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RONDEAU by CHARLES D'ORLEANS

Poem Explanation

First Line: SALUTE FOR ME THE FELLOWE-SHIP
Last Line: SALUTE FOR ME THE FELLOWE-SHIP.
Subject(s): SPRING;
SALUTE for me the fellowe-ship
Nowe met together joyouslie,
And saye howe gladlye I would be
Beside them where the flagons dip;
But old Age hath me in his grip,
And dried the sap of youth in me:
Salute for me the fellowe-ship
Nowe met together joyouslie.
Tyme was I loved a wench's lip,
And all my veins did dance with glee
That nowe be taut with miserie,
Soe tightly held in ague's grip:
Salute for me the fellowe-ship.



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