A Lover's Complaint.
Loue, þou art of mikel mit;
Mi day þou tornis into nit,
& dos me sikë sore;
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and al for on so swete a wit
þat onis þorw loue me trouþë plit,
to ben myn euere more.
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Christ's Call to Love.
Lere to loue as .i. loue þe,
for on al mi lemes þou mait it se. [[See p. 258.]]
True Love.
þey loue be stro[n]g & mikel of mith, [folio 155b]
for wele, for wo, trewloue mat lith.
treuloue is largë, fre & hende,
& loue ȝif alleþing bleþeli to his frende.
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in wele & wo, loue sto[n]dit faste,
for lif, for det, trewloue wil laste.
fer & frey loue hat on heu,
for trewloue is fress & euere neu.
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Four Inscriptions.
fir & watir, wind & lond.
i desire bo haue vnder myn hond vel bond.
bede faste, for i come sone.
yif þou serwe onli for me,
sikerly þou tit þi bone.
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wil ȝe biddin, redi i am;
ȝif ȝe leuin, i go you fram.
smertlike i helpe, & noman forsake; [folio 156]
bleþeli i fitte, þe maistri forto take.
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