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Balade to Rosemounde, a love poem, is one of Geoffrey Chaucer's lesser-known works.

Original text		Modern English
Ma dame ye ben of Al Beaute ſhryne As fer As cercled is the mapamonde For As the cristall glorious ye ſhyne And lyke Ruby ben your chekys rounde		Madame, you are a shrine of all beauty, As far encircling as the map of the world. For you shine as the glorious crystal, And your round cheeks are like Ruby.
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Featured February 2008