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For other cause was ther noon than so。
But of this thing right to the effect to go； 1580
Whan tyme was； hom til hir hous she wente；
And Pandarus hath fully his entente。
Now torne we ayein to Troilus；
That resteles ful longe a…bedde lay；
And prevely sente after Pandarus； 1585
To him to come in al the haste he may。
He com anoon； nought ones seyde he ‘nay；'
And Troilus ful sobrely he grette；
And doun upon his beddes syde him sette。
This Troilus； with al the affeccioun 1590
Of frendes love that herte may devyse；
To Pandarus on knees fil adoun；
And er that he wolde of the place aryse；
He gan him thonken in his beste wyse；
An hondred sythe he gan the tyme blesse； 1595
That he was born； to bringe him fro distresse。
He seyde； ‘O frend of frendes the alderbeste
That ever was； the sothe for to telle；
Thou hast in hevene y…brought my soule at reste
Fro Flegitoun； the fery flood of helle； 1600
That； though I mighte a thousand tymes selle；
Upon a day； my lyf in thy servyse；
It mighte nought a mote in that suffyse。
‘The sonne； which that al the world may see；
Saw never yet； my lyf； that dar I leye； 1605
So inly fayr and goodly as is she；
Whos I am al； and shal； til that I deye；
And； that I thus am hires； dar I seye；
That thanked be the heighe worthinesse
Of love； and eek thy kinde bisinesse。 1610
‘Thus hastow me no litel thing y…yive；
Fo which to thee obliged be for ay
My lyf； and why？ For thorugh thyn help I live；
For elles deed hadde I be many a day。'
And with that word doun in his bed he lay； 1615
And Pandarus ful sobrely him herde
Til al was seyd； and than he thus answerde：
‘My dere frend； if I have doon for thee
In any cas； god wot； it is me leef；
And am as glad as man may of it be； 1620
God help me so； but tak now a…greef
That I shal seyn； be war of this myscheef；
That； there…as thou now brought art in…to blisse；
That thou thy…self ne cause it nought to misse。
‘For of fortunes sharpe adversitee 1625
The worst kinde of infortune is this；
A man to have ben in prosperitee；
And it remembren； whan it passed is。
Thou art wys y…nough； for…thy do nought amis；
Be not to rakel； though thou sitte warme；
For if thou be； certeyn； it wol thee harme。 1631
‘Thou art at ese； and holde the wel ther…inne。
For also seur as reed is every fyr；
As greet a craft is kepe wel as winne；
Brydle alwey wel thy speche and thy desyr； 1635
For worldly Ioye halt not but by a wyr；
That preveth wel； it brest alday so ofte；
For…thy nede is to werke with it softe。'
Quod Troilus； ‘I hope； and god to…forn；
My dere frend； that I shal so me bere； 1640
That in my gilt ther shal no thing be lorn；
Ne I nil not rakle as for to greven here；
It nedeth not this matere ofte tere；
For wistestow myn herte wel； Pandare；
God woot； of this thou woldest litel care。' 1645
Tho gan he telle him of his glade night；
And wher…of first his herte dredde； and how；
And seyde； ‘Freend； as I am trewe knight；
And by that feyth I shal to god and yow；
I hadde it never half so hote as now； 1650
And ay the more that desyr me byteth
To love hir best； the more it me delyteth。
‘I noot my…self not wisly what it is；
But now I fele a newe qualitee；
Ye； al another than I dide er this。' 1655
Pandare answerde； and seyde thus； that he
That ones may in hevene blisse be；
He feleth other weyes； dar I leye；
Than thilke tyme he first herde of it seye。
This is o word for al： this Troilus 1660
Was never ful to speke of this matere；
And for to preysen un…to Pandarus
The bountee of his righte lady dere；
And Pandarus to thanke and maken chere。
This tale ay was span…newe to biginne； 1665
Til that the night departed hem a…twinne。
Sone after this； for that fortune it wolde；
I…comen was the blisful tyme swete；
That Troilus was warned that he sholde；
Ther he was erst； Criseyde his lady mete； 1670
For which he felte his herte in Ioye flete；
And feythfully gan alle the goddes herie；
And lat see now if that he can be merie。
And holden was the forme and al the wyse；
Of hir cominge； and eek of his also； 1675
As it was erst； which nedeth nought devyse。
But playnly to the effect right for to go；
In Ioye and suerte Pandarus hem two
A…bedde broughte； whan that hem bothe leste；
And thus they ben in quiete and in reste。 1680
Nought nedeth it to yow； sin they ben met；
