The Squire's tale ends two lines into its third section, and following this abrupt termination is the 'wordes of the Frankeleyn to the Squier.' The Franklin praises the young Squire's attempt at a courtly romance and says that he wishes his own son was more like the Squire. This is followed by the 'wordes of the Hoost to the Frankeleyn.' Many critics believe that the words of the Franklin to the Squire are …showed first 75 words of 2380 total…

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