《troilus and criseyde》

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I mene; as love an other in this whyle;

She doth hir…self a shame; and him a gyle。



‘Now wherby that I telle yow al this?

Ye woot your…self; as wel as any wight;

How that your love al fully graunted is  780

To Troilus; the worthieste knight;

Oon of this world; and ther…to trouthe plyght;

That; but it were on him along; ye nolde

Him never falsen; whyle ye liven sholde。



‘Now stant it thus; that sith I fro yow wente;  785

This Troilus; right platly for to seyn;

Is thurgh a goter; by a prive wente;

In…to my chaumbre come in al this reyn;

Unwist of every maner wight; certeyn;

Save of my…self; as wisly have I Ioye;  790

And by that feith I shal Pryam of Troye!



‘And he is come in swich peyne and distresse

That; but he be al fully wood by this;

He sodeynly mot falle in…to wodnesse;

But…if god helpe; and cause why this is;  795

He seyth him told is; of a freend of his;

How that ye sholde love oon that hatte Horaste;

For sorwe of which this night shalt been his laste。'



Criseyde; which that al this wonder herde;

Gan sodeynly aboute hir herte colde;  800

And with a syk she sorwfully answerde;

‘Allas! I wende; who…so tales tolde;

My dere herte wolde me not holde

So lightly fals! Allas! Conceytes wronge;

What harm they doon; for now live I to longe!  805



‘Horaste! Allas! And falsen Troilus?

I knowe him not; god helpe me so;' quod she;

‘Allas! What wikked spirit tolde him thus?

Now certes; eem; to…morwe; and I him see;

I shal ther…of as ful excusen me  810

As ever dide womman; if him lyke';

And with that word she gan ful sore syke。



‘O god!' quod she; ‘So worldly selinesse;

Which clerkes callen fals felicitee;

Y…medled is with many a bitternesse!  815

Ful anguisshous than is; god woot;' quod she;

‘Condicioun of veyn prosperitee;

For either Ioyes comen nought y…fere;

Or elles no wight hath hem alwey here。



‘O brotel wele of mannes Ioye unstable!  820

With what wight so thou be; or how thou pleye;

Either he woot that thou; Ioye; art muable;

Or woot it not; it moot ben oon of tweye;

Now if he woot it not; how may he seye

That he hath verray Ioye and selinesse;  825

That is of ignoraunce ay in derknesse?



‘Now if he woot that Ioye is transitorie;

As every Ioye of worldly thing mot flee;

Than every tyme he that hath in memorie;

The drede of lesing maketh him that he  830

May in no perfit selinesse be。

And if to lese his Ioye he set a myte;

Than semeth it that Ioye is worth ful lyte。



‘Wherfore I wol deffyne in this matere;

That trewely; for ought I can espye;  835

Ther is no verray wele in this world here。

But O; thou wikked serpent; Ialousye;

Thou misbeleved and envious folye;

Why hastow Troilus me mad untriste;

That never yet agilte him; that I wiste?'  840



Quod Pandarus; ‘Thus fallen is this cas。'

‘Why; uncle myn;' quod she; ‘who tolde him this?

Why doth my dere herte thus; allas?'

‘Ye woot; ye nece myn;' quod he; ‘what is;

I hope al shal be wel that is amis;  845

For ye may quenche al this; if that yow leste;

And doth right so; for I holde it the beste。'



‘So shal I do to…morwe; y…wis;' quod she;

‘And god to…forn; so that it shal suffyse。'

‘To…morwe? Allas; that were a fair!' quod he;  850

‘Nay; nay; it may not stonden in this wyse;

For; nece myn; thus wryten clerkes wyse;

That peril is with drecching in y…drawe;

Nay; swich abodes been nought worth an hawe。



‘Nece; al thing hath tyme; I dar avowe;  855

For whan a chaumber a…fyr is; or an halle;

Wel more nede is; it sodeynly rescowe

Than to dispute; and axe amonges alle

How is this candele in the straw y…falle?

A! Benedicite! For al among that fare  860

The harm is doon; and fare…wel feldefare!



‘And; nece myn; ne take it not a…greef;

If that ye suffre him al night in this wo;

God help me so; ye hadde him never leef;

That dar I seyn; now there is but we two;  865

But wel I woot; that ye wol not do so;

Ye been to wys to do so gret folye;

To putte his lyf al night in Iupertye。



‘Hadde I him never leef? By god; I wene

Ye hadde never thing so leef;' quod she。  870

‘Now by my thrift;' quod he; ‘that shal be sene;

For; sin ye make this ensample of me;

If I al night wolde him in sorwe see

For al the tresour in the toun of Troye;

I bidde god; I never mote have Ioye!  875



‘Now loke thanne; if ye; that been his love;

Shul putte al night his lyf in Iupartye

For thing of nought! Now; by that god above;

Nought only this delay comth of folye;

But of malyce; if that I shal nought lye。  880

What; platly; and ye suffre him in distresse;

Ye neither bountee doon ne gentilesse!'



