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And in this wyse he neigh til day soiorneth。
But tho bigan his herte a lyte unswelle
Thorugh teres which that gonnen up to welle； 215
And pitously he cryde up…on Criseyde；
And to him…self right thus he spak； and seyde：
‘Wher is myn owene lady lief and dere；
Wher is hir whyte brest； wher is it； where？
Wher ben hir armes and hir eyen clere； 220
That yesternight this tyme with me were？
Now may I wepe allone many a tere；
And graspe aboute I may； but in this place；
Save a pilowe； I finde nought tenbrace。
‘How shal I do？ Whan shal she com ayeyn？ 225
I noot； allas！ Why leet ich hir to go？
As wolde god； ich hadde as tho be sleyn！
O herte myn； Criseyde； O swete fo！
O lady myn； that I love and no mo！
To whom for ever…mo myn herte I dowe； 230
See how I deye； ye nil me not rescowe！
‘Who seeth yow now； my righte lode…sterre？
Who sit right now or stant in your presence？
Who can conforten now your hertes werre？
Now I am gon； whom yeve ye audience？ 235
Who speketh for me right now in myn absence？
Allas； no wight； and that is al my care；
For wel wot I； as yvel as I ye fare。
‘How sholde I thus ten dayes ful endure；
Whan I the firste night have al this tene？ 240
How shal she doon eek； sorwful creature？
For tendernesse； how shal she this sustene；
Swich wo for me？ O pitous； pale； and grene
Shal been your fresshe wommanliche face
For langour； er ye torne un…to this place。' 245
And whan he fil in any slomeringes；
Anoon biginne he sholde for to grone；
And dremen of the dredfulleste thinges
That mighte been； as； mete he were allone
In place horrible； makinge ay his mone； 250
Or meten that he was amonges alle
His enemys； and in hir hondes falle。
And ther…with…al his body sholde sterte；
And with the stert al sodeinliche awake；
And swich a tremour fele aboute his herte； 255
That of the feer his body sholde quake；
And there…with…al he sholde a noyse make；
And seme as though he sholde falle depe
From heighe a…lofte； and than he wolde wepe；
And rewen on him…self so pitously； 260
That wonder was to here his fantasye。
Another tyme he sholde mightily
Conforte him…self； and seyn it was folye；
So causeles swich drede for to drye；
And eft biginne his aspre sorwes newe； 265
That every man mighte on his sorwes rewe。
Who coude telle aright or ful discryve
His wo； his pleynt； his langour； and his pyne？
Nought al the men that han or been on…lyve。
Thou； redere； mayst thy…self ful wel devyne 270
That swich a wo my wit can not defyne。
On ydel for to wryte it sholde I swinke；
Whan that my wit is wery it to thinke。
On hevene yet the sterres were sene；
Al…though ful pale y…waxen was the mone； 275
And whyten gan the orisonte shene
Al estward； as it woned is for to done。
And Phebus with his rosy carte sone
Gan after that to dresse him up to fare；
Whan Troilus hath sent after Pandare。 280
This Pandare； that of al the day biforn
Ne mighte han comen Troilus to see；
Al…though he on his heed it hadde y…sworn；
For with the king Pryam alday was he；
So that it lay not in his libertee 285
No…wher to gon； but on the morwe he wente
To Troilus； whan that he for him sente。
For in his herte he coude wel devyne；
That Troilus al night for sorwe wook；
And that he wolde telle him of his pyne； 290
This knew he wel y…nough； with…oute book。
For which to chaumbre streight the wey he took；
And Troilus tho sobreliche he grette；
And on the bed ful sone he gan him sette。
‘My Pandarus；' quod Troilus； ‘the sorwe 295
Which that I drye； I may not longe endure。
I trowe I shal not liven til to…morwe；
For whiche I wolde alwey； on aventure；
To thee devysen of my sepulture
The forme； and of my moeble thou dispone 300
Right as thee semeth best is for to done。
‘But of the fyr and flaumbe funeral
In whiche my body brenne shal to glede；
And of the feste and pleyes palestral
At my vigile； I prey thee tak good hede 305
That be wel； and offre Mars my stede；
My swerd； myn helm； and； leve brother dere；
My sheld to Pallas yef； that shyneth clere。
‘The poudre in which myn herte y…brend shal torne；
That preye I thee thou take and it conserve 310
In a vessel； that men clepeth an urne；
Of gold； and to my lady that I serve；
For love of whom thus pitously I sterve；
So yeve it hir； and do me this plesaunce；
To preye hir kepe it for a remembraunce。 315
‘For wel I fele； by my maladye；
And by my dremes now and yore ago；
Al certeinly； that I mot nedes dye。
The owle eek； which that hight Ascaphilo；
Hath after me shright alle thise nightes two。 320
And； god Mercurie！ Of me now； woful wrecche；
The soule gyde； and； whan thee list； it fecche！'
Pandare answerde； and seyde； ‘Troilus；
My dere freend； as I have told thee yore；
That it is folye for to sorwen thus； 325
And causeles； for whiche I can no…more。
But who…so wol not trowen reed ne lore；
I can not seen in him no remedye；
But lete him worthen with his fantasye。
‘But Troilus； I pray thee tel me now； 330
If that thou trowe； er this； that any wight
Hath loved paramours as wel as thou？
Ye； god wot； and fro many a worthy knight
Hath his lady goon a fourtenight；
And he not yet made halvendel the fare。 335
What nede is thee to maken al this care？
‘Sin day by day thou mayst thy…selven see
That from his love； or elles from his wyf；
A man mot twinnen of necessitee；
Ye； though he love hir as his owene lyf； 340
Yet nil he with him…self thus maken stryf。
For wel thow wost； my leve brother dere；
That alwey freendes may nought been y…fere。
‘How doon this folk that seen hir loves wedded
By freendes might； as it bi…tit ful ofte； 345
And seen hem in hir spouses bed y…bedded？
God woot； they take it wysly； faire and softe。
For…why good hope halt up hir herte on…lofte；
And for they can a tyme of sorwe endure；
As tyme hem hurt； a tyme doth hem cure。 350
‘So sholdestow endure； and late slyde
The tyme； and fonde to ben glad and light。
Ten dayes nis so longe not tabyde。
And sin she thee to comen hath bihight；
She nil hir hestes breken for no wight。 355
For dred thee not that she nil finden weye
To come ayein； my lyf that dorste I leye。
‘Thy swevenes eek and al swich fantasye
Dryf out； and lat hem faren to mischaunce；
For they procede of thy malencolye； 360
That doth thee fele in sleep al this penaunce。
A straw for alle swevenes signifiaunce！
God helpe me so； I counte hem not a bene；
Ther woot no man aright what dremes mene。
‘For prestes of the temple tellen this； 365
That dremes been the revelaciouns
Of goddes； and as wel they telle； y…wis；
That they ben infernals illusiouns；
And leches seyn； that of complexiouns
Proceden they； or fast； or glotonye。 370
Who woot in sooth thus what they signifye？
‘Eek othere seyn that thorugh impressiouns；
As if a wight hath faste a thing in minde；
That ther…of cometh swiche avisi