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‘Forsothe; so it semeth by hir song;'

Quod tho Criseyde; and gan ther…with to syke;

And seyde; ‘Lord; is there swich blisse among  885

These lovers; as they conne faire endyte?'

‘Ye; wis;' quod freshe Antigone the whyte;

‘For alle the folk that han or been on lyve

Ne conne wel the blisse of love discryve。



‘But wene ye that every wrecche woot  890

The parfit blisse of love? Why; nay; y…wis;

They wenen al be love; if oon be hoot;

Do wey; do wey; they woot no…thing of this!

Men mosten axe at seyntes if it is

Aught fair in hevene; Why? For they conne telle;  895

And axen fendes; is it foul in helle。'



Criseyde un…to that purpos nought answerde;

But seyde; ‘Y…wis; it wol be night as faste。'

But every word which that she of hir herde;

She gan to prenten in hir herte faste;  900

And ay gan love hir lasse for to agaste

Than it dide erst; and sinken in hir herte;

That she wex somwhat able to converte。



The dayes honour; and the hevenes ye;

The nightes fo; al this clepe I the sonne;  905

Gan westren faste; and dounward for to wrye;

As he that hadde his dayes cours y…ronne;

And whyte thinges wexen dimme and donne

For lak of light; and sterres for to appere;

That she and al hir folk in wente y…fere。  910



So whan it lyked hir to goon to reste;

And voyded weren they that voyden oughte;

She seyde; that to slepe wel hir leste。

Hir wommen sone til hir bed hir broughte。

Whan al was hust; than lay she stille; and thoughte  915

Of al this thing the manere and the wyse。

Reherce it nedeth nought; for ye ben wyse。



A nightingale; upon a cedre grene;

Under the chambre…wal ther as she lay;

Ful loude sang ayein the mone shene;  920

Paraunter; in his briddes wyse; a lay

Of love; that made hir herte fresh and gay。

That herkned she so longe in good entente;

Til at the laste the dede sleep hir hente。



And as she sleep; anoon…right tho hir mette;  925

How that an egle; fethered whyt as boon;

Under hir brest his longe clawes sette;

And out hir herte he rente; and that a…noon;

And dide his herte in…to hir brest to goon;

Of which she nought agroos; ne no…thing smerte;  930

And forth he fleigh; with herte left for herte。



Now lat hir slepe; and we our tales holde

Of Troilus; that is to paleys riden;

Fro the scarmuch; of the whiche I tolde;

And in his chaumbre sit; and hath abiden  935

Til two or three of his messages yeden

For Pandarus; and soughten him ful faste;

Til they him founde and broughte him at the laste。



This Pandarus com leping in at ones;

And seiyde thus: ‘Who hath ben wel y…bete  940

To…day with swerdes; and with slinge…stones;

But Troilus; that hath caught him an hete?'

And gan to Iape; and seyde; ‘Lord; so ye swete!

But rys; and lat us soupe and go to reste;'  944

And he answerde him; ‘Do we as thee leste。'



With al the haste goodly that they mighte;

They spedde hem fro the souper un…to bedde;

And every wight out at the dore him dighte;

And wher him liste upon his wey him spedde;

But Troilus; that thoughte his herte bledde  950

For wo; til that he herde som tydinge;

He seyde; ‘Freend; shal I now wepe or singe?'



Quod Pandarus; ‘Ly stille and lat me slepe;

And don thyn hood; thy nedes spedde be;

And chese; if thou wolt singe or daunce or lepe;  955

At shorte wordes; thow shal trowe me。 

Sire; my nece wol do wel by thee;

And love thee best; by god and by my trouthe;

But lak of pursuit make it in thy slouthe。



‘For thus ferforth I have thy work bigonne;  960

Fro day to day; til this day; by the morwe;

Hir love of freendship have I to thee wonne;

And also hath she leyd hir feyth to borwe。

Algate a foot is hameled of thy sorwe。'

What sholde I lenger sermon of it holde?  965

As ye han herd bifore; al he him tolde。



But right as floures; thorugh the colde of night

Y…closed; stoupen on hir stalke lowe;

Redressen hem a…yein the sonne bright;

And spreden on hir kinde cours by rowe;  970

Right so gan tho his eyen up to throwe

This Troilus; and seyde; ‘O Venus dere;

Thy might; thy grace; y…heried be it here!'



And to Pandare he held up bothe his hondes;

And seyde; ‘Lord; al thyn be that I have;  975

For I am hool; al brosten been my bondes;

A thousand Troians who so that me yave;

Eche after other; god so wis me save;

Ne mighte me so gladen; lo; myn herte;

It spredeth so for Ioye; it wol to…sterte!  980



‘But Lord; how shal I doon; how shal I liven?

Whan shal I next my dere herte see?

How shal this longe tyme a…wey be driven;

Til that thou be ayein at hir fro me?

Thou mayst answere; 〃A…byd; a…byd;〃 but he  985

That hangeth by the nekke; sooth to seyne;

In grete disese abydeth for the peyne。'



‘Al esily; now; for the love of Marte;'

Quod Pandarus; ‘for every thing hath tyme;

So longe abyd til that the night departe;  990

For al so siker as thow lyst here by me;

And god toforn; I wol be there at pryme;

And for thy werk somwhat as I shal seye;

Or on som other wight this charge leye。



‘For pardee; god wot; I have ever yit  995

Ben redy thee to serve; and to this night

Have I nought fayned; but emforth my wit

Don al thy lust; and shal with al my might。

Do now as I shal seye; and fare a…right;

And if thou nilt; wyte al thy…self thy care;  1000

On me is nought along thyn yvel fare。



‘I woot wel that thow wyser art than I

A thousand fold; but if I were as thou;

God help me so; as I wolde outrely;

Right of myn owene hond; wryte hir right now  1005

A lettre; in which I wolde hir tellen how

I ferde amis; and hir beseche of routhe;

Now help thy…self; and leve it not for slouthe。



‘And I my…self shal ther…with to hir goon;

And whan thou wost that I am with hir there;  1010

Worth thou up…on a courser right anoon;

Ye; hardily; right in thy beste gere;

And ryd forth by the place; as nought ne were;

And thou shalt finde us; if I may; sittinge

At som windowe; in…to the strete lokinge。  1015



‘And if thee list; than maystow us saluwe;

And up…on me make thy contenaunce;

But; by thy lyf; be war and faste eschuwe

To tarien ought; god shilde us fro mischaunce!

