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"expansion": "Latin femina",
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"text": "And certes, if it nere to long to heere, I wolde have toold yow fully the manere how wonnen was the regne of Femenye by Theseus and by his chivalrye;",
"translation": "And certainly, if it were not too long to hear, I would have told you fully the manner how the reign of Femenye was won by Theseus and by his chivalry; - Geoffrey Chaucer, \"The Knight's Tale\", lines 875-878",
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"translation": "And certainly, if it were not too long to hear, I would have told you fully the manner how the reign of Femenye was won by Theseus and by his chivalry; - Geoffrey Chaucer, \"The Knight's Tale\", lines 875-878",
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