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So gan the peyne hir hertes for to twiste；
That neither of hem other mighte grete； 1130
But hem in armes toke and after kiste。
The lasse wofulle of hem bothe niste
Wher that he was； ne mighte o word out…bringe；
As I seyde erst； for wo and for sobbinge。
Tho woful teres that they leten falle 1135
As bittre weren； out of teres kinde；
For peyne； as is ligne aloes or galle。
So bittre teres weep nought； as I finde；
The woful Myrra through the bark and rinde。
That in this world ther nis so hard an herte； 1140
That nolde han rewed on hir peynes smerte。
But whan hir woful wery gostes tweyne
Retorned been ther…as hem oughte dwelle；
And that som…what to wayken gan the peyne
By lengthe of pleynte； and ebben gan the welle 1145
Of hire teres； and the herte unswelle；
With broken voys； al hoors for…shright； Criseyde
To Troilus thise ilke wordes seyde：
‘O Iove； I deye； and mercy I beseche！
Help； Troilus！' And ther…with…al hir face 1150
Upon his brest she leyde； and loste speche；
Hir woful spirit from his propre place；
Right with the word； alwey up poynt to pace。
And thus she lyth with hewes pale and grene；
That whylom fresh and fairest was to sene。 1155
This Troilus； that on hir gan biholde；
Clepinge hir name； （and she lay as for deed；
With…oute answere； and felte hir limes colde；
Hir eyen throwen upward to hir heed）；
This sorwful man can now noon other reed； 1160
But ofte tyme hir colde mouth he kiste；
Wher him was wo； god and him…self it wiste！
He rist him up； and long streight he hir leyde；
For signe of lyf； for ought he can or may；
Can he noon finde in no…thing on Criseyde； 1165
For which his song ful ofte is ‘weylaway！'
But whan he saugh that specheles she lay；
With sorwful voys and herte of blisse al bare；
He seyde how she was fro this world y…fare！
So after that he longe hadde hir compleyned； 1170
His hondes wrong； and seyde that was to seye；
And with his teres salte hir brest bireyned；
He gan tho teris wypen of ful dreye；
And pitously gan for the soule preye；
And seyde； ‘O lord； that set art in thy trone； 1175
Rewe eek on me； for I shal folwe hir sone！'
She cold was and with…outen sentement；
For aught he woot； for breeth ne felte he noon；
And this was him a preignant argument
That she was forth out of this world agoon； 1180
And whan he seigh ther was non other woon；
He gan hir limes dresse in swich manere
As men don hem that shul be leyd on bere。
And after this； with sterne and cruel herte；
His swerd a…noon out of his shethe he twighte； 1185
Him…self to sleen； how sore that him smerte；
So that his sowle hir sowle folwen mighte；
Ther…as the doom of Mynos wolde it dighte；
Sin love and cruel Fortune it ne wolde；
That in this world he lenger liven sholde。 1190
Thanne seyde he thus； fulfild of heigh desdayn；
‘O cruel Iove； and thou； Fortune adverse；
This al and som； that falsly have ye slayn
Criseyde； and sin ye may do me no werse；
Fy on your might and werkes so diverse！ 1195
Thus cowardly ye shul me never winne；
Ther shal no deeth me fro my lady twinne。
‘For I this world； sin ye han slayn hir thus；
Wol lete； and folowe hir spirit lowe or hye；
Shal never lover seyn that Troilus 1200
Dar not； for fere； with his lady dye；
For certeyn； I wol bere hir companye。
But sin ye wol not suffre us liven here；
Yet suffreth that our soules ben y…fere。
‘And thou； citee； whiche that I leve in wo； 1205
And thou； Pryam； and bretheren al y…fere；
And thou； my moder； farwel！ For I go；
And Attropos； make redy thou my bere！
And thou； Criseyde； o swete herte dere；
Receyve now my spirit！' wolde he seye； 1210
With swerd at herte； al redy for to deye
But as god wolde； of swough ther…with she abreyde；
And gan to syke； and ‘Troilus' she cryde；
And he answerde； ‘Lady myn Criseyde；
Live ye yet？' and leet his swerd doun glyde。 1215
‘Ye； herte myn； that thanked be Cupyde！'
Quod she； and ther…with…al she sore sighte；
And he bigan to glade hir as he mighte；
Took hir in armes two； and kiste hir ofte；
And hir to glade he dide al his entente； 1220
For which hir goost； that flikered ay on…lofte；
In…to hir woful herte ayein it wente。
But at the laste； as that hir eyen glente
A…syde； anoon she gan his swerd aspye；
As it lay bare； and gan for fere crye； 1225
And asked him； why he it hadde out…drawe？
And Troilus anoon the cause hir tolde；
And how himself ther…with he wolde have slawe。
For which Criseyde up…on him gan biholde；
And gan him in hir armes faste folde； 1230
And seyde； ‘O mercy； god； lo； which a dede！
Allas！ How neigh we were bothe dede！
‘Thanne if I ne hadde spoken； as grace was；
Ye wolde han slayn your…self anoon？' quod she。
‘Ye； douteless；' and she answerde； ‘Allas！ 1235
For； by that ilke lord that made me；
I nolde a forlong wey on…lyve han be；
After your deeth； to han been crouned quene
Of al the lond the sonne on shyneth shene。
‘But with this selve swerd； which that here is； 1240
My…selve I wolde han slayn！' quod she tho；
‘But ho； for we han right y…now of this；
And late us ryse and streight to bedde go
And there lat ys speken of oure wo。
For； by the morter which that I see brenne； 1245
Knowe I ful wel that day is not fer henne。'
Whan they were in hir bedde； in armes folde；
Nought was it lyk tho nightes here…biforn；
For pitously ech other gan biholde；
As they that hadden al hir blisse y…lorn； 1250
Biwaylinge ay the day that they were born。
Til at the last this sorwful wight Criseyde
To Troilus these ilke wordes seyde：
‘Lo； herte myn； wel wot ye this；' quod she；
‘That if a wight alwey his wo compleyne； 1255
And seketh nought how holpen for to be；
It nis but folye and encrees of peyne；
And sin that here assembled be we tweyne
To finde bote of wo that we ben inne；
It were al tyme sone to biginne。 1260
‘I am a womman； as ful wel ye woot；
And as I am avysed sodeynly；
So wol I telle yow； whyl it is hoot。
Me thinketh thus； that nouther ye nor I
Oughte half this wo to make skilfully。 1265
For there is art y…now for to redresse
That yet is mis； and sleen this hevinesse。
‘Sooth is； the wo； the whiche that we ben inne；
For ought I woot； for no…thing elles is
But for the cause that we sholden twinne。 1270
Considered al； ther nis no…more amis。
But what is thanne a remede un…to this；
But that we shape us sone for to mete？
This al and som； my dere herte swete。
‘Now that I shal wel bringen it aboute 1275
To come ayein； sone after that I go；
Ther…of am I no maner thing in doute。
For dredeles； with…inne a wouke or two；
I shal ben here； and； that it may be so
By alle right； and in a wordes fewe； 1280
I shal yow wel an heep of weyes shewe。
‘For which I wol not make long sermoun；
For tyme y…lost may not recovered be；
But I wol gon to my conclusioun；
And to the beste； in ought that I can see。 1285
And； for the