"She sente me the cherye Withouten ony ston; And so she dede the dove Withouten ony bon; She sente me the brer Withouten ony rinde; She bad me love my lemman Withoute longing."

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Original Language: English

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"I have a yong suster", line 5; Reginald Thorne Davies (ed.) Medieval English Lyrics: A Critical Anthology (1972) p. 164. Translation: Brian Stone Medieval English Verse (1964) p. 102.