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So they astoned or oppressed were。

The feling of his sorwe; or of his fere;  1090

Or of ought elles; fled was out of towne;

And doun he fel al sodeynly a…swowne。



This was no litel sorwe for to see;

But al was hust; and Pandare up as faste;

‘O nece; pees; or we be lost;' quod he;  1095

‘Beth nought agast;' But certeyn; at the laste;

For this or that; he in…to bedde him caste;

And seyde; ‘O theef; is this a mannes herte?'

And of he rente al to his bare sherte;



And seyde; ‘Nece; but ye helpe us now;  1100

Allas; your owne Troilus is lorn!'

‘Y…wis; so wolde I; and I wiste how;

Ful fayn;' quod she; ‘Allas! That I was born!'

‘Ye; nece; wole ye pullen out the thorn

That stiketh in his herte?' quod Pandare;  1105

‘Sey 〃Al foryeve;〃 and stint is al this fare!'



‘Ye; that to me;' quod she; ‘ful lever were

Than al the good the sonne aboute gooth';

And therwith…al she swoor him in his ere;

‘Y…wis; my dere herte; I am nought wrooth;  1110

Have here my trouthe and many another ooth;

Now speek to me; for it am I; Cryseyde!'

But al for nought; yet mighte he not a…breyde。



Therwith his pous and pawmes of his hondes

They gan to frote; and wete his temples tweyne;  1115

And; to deliveren him from bittre bondes;

She ofte him kiste; and; shortly for to seyne;

Him to revoken she dide al hir peyne。

And at the laste; he gan his breeth to drawe;

And of his swough sone after that adawe;  1120



And gan bet minde and reson to him take;

But wonder sore he was abayst; y…wis。

And with a syk; whan he gan bet a…wake;

He seyde; ‘O mercy; god; what thing is this?'

‘Why do ye with your…selven thus amis?'  1125

Quod tho Criseyde; ‘Is this a mannes game?

What; Troilus! Wol ye do thus; for shame?'



And therwith…al hir arm over him she leyde;

And al foryaf; and ofte tyme him keste。

He thonked hir; and to hir spak; and seyde  1130

As fil to purpos for his herte reste。

And she to that answerde him as hir leste;

And with hir goodly wordes him disporte

She gan; and ofte his sorwes to comforte。



Quod Pandarus; ‘For ought I can espyen;  1135

This light; nor I ne serven here of nought;

Light is not good for syke folkes yen。

But for the love of god; sin ye be brought

In thus good plyt; lat now non hevy thought

Ben hanginge in the hertes of yow tweye:'  1140

And bar the candele to the chimeneye。



Sone after this; though it no nede were;

Whan she swich othes as hir list devyse

Hadde of him take; hir thoughte tho no fere;

Ne cause eek non; to bidde him thennes ryse。  1145

Yet lesse thing than othes may suffyse

In many a cas; for every wight; I gesse;

That loveth wel meneth but gentilesse。



But in effect she wolde wite anoon

Of what man; and eek where; and also why  1150

He Ielous was; sin ther was cause noon;

And eek the signe; that he took it by;

She bad him that to telle hir bisily;

Or elles; certeyn; she bar him on honde;

That this was doon of malis; hir to fonde。  1155



With…outen more; shortly for to seyne;

He moste obeye un…to his lady heste;

And for the lasse harm; he moste feyne。

He seyde hir; whan she was at swiche a feste;

She mighte on him han loked at the leste;  1160

Not I not what; al dere y…nough a risshe;

As he that nedes moste a cause fisshe。



And she answerde; ‘Swete; al were it so;

What harm was that; sin I non yvel mene?

For; by that god that boughte us bothe two;  1165

In alle thinge is myn entente clene。

Swich arguments ne been not worth a bene;

Wol ye the childish Ialous contrefete?

Now were it worthy that ye were y…bete。'



Tho Troilus gan sorwfully to syke;  1170

Lest she be wrooth; him thoughte his herte deyde;

And seyde; ‘Allas! Up…on my sorwes syke

Have mercy; swete herte myn; Cryseyde!

And if that; in tho wordes that I seyde;

Be any wrong; I wol no more trespace;  1175

Do what yow list; I am al in your grace。'



And she answerde; ‘Of gilt misericorde!

