The Canterbury tales and Faerie queene &c., &c., &c., ed. for popular perusal with current illustrations and explanatory notes, by D. Laing Purves.

'268 POEMS OF GEOFFRE Y.CA:- UCER.
That: all this thing was: said of good. intent, "Aind thou Simois:,:-that as an arrow clear
An- that her:hearte true was and kind' Through- Troy aylrunnest-downward to the sea,
Towardes.him, and. spake right as shIe'meant, Bear witness of this word. that said is here!
And that she starf2 for woe nigh when she went, That thilke' day that I untrue be
And was in purpose ever to be true; To Troilus, mine owen hearte free,
Thus write they that of her workes knew. That thou returne backward to thy well,
This Troilus, with heatrt and ears y-sprad,' And I with body and soul sink in hell!"
Heard all this thing devised to and fro, Even yet Troilus was not wholly content,
And verily it seemed that he had and urged anew his plan of secret flight; but
The self wit; 4 but yet to let her go Cressida turned upon him with the charge that
His hearte misforgave 5 him evermo'; he mistrusted her causelessly, and demanded
But, finally, he gan his hearte wrest 6 of him that he should be faithful in her abTo truste her, and took it for the best. sence, else she must die at her return. Troilus
BFor which the great fury of his penance 7 promised faithfulness in far simpler and briefer
Was quench'd with hope, and therewith them words than Cressida had used.
between "Grand mercy, good heart mine, y-wis," quoth
Began for joy the amorouse dance; she;
And as the birdes, when the sun is sheen,8'And blissful Venus let me never sterve,l9
)elighten in their song, in leavis green, Ere I may stand of pleasance in degree
Right so the wordes that they spake y-fere 9 To quite him well 20 that so well can deserve-;
Delighten them, and make their heartes cheer.l0 And while that God my wit'will me conserve,
I shall so do; so true I have you found,
Yet Troilus was not so well at ease, that he honour to eward shall rebound.
That ay honour to meward shall rebound.
did not earnestly entreat Cressida to observe
her promise; for, if she came not into Troy at "For truste well that your estate 21 royfl,
the set day, he should never have heal, honour, Nor vain delight, nor only worthiness
or joy; and he feared that the stratagem by Of you in war or tourney martiil,
which she would try to lure her father back Nor pomp, array, nobley, nor eke richess,
would fail, so that she might be compelled to Ne made me to rue 22 on your distress;
remain among the Greeks. He would rather But moral'virtue, grounded upon truth,
have them steal away together, with sufficient That yas the cause I first had on you ruth..treasure to maintain them all their lives; and "Eke gentle heart, and manhood that ye had,
even if they went in their bare shirt, he had And that ye had,-as me thought,-in despite
kin and friends elsewhere, who would welcome Every thing that sounded unto 23 bad,
and honour them. As rudeness, and peoplish 24 appetite,
Cressida, with a sigh, right in this wise And that your reason bridled your delight;
-Answer'd; " Y-wis, my deare hearts true, This made, aboven ev'ry creatfire,
We may well steal away, as ye devise, That I was yours, and shall while I may dure.
And findd such unthrifty ways new; " And this may length of yearis not fordo,25
But afterward full sore it will us rue;1 Nor remuable26 Fortung deface;
And help me God so at my moste need But Jupiter, that'of his might may do 27,As causeless ye suffer all this dread! The sorrowful to be glad, so give us grace,
"For thilke 12 day that I for cherishing Ere nightes ten to meeten in this place,
Or dread offather, or of other wight, So that it may your heart and mine suffice!
Or for estate, delight, or for wedding, Ahd fare now. well, for time is that ye rise.":Be false to you, my Troilus, my knight, The lovers took a heart-rending adieu; and.Saturne's daughter Juno, through her might, Troilus, suffering unimaginable anguish, "with-As wood as AthamantB13 do me dwell outM more, out of the chamber went."
Eternally in Styx the pit of hell!
"And this, on every god celestial THE FIFTH BOOK
I swear it.. you, and eke on each goddess?
On ev'ry nymph, and deity infernal, APPROACHE gan the fatal destiny
O: Satyrs and on Faunes more orless, That Jovis hath in disposition,
That-halfe goddes 4 be of wilderness; And to you angry iParcae, Sisters three,
And Atropos my thread of life to-brest,'5 Committeth to do executi6n;
If I be false! now trow 6 me if you lest.? For which Cressida must out of the town,' Of sincere purpose. 2 Died. 14 Demigods, 15 Break utterly.
3 All open. 4 The same opinion. 16 Believe. 17 If it please you.
5 Misgave. 18 One of the rivers of the Tread, flowing into the
6 Coimpel: wrest away from doubt and misgiving. Xanthus. 19 Die.
7 LAnguish. E, SBright. 2'0 In a position to reward him well with pleasure.
9 Together. 10 Give gladness to their hearts. 21 Rank. 22 Take pity.." -1 We will regret it. 12 That same. 23 Tended unto, accorded with.,13Athamas, son of Eolus; who, seized with madness, 24 Vulgar. 25 Destroy, do away.
under the wrath of Juno for his neglect of his wife 26 Unstable. 27 Cause.
Nejphele, slew his son Learchus. 28 The Fates.