, he follows a hunting party to a knight in mourning for his lost love, who tells of his dead mistress's virtue and their courtship. When the hunters return, a clock strikes twelve, awakening the dreamer. FTP, name this poem, written around 1369 by Geoffrey Chaucer, and thought to be a lament for John of Gaunt's first wife, the noblewoman of the title.
In this poem, written in 1,334 lines in octosyllabic couplets, a poet is lulled to sleep by the story of Ceix and Alcyone.
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