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As if a wight hath faste a thing in minde；
That ther…of cometh swiche avisiouns；
And othere seyn； as they in bokes finde； 375
That； after tymes of the yeer by kinde；
Men dreme； and that theffect goth by the mone；
But leve no dreem； for it is nought to done。
‘Wel worth of dremes ay thise olde wyves；
And treweliche eek augurie of thise foules； 380
For fere of which men wenen lese her lyves；
As ravenes qualm； or shryking of thise oules。
To trowen on it bothe fals and foul is。
Allas； allas； so noble a creature
As is a man； shal drede swich ordure！ 385
‘For which with al myn herte I thee beseche；
Un…to thy…self that al this thou foryive；
And rys up now with…oute more speche；
And lat us caste how forth may best be drive
This tyme； and eek how freshly we may live 390
Whan that she cometh； the which shal be right sone；
God help me so； the beste is thus to done。
‘Rys； lat us speke of lusty lyf in Troye
That we han lad； and forth the tyme dryve；
And eek of tyme cominge us reioye； 395
That bringen shal our blisse now so blyve；
And langour of these twyes dayes fyve
We shal ther…with so foryete or oppresse；
That wel unnethe it doon shal us duresse。
‘This toun is ful of lordes al aboute； 400
And trewes lasten al this mene whyle。
Go we pleye us in som lusty route
To Sarpedon； not hennes but a myle。
And thus thou shalt the tyme wel bigyle；
And dryve it forth un…to that blisful morwe； 405
That thou hir see； that cause is of thy sorwe。
‘Now rys； my dere brother Troilus；
For certes； it noon honour is to thee
To wepe； and in thy bedde to iouken thus。
For trewely； of o thing trust to me； 410
If thou thus ligge a day； or two； or three；
The folk wol wene that thou； for cowardyse；
Thee feynest syk； and that thou darst not ryse。'
This Troilus answerde； ‘O brother dere；
This knowen folk that han y…suffred peyne； 415
That though he wepe and make sorwful chere；
That feleth harm and smert in every veyne；
No wonder is； and though I ever pleyne；
Or alwey wepe； I am no…thing to blame；
Sin I have lost the cause of al my game。 420
‘But sin of fyne force I moot aryse；
I shal aryse as sone as ever I may；
And god； to whom myn herte I sacrifyse；
So sende us hastely the tenthe day！
For was ther never fowl so fayn of May； 425
As I shal been； whan that she cometh in Troye；
That cause is of my torment and my Ioye。
‘But whider is thy reed；' quod Troilus；
‘That we may pleye us best in al this toun？'
‘Bi god； my conseil is；' quod Pandarus； 430
‘To ryde and pleye us with king Sarpedoun。'
So longe of this they speken up and doun；
Til Troilus gan at the laste assente
To ryse； and forth to Sarpedoun they wente。
This Sarpedoun； as he that honourable 435
Was ever his lyve； and ful of heigh prowesse；
With al that mighte y…served been on table；
That deyntee was； al coste it greet richesse；
He fedde hem day by day； that swich noblesse；
As seyden bothe the moste and eek the leste； 440
Was never er that day wist at any feste。
Nor in this world ther is non instrument
Delicious； through wind； or touche； of corde；
As fer as any wight hath ever y…went；
That tonge telle or herte may recorde； 445
That at that feste it nas wel herd acorde；
Ne of ladies eek so fayr a companye
On daunce； er tho； was never y…seyn with ye。
But what avayleth this to Troilus；
That for his sorwe no…thing of it roughte？ 450
For ever in oon his herte pietous
Ful bisily Criseyde his lady soughte。
On hir was ever al that his herte thoughte；
Now this； now that； so faste imagininge；
That glade； y…wis； can him no festeyinge。 455
These ladies eek that at this feste been；
Sin that he saw his lady was a…weye；
It was his sorwe upon hem for to seen；
Or for to here on instrumentz so pleye。
For she； that of his herte berth the keye； 460
Was absent； lo； this was his fantasye；
That no wight sholde make melodye。
Nor ther nas houre in al the day or night；
Whan he was ther…as no wight mighte him here；
That he ne seyde； ‘O lufsom lady bright； 465
How have ye faren； sin that ye were here？
Wel…come； y…wis； myn owene lady dere。'
But welaway； al this nas but a mase；
Fortune his howve entended bet to glase。
The lettres eek； that she of olde tyme 470
Hadde him y…sent； he wolde allone rede；
An hundred sythe； a…twixen noon and pryme；
Refiguringe hir shap； hir womanhede；
With…inne his herte； and every word and dede
That passed was； and thus he droof to an ende 475
The ferthe day； and seyde； he wolde wende。
And seyde； ‘Leve brother Pandarus；
Intendestow that we shal here bleve
Til Sarpedoun wol forth congeyen us？
Yet were it fairer that we toke our leve。 480
For goddes love； lat us now sone at eve
Our leve take； and homward lat us torne；
For trewely； I nil not thus soiourne。'
Pandare answerde； ‘Be we comen hider
To fecchen fyr； and rennen hoom ayeyn？ 485
God helpe me so； I can not tellen whider
We mighten goon； if I shal soothly seyn；
Ther any wight is of us more fayn
Than Sarpedoun； and if we hennes hye
Thus sodeinly； I holde it vilanye。 490
‘Sin that we seyden that we wolde bleve
With him a wouke； and now； thus sodeinly；
The ferthe day to take of him oure leve；
He wolde wondren on it； trewely！
Lat us holde forth our purpos fermely； 495
And sin that ye bihighten him to byde；
Hold forward now； and after lat us ryde。'
Thus Pandarus； with alle peyne and wo；
Made him to dwelle； and at the woukes ende；
Of Sarpedoun they toke hir leve tho； 500
And on hir wey they spedden hem to wende。
Quod Troilus； ‘Now god me grace sende；
That I may finden； at myn hom…cominge；
Criseyde comen！' And ther…with gan he singe。
‘Ye； hasel…wode！' thoughte this Pandare； 505
And to him…self ful softely he seyde；
‘God woot； refreyden may this hote fare；
Er Calkas sende Troilus Criseyde！'
But natheles； he Iaped thus； and seyde；
And swor； y…wis； his herte him wel bihighte； 510
She wolde come as sone as ever she mighte。
Whan they un…to the paleys were y…comen
Of Troilus； they doun of hors alighte；
And to the chambre hir wey than han they nomen。
And in…to tyme that it gan to nighte； 515
They spaken of Crysede the brighte。
And after this； whan that hem bothe leste；
They spedde hem fro the soper un…to reste。
On morwe； as sone as day bigan to clere；
This Troilus gan of his sleep tabrayde； 520
And to Pandare； his owene brother dere；
‘For love of god；' ful pitously he seyde；
‘As go we seen the paleys of Criseyde；
For sin we yet may have namore feste；
So lat us seen hir paleys at the leste。' 525
And ther…with…al； his meyne for to blende；
A cause he fond in toune for to go；
And to Criseydes hous they gonnen wende。
But lord！ This sely Troilus was wo！
Him thoughte his sorweful herte braste a…two。 530
For whan he saugh hir dores sperred alle；
Wel neigh for sorwe a…doun he gan to falle。
Therwith；