The flower and the leaf

A Middle English narrative poem attributed to Geoffrey Chaucer, published in this 1902 edition. It follows a restless narrator who rises before dawn in spring, wanders into a pleasant grove, and witnesses a vision of dancing ladies and armed knights.

Public domain in the US. From Project Gutenberg.

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Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic poetry›British and Irish poetry before 1780›Later medieval poetry, 1100 to 1500

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Bibliophiles›Historical and Classical Fiction›Classic poetry›British and Irish poetry before 1780›Later medieval poetry, 1100 to 1500