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Repentinge him that he hadde ever y…iaped
Of loves folk； lest fully the descente
Of scorn fille on him…self； but； what he mente； 320
Lest it were wist on any maner syde；
His wo he gan dissimulen and hyde。
Whan he was fro the temple thus departed；
He streyght anoon un…to his paleys torneth；
Right with hir look thurgh…shoten and thurgh…darted； 325
Al feyneth he in lust that he soiorneth；
And al his chere and speche also he borneth；
And ay； of loves servants every whyle；
Him…self to wrye； at hem he gan to smyle。
And seyde； ‘Lord； so ye live al in lest； 330
Ye loveres！ For the conningest of yow；
That serveth most ententiflich and best；
Him tit as often harm ther…of as prow；
Your hyre is quit ayein； ye； god wot how！
Nought wel for wel； but scorn for good servyse； 335
In feith； your ordre is ruled in good wyse！
‘In noun…certeyn ben alle your observaunces；
But it a sely fewe poyntes be；
Ne no…thing asketh so grete attendaunces
As doth youre lay； and that knowe alle ye； 340
But that is not the worste； as mote I thee；
But； tolde I yow the worste poynt； I leve；
Al seyde I sooth； ye wolden at me greve！
‘But tak this； that ye loveres ofte eschuwe；
Or elles doon of good entencioun； 345
Ful ofte thy lady wole it misconstrue；
And deme it harm in hir opinioun；
And yet if she； for other enchesoun；
Be wrooth； than shalt thou han a groyn anoon：
Lord！ wel is him that may be of yow oon！' 350
But for al this； whan that he say his tyme；
He held his pees； non other bote him gayned；
For love bigan his fetheres so to lyme；
That wel unnethe un…to his folk he fayned
That othere besye nedes him destrayned； 355
For wo was him； that what to doon he niste；
But bad his folk to goon wher that hem liste。
And whan that he in chaumbre was allone；
He doun up…on his beddes feet him sette；
And first be gan to syke； and eft to grone； 360
And thoughte ay on hir so； with…outen lette；
That； as he sat and wook； his spirit mette
That he hir saw a temple； and al the wyse
Right of hir loke； and gan it newe avyse。
Thus gan he make a mirour of his minde； 365
In which he saugh al hoolly hir figure；
And that he wel coude in his herte finde；
It was to him a right good aventure
To love swich oon； and if he dide his cure
To serven hir； yet mighte he falle in grace； 370
Or elles； for oon of hir servaunts pace。
Imagininge that travaille nor grame
Ne mighte； for so goodly oon； be lorn
As she； ne him for his desir ne shame；
Al were it wist； but in prys and up…born 375
Of alle lovers wel more than biforn；
Thus argumented he in his ginninge；
Ful unavysed of his wo cominge。
Thus took he purpos loves craft to suwe；
And thoughte he wolde werken prively； 380
First； to hyden his desir in muwe
From every wight y…born； al…outrely；
But he mighte ought recovered be therby；
Remembring him； that love to wyde y…blowe
Yelt bittre fruyt； though swete seed be sowe。 385
And over al this； yet muchel more he thoughte
What for to speke； and what to holden inne；
And what to arten hir to love he soughte；
And on a song anoon…right to biginne；
And gan loude on his sorwe for to winne； 390
For with good hope he gan fully assente
Criseyde for to love； and nought repente。
And of his song nought only the sentence；
As writ myn autour called Lollius；
But pleynly； save our tonges difference； 395
I dar wel sayn； in al that Troilus
Seyde in his song； lo！ every word right thus
As I shal seyn； and who…so list it here；
Lo！ next this vers； he may it finden here。
Cantus Troili。
‘If no love is； O god； what fele I so？ 400
And if love is； what thing and whiche is he！
If love be good； from whennes comth my wo？
If it be wikke； a wonder thinketh me；
Whenne every torment and adversitee
That cometh of him； may to me savory thinke； 405
For ay thurst I； the more that I it drinke。
‘And if that at myn owene lust I brenne；
Fro whennes cometh my wailing and my pleynte？
If harme agree me； wher…to pleyne I thenne？
I noot； ne why unwery that I feynte。 410
O quike deeth； O swete harm so queynte；
How may of thee in me swich quantitee；
But…if that I consente that it be？
‘And if that I consente； I wrongfully
Compleyne； y…wis； thus possed to and fro； 415
Al sterelees with inne a boot am I
A…mid the see； by…twixen windes two；
That in contrarie stonden ever…mo。
Allas！ what is this wonder maladye？
For hete of cold； for cold of hete； I deye。' 420
And to the god of love thus seyde he
With pitous voys； ‘O lord； now youres is
My spirit； which that oughte youres be。
Yow thanke I； lord； that han me brought to this；
But whether goddesse or womman； y…wis； 425
She be； I noot； which that ye do me serve；
But as hir man I wole ay live and sterve。
‘Ye stonden in hire eyen mightily；
As in a place un…to youre vertu digne；
Wherfore； lord； if my servyse or I 430
May lyke yow； so beth to me benigne；
For myn estat royal here I resigne
In…to hir hond； and with ful humble chere
Bicome hir man； as to my lady dere。'
In him ne deyned sparen blood royal 435
The fyr of love； wher…fro god me blesse；
Ne him forbar in no degree； for al
His vertu or his excellent prowesse；
But held him as his thral lowe in distresse；
And brende him so in sondry wyse ay newe； 440
That sixty tyme a day he loste his hewe。
So muche； day by day； his owene thought；
For lust to hir； gan quiken and encrese；
That every other charge he sette at nought；
For…thy ful ofte； his hote fyr to cese； 445
To seen hir goodly look he gan to prese；
For ther…by to ben esed wel he wende；
And ay the ner he was； the more he brende。
For ay the ner the fyr； the hotter is；
This； trowe I； knoweth al this companye。 450
But were he fer or neer； I dar seye this；
By night or day； for wisdom or folye；
His herte； which that is his brestes ye；
Was ay on hir； that fairer was to sene
Than ever were Eleyne or Polixene。 455
Eek of the day ther passed nought an houre
That to him…self a thousand tyme he seyde；
‘Good goodly； to whom serve I and laboure；
As I best can； now wolde god； Criseyde；
Ye wolden on me rewe er that I deyde！ 460
My dere herte； allas！ myn hele and hewe
And lyf is lost； but ye wole on me rewe。'
Alle othere dredes weren from him fledde；
Both of the assege and his savacioun；
Ne in him desyr noon othere fownes bredde 465
But argumentes to his conclusioun；
That she on him wolde han compassioun；
And he to be hir man； whyl he may dure；
Lo； here his lyf； and from the deeth his cure！
The sharpe shoures felle of armes preve； 470
That Ector or his othere bretheren diden；
Ne made him only ther…fore ones meve；
And yet was he； wher…so men wente or riden；
Founde oon the beste； and lengest tyme abiden
Ther peril was； and dide eek such travayle 475
In armes； that to thenke it was mervayle。
But for non hate he to the Grekes hadde；
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