Iffe a lady will do so gret outráge
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To schew pyte, and cause her awn debate.
Of siche pyte comyth dispytous Rage,
And of þe loue also ryght dedly [UH, dewly T.] hate"
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(89) LAMANT.
"To coumfort hem þat lyue [UH, byn T.] all coumfortles,
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That is non harme, but worschip to your name;
But ye, þat bere an hert of syche dures,
A fair body I-fourmyd [And a fair body formed. Thynne, Skeat.] to the same,
Iffe I durst say, ye wyn all þis diffame
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By cruelte, which sittyth you full ylle,
But iffe pyte, which may al þis atame, [may . . attame H, may not al þis attame U, all this may attame T.]
In your hye hert may reste and tary stylle."
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(90) LA DAME.
"What-euer he be þat saith he loueth me,—
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And paraunter I leue [UH, beleue T.] þat hit be so,—
Ough[t] he be wroth, or schuld I [wrother schuld I T, wroth or I schuld U.] blamyd be,
Though I did not as he wold haue me do?
Iffe I medlyd with siche, or othir mo,
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hit myght be called 'pyte maner-les;'
And aftirward, iffe I schuld lyue in wo,
Then to repent hit were to late, I gesse."
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(91) LAMANT.
"O marbre [marbil H, marble T.] hert, and yet mor hard [UH, mor hardyr T.] ; pardye, [Ha! cueur plus dur que le noir marbre.] [folio 132]
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Which mercy may not perse, [parte T, perce H.] for no labour,
mor strong [UH, stronger T.] to bow then is a myghty tre,
What vayleth [UH, avayleth T.] you to schew so gret rygour?
please it you mor, to se me dye þis oure
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By-for your yne, [eyne T, yeen H.] for your disport and play,
Then for to schew some comfort or socour
To respyte dethe, which chaseth me alway?"
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