To aske at me if that they blythe were；
For if it erst was wel； tho was it bet
A thousand…fold； this nedeth not enquere。
A…gon was every sorwe and every fere； 1685
And bothe； y…wis； they hadde； and so they wende；
As muche Ioye as herte may comprende。
This is no litel thing of for to seye；
This passeth every wit for to devyse；
For eche of hem gan otheres lust obeye； 1690
Felicitee； which that thise clerkes wyse
Commenden so； ne may not here suffyse。
This Ioye may not writen been with inke；
This passeth al that herte may bithinke。
But cruel day； so wel…awey the stounde！ 1695
Gan for to aproche； as they by signes knewe；
For whiche hem thoughte felen dethes wounde；
So wo was hem； that changen gan hir hewe；
And day they goonnen to dispyse al newe；
Calling it traytour； envyous； and worse； 1700
And bitterly the dayes light they curse。
Quod Troilus； ‘Allas！ Now am I war
That Pirous and tho swifte stedes three；
Whiche that drawen forth the sonnes char；
Han goon som by…path in despyt of me； 1705
That maketh it so sone day to be；
And； for the sonne him hasteth thus to ryse；
Ne shal I never doon him sacrifyse！'
But nedes day departe moste hem sone；
And whanne hir speche doon was and hir chere； 1710
They twinne anoon as they were wont to done；
And setten tyme of meting eft y…fere；
And many a night they wroughte in this manere。
And thus Fortune a tyme ladde in Ioye
Criseyde； and eek this kinges sone of Troye。 1715
In suffisaunce； in blisse； and in singinges；
This Troilus gan al his lyf to lede；
He spendeth； Iusteth； maketh festeynges；
He yeveth frely ofte； and chaungeth wede；
And held aboute him alwey； out of drede； 1720
A world of folk； as cam him wel of kinde；
The fressheste and the beste he coude fynde；
That swich a voys was of hym and a stevene
Thorugh…out the world； of honour and largesse；
That it up rong un…to the yate of hevene。 1725
And； as in love； he was in swich gladnesse；
That in his herte he demede； as I gesse；
That there nis lovere in this world at ese
So wel as he； and thus gan love him plese。
The godlihede or beautee which that kinde 1730
In any other lady hadde y…set
Can not the mountaunce of a knot unbinde；
A…boute his herte； of al Criseydes net。
He was so narwe y…masked and y…knet；
That it undon on any manere syde； 1735
That nil not been； for ought that may betyde。
And by the hond ful ofte he wolde take
This Pandarus； and in…to gardin lede；
And swich a feste and swich a proces make
Him of Criseyde； and of hir womanhede； 1740
And of hir beautee； that； with…outen drede；
It was an hevene his wordes for to here；
And thanne he wolde singe in this manere。
‘Love； that of erthe and see hath governaunce；
Love； that his hestes hath in hevene hye； 1745
Love； that with an holsom alliaunce
Halt peples ioyned； as him list hem gye；
Love； that knetteth lawe of companye；
And couples doth in vertu for to dwelle；
Bind this acord； that I have told and telle； 1750
‘That that the world with feyth； which that is stable；
Dyverseth so his stoundes concordinge；
That elements that been so discordable
Holden a bond perpetuely duringe；
That Phebus mote his rosy day forth bringe； 1755
And that the mone hath lordship over the nightes；
Al this doth Love； ay heried be his mightes！
‘That； that the see； that gredy is to flowen；
Constreyneth to a certeyn ende so
His flodes； that so fersly they ne growen 1760
To drenchen erthe and al for ever…mo；
And if that Love ought lete his brydel go；
Al that now loveth a…sonder sholde lepe；
And lost were al； that Love halt now to…hepe。
‘So wolde god； that auctor is of kinde； 1765
That； with his bond； Love of his vertu liste
To cerclen hertes alle； and faste binde；
That from his bond no wight the wey out wiste。
And hertes colde； hem wolde I that he twiste
To make hem love； and that hem leste ay rewe 1770
On hertes sore； and kepe hem that ben trewe。'
In alle nedes； for the tounes werre；
He was； and ay the firste in armes dight；
And certeynly； but…if that bokes erre；
Save Ector； most y…drad of any wight； 1775
And this encrees of hardinesse and might
Cam him of love； his ladies thank to winne；
That altered his spirit so with…inne。
In tyme of trewe； on haukinge wolde he ryde；
Or elles hunten boor； bere； or lyoun； 1780
The smale bestes leet he gon bi…syde。
And whan that he com rydinge in…to toun；
Ful ofte his lady； from hir window do