Stanzas 191 through 200
Wherfore I seye alwey that day and nyght
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This Troilus gan to desiren moore
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Thanne he did erst, thorugh hope, and did his myght
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To preessen on as by Pandarus loore,
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And writen to hire of his sorwes soore;
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ffro day to day he leet it nought refreyde,
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That by Pandare he wroot somwhat or seyde;
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And dide also his other obseruaunces,
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That til a louere longeth in this cas;
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And after that his dees torned on chaunces,
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So was he outher glad or seyde "allas."
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And held after his gistes ay hid pas;
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And after swiche answeres as he hadde,
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So were his dayes sory outher gladde.
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But to Pandare alwey was his recours,
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And pitously gan ay to hym to pleyne,
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And hym bisoughte of reed and som socours;
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And Pandarus, that sey his woode peyne,
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Wex wel neigh ded for routhe, sooth to seyne,
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And bisily with al his herte cast
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Som of his wo to slen, and that as faste;
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And seyde, "lord and frend and brother dere,
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God woot that thi disese doth me wo.
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But wiltow stynten al this woful cheere,
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And by my trouthe, er it be dayes two,
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And god to-forn, ȝet shal I shape it so,
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That thow shalt come in-to a certeyn place,
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There as thow mayst thi self hire preye of grace.
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"And certeynly -- I noot if thow it woost,
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But tho that ben expert in loue it seye --
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It is oon of the thynges forthereth most
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A man to han a layser forto preye,
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And siker place his wo forto bywreye;
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ffor in good herte it mot som routhe impresse
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To here and see the giltlees in distresse.
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