Ryd forth thy wey; and hold thy governaunce;  1020

And we shal speke of thee som…what; I trowe;

Whan Thou art goon; to do thyne eres glowe!



‘Touching thy lettre; thou art wys y…nough;

I woot thow nilt it digneliche endyte;

As make it with thise argumentes tough;  1025

Ne scrivenish or craftily thou it wryte;

Beblotte it with thy teres eek a lyte;

And if thou wryte a goodly word al softe;

Though it be good; reherce it not to ofte。



‘For though the beste harpour upon lyve  1030

Wolde on the beste souned Ioly harpe

That ever was; with alle his fingres fyve;

Touche ay o streng; or ay o werbul harpe;

Were his nayles poynted never so sharpe;

It shulde maken every wight to dulle;  1035

To here his glee; and of his strokes fulle。



‘Ne Iompre eek no discordaunt thing y…fere;

As thus; to usen termes of phisyk;

In loves termes; hold of thy matere

The forme alwey; and do that it be lyk;  1040

For if a peyntour wolde peynte a pyk

With asses feet; and hede it as an ape;

It cordeth nought; so nere it but a Iape。'



This counseyl lyked wel to Troilus;

But; as a dreedful lover; he seyde this:   1045

‘Allas; my dere brother Pandarus;

I am ashamed for to wryte; y…wis;

Lest of myn innocence I seyde a…mis;

Or that she nolde it for despyt receyve;

Thanne were I deed; ther mighte it no…thing weyve。'  1050



To that Pandare answerde; ‘If thee lest;

Do that I seye; and lat me therwith goon;

For by that lord that formed est and west;

I hope of it to bringe answere anoon

Right of hir hond; and if that thou nilt noon;  1055

Lat be; and sory mote he been his lyve;

Ayeins thy lust that helpeth thee to thryve。'



Quod Troilus; ‘Depardieux; I assente;

Sin that thee list; I will aryse and wryte;

And blisful god preye ich; with good entente;  1060

The vyage; and the lettre I shal endyte;

So spede it; and thou; Minerva; the whyte;

Yif thou me wit my lettre to devyse:'

And sette him doun; and wroot right in this wyse。 



First he gan hir his righte lady calle;  1065

His hertes lyf; his lust; his sorwes leche;

His blisse; and eek these othere termes alle;

That in swich cas these loveres alle seche;

And in ful humble wyse; as in his speche;

He gan him recomaunde un…to hir grace;  1070

To telle al how; it axeth muchel space。



And after this; ful lowly he hir prayde

To be nought wrooth; though he; of his folye;

So hardy was to hir to wryte; and seyde;

That love it made; or elles moste he dye;  1075

And pitously gan mercy for to crye;

And after that he seyde; and ley ful loude;

Him…self was litel worth; and lesse he coude;



And that she sholde han his conning excused;

That litel was; and eek he dredde hir so;  1080

And his unworthinesse he ay acused;

And after that; than gan he telle his woo;

But that was endeles; with…outen ho;

And seyde; he wolde in trouthe alwey him holde; 

And radde it over; and gan the lettre folde。  1085



And with his salte teres gan he bathe

The ruby in his signet; and it sette

Upon the wex deliverliche and rathe;

Ther…with a thousand tymes; er he lette;

He kiste tho the lettre that he shette;  1090

And seyde; ‘Lettre; a blisful destenee

Thee shapen is; my lady shal thee see。'



This Pandare took the lettre; and that by tyme

A…morwe; and to his neces paleys sterte;

And faste he swoor; that it was passed pryme;  1095

And gan to Iape; and seyde; ‘Y…wis; myn herte;

So fresh it is; al…though it sore smerte;

I may not slepe never a Mayes morwe;

I have a Ioly wo; a lusty sorwe。'



Criseyde; whan that she hir uncle herde;  1100

With dreedful herte; and desirous to here

The cause of his cominge; thus answerde:

‘Now by your feyth; myn uncle;' quod she; ‘dere;

What maner windes gydeth yow now here?

Tel us your Ioly wo and your penaunce;  1105

How ferforth be ye put in loves daunce。'



‘By god;' quod he; ‘I hoppe alwey bihinde!'

And she to…laugh; it thoughte hir herte breste。

Quod Pandarus; ‘Loke alwey that ye finde

Game in myn hood; but herkneth; if yow leste;  1110

Ther is right now come in…to toune a geste;

A Greek espye; and telleth newe thinges;

For which I come to telle yow tydinges。



‘Into the gardin go we; and we shal here;

Al prevely; of this a long sermoun。'  1115

With that they wenten arm in arm y…fere

In…to the gardin from the chaumbre doun。

And whan that he so fer was that the soun

Of that he speke; no man here mighte;

He seyde hir thus; and out the lettre plighte;  1120



‘Lo; he that is al hoolly youres free

Him recomaundeth lowly to your grace;

And sent to you this lettre here by me;

Avyseth you on it; whan ye han space;

And of som goodly answere yow purchace;  1125

Or; helpe me god; so pleynly for to seyne;

He may not longe liven for hi

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