That is to seyn; that I foryeve al this;

And ever…more on this night yow recorde;

And beth wel war ye do no more amis。'  1180

‘Nay; dere herte myn;' quod he; ‘y…wis。'

‘And now;' quod she; ‘that I have do yow smerte;

Foryeve it me; myn owene swete herte。'



This Troilus; with blisse of that supprysed;

Put al in goddes hond; as he that mente  1185

No…thing but wel; and; sodeynly avysed;

He hir in armes faste to him hente。

And Pandarus; with a ful good entente;

Leyde him to slepe; and seyde; ‘If ye ben wyse;

Swowneth not now; lest more folk aryse。'  1190



What mighte or may the sely larke seye;

Whan that the sperhauk hath it in his foot?

I can no more; but of thise ilke tweye;

To whom this tale sucre be or soot;

Though that I tarie a yeer; som…tyme I moot;  1195

After myn auctor; tellen hir gladnesse;

As wel as I have told hir hevinesse。



Criseyde; which that felte hir thus y…take;

As writen clerkes in hir bokes olde;

Right as an aspes leef she gan to quake;  1200

Whan she him felte hir in his armes folde。

But Troilus; al hool of cares colde;

Gan thanken tho the blisful goddes sevene;

Thus sondry peynes bringen folk in hevene。



This Troilus in armes gan hir streyne;  1205

And seyde; ‘O swete; as ever mote I goon;

Now be ye caught; now is ther but we tweyne;

Now yeldeth yow; for other boot is noon。'

To that Criseyde answerde thus anoon;

‘Ne hadde I er now; my swete herte dere;  1210

Ben yolde; y…wis; I were now not here!'



O! Sooth is seyd; that heled for to be

As of a fevre or othere greet syknesse;

Men moste drinke; as men may often see;

Ful bittre drink; and for to han gladnesse;  1215

Men drinken often peyne and greet distresse;

I mene it here; as for this aventure;

That thourgh a peyne hath founden al his cure。



And now swetnesse semeth more sweet;

That bitternesse assayed was biforn;  1220

For out of wo in blisse now they flete;

Non swich they felten; sith they were born;

Now is this bet; than bothe two be lorn!

For love of god; take every womman hede

To werken thus; if it comth to the nede。  1225



Criseyde; al quit from every drede and tene;

As she that iuste cause hadde him to triste;

Made him swich feste; it Ioye was to sene;

Whan she his trouthe and clene entente wiste。

And as aboute a tree; with many a twiste;  1230

Bitrent and wryth the sote wode…binde;

Gan eche of hem in armes other winde。



And as the newe abaysshed nightingale;

That stinteth first whan she biginneth to singe;

Whan that she hereth any herde tale;  1235

Or in the hegges any wight steringe;

And after siker dooth hir voys out…ringe;

Right so Criseyde; whan hir drede stente;

Opned hir herte and tolde him hir entente。



And right as he that seeth his deeth y…shapen;  1240

And deye moot; in ought that he may gesse;

And sodeynly rescous doth him escapen;

And from his deeth is brought in sikernesse;

For al this world; in swich present gladnesse

Was Troilus; and hath his lady swete;  1245

With worse hap god lat us never mete!



Hir armes smale; hir streyghte bak and softe;

Hir sydes longe; fleshly; smothe; and whyte

He gan to stroke; and good thrift bad ful ofte

Hir snowish throte; hir brestes rounde and lyte;  1250

Thus in this hevene he gan him to delyte;

And ther…with…al a thousand tyme hir kiste;

That; what to done; for Ioye unnethe he wiste。



Than seyde he thus; ‘O; Love; O; Charitee;

Thy moder eek; Citherea the swete;  1255

After thy…self next heried be she;

Venus mene I; the wel…willy planete;

And next that; Imeneus; I thee grete;

For never man was to yow goddes holde

As I; which ye han brought fro cares colde。  1260



‘Benigne Love; thou holy bond of thinges;

Who…so wol grace; and list thee nought honouren;

Lo; his desyr wol flee with…outen winges。

For; noldestow of bountee hem socouren

That serven best and most alwey labouren;  1265

Yet were al lost; that dar I wel seyn; certes;

But…if thy grace passed our desertes。



‘And for thou m

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