[6-text p 410]
But for to speke of hir vertuous beaute
Line 211
Than was sche oon þe fayrest vnder sonne
For porely I-fostered vp was sche
No licorous lust was in his body ronne
wel ofter of þe welle þan of þe tonne
Line 215
She dronk and for sche wolde vertu please
Sche knew wel labour but noon ydel ease
Line 217
But þough þis mayden tender were of age [folio 119b]
Line 218
Ȝet in þe brest of her virginite
Ther was enclosed rype and sad corrage
And in gret reuerence and charite
Hir olde pore fader fostred sche /
Line 222
A fewe scheep spynnyng on þe feld sche kept
Sche nolde not ben ydel til sche slept
Line 224
And whan sche com hom sche wolde brynge
Line 225
wortis or oþer herbis tymes ofte
The which sche schred and seth for hir lyuyng
And made hir bed ful hard and no þing softe
And ay sche kept hir fadres lif on lofte
Line 229
with euery obeissance and diligence
That child may do to fadres reuerence
Line 231
Vpon Grisildes þe pore creature
Line 232
Ful ofte sithes þis marquys set his ye
As he on huntyng rood par auenture
And whan it fel he mighte hir espye
he not with wantoun lokyng of folye
Line 236
his eyȝen cast vpon hir but in sad wyse
vpon hir cheer he wold him oft avise
Line 238
Comendyng in his hert hir wommanhede
Line 239
And eek hir vertu passyng any oþer wight
Of so ȝong age as wel in cheer as dede
For þough þe poeple haue no gret insight