Quod tho Criseyde; ‘Wole ye doon o thing;

And ye therwith shal stinte al his disese?

Have here; and bereth him this blewe ringe;  885

For ther is no…thing mighte him bettre plese;

Save I my…self; ne more his herte apese;

And sey my dere herte; that his sorwe

Is causeles; that shal be seen to…morwe。'



‘A ring?' quod he; ‘Ye; hasel…wodes shaken!  890

Ye nece myn; that ring moste han a stoon

That mighte dede men alyve maken;

And swich a ring trowe I that ye have noon。

Discrecioun out of your heed is goon;

That fele I now;' quod he; ‘and that is routhe;  895

O tyme y…lost; wel maystow cursen slouthe!



‘Wot ye not wel that noble and heigh corage

Ne sorweth not; ne stinteth eek for lyte?

But if a fool were in a Ialous rage;

I nolde setten at his sorwe a myte;  900

But feffe him with a fewe wordes whyte

Another day; whan that I mighte him finde;

But this thing stant al in another kinde。



‘This is so gentil and so tendre of herte;

That with his deeth he wol his sorwes wreke;  905

For trusteth wel; how sore that him smerte;

He wol to yow no Ialouse wordes speke。

And for…thy; nece; er that his herte breke;

So spek your…self to him of this matere;

For with o word ye may his herte stere。  910



‘Now have I told what peril he is inne;

And his coming unwist is to every wight;

Ne; pardee; harm may ther be noon; ne sinne;

I wol my…self be with yow al this night。

Ye knowe eek how it is your owne knight;  915

And that; by right; ye moste upon him triste;

And I al prest to fecche him whan yow liste。'



This accident so pitous was to here;

And eek so lyk a sooth; at pryme face;

And Troilus hir knight to hir so dere;  920

His prive coming; and the siker place;

That; though that she dide him as thanne a grace;

Considered alle thinges as they stode;

No wonder is; sin she dide al for gode。



Cryseyde answerde; ‘As wisly god at reste  925

My sowle bringe; as me is for him wo!

And eem; y…wis; fayn wolde I doon the beste;

If that I hadde grace to do so。

But whether that ye dwelle or for him go;

I am; til god me bettre minde sende;  930

At dulcarnon; right at my wittes ende。'



Quod Pandarus; ‘Ye; nece; wol ye here?

Dulcarnon called is 〃fleminge of wrecches〃;

It semeth hard; for wrecches wol not lere

For verray slouthe or othere wilful tecches;  935

This seyd by hem that be not worth two fecches。

But ye ben wys; and that we han on honde

Nis neither hard; ne skilful to withstonde。'



‘Thanne; eem;' quod she; ‘doth her…of as yow list;

But er he come; I wil up first aryse;  940

And; for the love of god; sin al my trist

Is on yow two; and ye ben bothe wyse;

So wircheth now in so discreet a wyse;

That I honour may have; and he plesaunce;

For I am here al in your governaunce。'  945



‘That is wel seyd;' quod he; ‘my nece dere'

Ther good thrift on that wyse gentil herte!

But liggeth stille; and taketh him right here;

It nedeth not no ferther for him sterte;

And ech of yow ese otheres sorwes smerte;  950

For love of god; and; Venus; I the herie;

For sone hope I we shulle ben alle merie。'



This Troilus ful sone on knees him sette

Ful sobrely; right be hir beddes heed;

And in his beste wyse his lady grette;  955

But lord; so she wex sodeynliche reed!

Ne; though men sholden smyten of hir heed;

She coude nought a word a…right out…bringe

So sodeynly; for his sodeyn cominge。



But Pandarus; that so wel coude fele  960

In every thing; to pleye anoon bigan;

And seyde; ‘Nece; see how this lord can knele!

Now; for your trouthe; seeth this gentil man!'

And with that word he for a quisshen ran;

And seyde; ‘Kneleth now; whyl that yow leste;  965

Ther god your hertes bringe sone at reste!'



Can I not seyn; for she bad him not ryse;

If sorwe it putte out of hir remembraunce;

Or elles that she toke it in the wyse

Of duetee; as for his observaunce;  970

But wel finde I she dide him this plesaunce;

That she him kiste; al…though she syked sore;

And bad him sitte a…doun with…outen more。



Quod Pandarus; ‘Now wol ye wel biginne;

Now doth him sitte; gode nece dere;  975

Upon your beddes syde al there with…inne;

That ech of yow the bet may other here。'

And with that word he drow him to the fere;

And took a light; and fond hi
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