《troilus and criseyde》

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This Troilus; as I biforn have told;  1100

Thus dryveth forth; as wel as he hath might。

But often was his herte hoot and cold;

And namely; that ilke nynthe night;

Which on the morwe she hadde him byhight

To come ayein: god wot; ful litel reste  1105

Hadde he that night; no…thing to slepe him leste。



The laurer…crouned Phebus; with his hete;

Gan; in his course ay upward as he wente;

To warmen of the est see the wawes wete;

And Nisus doughter song with fresh entente;  1110

Whan Troilus his Pandare after sente;

And on the walles of the toun they pleyde;

To loke if they can seen ought of Criseyde。



Til it was noon; they stoden for to see

Who that ther come; and every maner wight;  1115

That cam fro fer; they seyden it was she;

Til that they coude knowen him a…right。

Now was his herte dul; now was it light;

And thus by…iaped stonden for to stare

Aboute nought; this Troilus and Pandare。  1120



To Pandarus this Troilus tho seyde;

‘For ought I wot; bi…for noon; sikerly;

In…to this toun ne comth nought here Criseyde。

She hath y…now to done; hardily;

To winnen from hir fader; so trowe I;  1125

Hir olde fader wol yet make hir dyne

Er that she go; god yeve his herte pyne!'



Pandare answerde; ‘It may wel be; certeyn;

And for…thy lat us dyne; I thee biseche;

And after noon than maystw thou come ayeyn。'  1130

And hoom they go; with…oute more speche;

And comen ayein; but longe may they seche

Er that they finde that they after cape;

Fortune hem bothe thenketh for to Iape。



Quod Troilus; ‘I see wel now; that she  1135

Is taried with hir olde fader so;

That er she come; it wole neigh even be。

Com forth; I wol un…to the yate go。

Thise portours been unkonninge ever…mo;

And I wol doon hem holden up the yate  1140

As nought ne were; al…though she come late。'



The day goth faste; and after that comth eve;

And yet com nought to Troilus Criseyde。

He loketh forth by hegge; by tree; by greve;

And fer his heed over the wal he leyde。  1145

And at the laste he torned him; and seyde。

‘By god; I woot hir mening now; Pandare!

Al…most; y…wis; al newe was my care。



‘Now douteles; this lady can hir good;

I woot; she meneth ryden prively。  1150

I comende hir wysdom; by myn hood!

She wol not maken peple nycely

Gaure on hir; whan she comth; but softely

By nighte in…to the toun she thenketh ryde。

And; dere brother; thenk not longe to abyde。  1155



‘We han nought elles for to don; y…wis。

And Pandarus; now woltow trowen me?

Have here my trouthe; I see hir! Yond she is。

Heve up thyn eyen; man! Maystow not see?'

Pandare answerde; ‘Nay; so mote I thee!  1160

Al wrong; by god; what seystow; man; wher art?

That I see yond nis but a fare…cart。'



‘Allas; thou seist right sooth;' quod Troilus;

‘But; hardely; it is not al for nought

That in myn herte I now reioyse thus。  1165

It is ayein som good I have a thought。

Noot I not how; but sin that I was wrought;

Ne felte I swich a confort; dar I seye;

She comth to…night; my lyf; that dorste I leye!'



Pandare answerde; ‘It may be wel; y…nough';  1170

And held with him of al that ever he seyde;

But in his herte he thoughte; and softe lough;

And to him…self ful sobrely he seyde:

‘From hasel…wode; ther Ioly Robin pleyde;

Shal come al that thou abydest here;  1175

Ye; fare…wel al the snow of ferne yere!'



The wardein of the yates gan to calle

The folk which that with…oute the yates were;

And bad hem dryven in hir bestes alle;

Or al the night they moste bleven there。  1180

And fer with…in the night; with many a tere;

This Troilus gan hoomward for to ryde;

For wel he seeth it helpeth nought tabyde。



But natheles; he gladded him in this;

He thoughte he misacounted hadde his day;  1185

And seyde; ‘I understonde have al a…mis。

For thilke night I last Criseyde say;

She seyde; 〃I shal ben here; if that I may;

Er that the mone; O dere herte swete!

The Lyon passe; out of this Ariete。〃  1190



‘For which she may yet holde al hir biheste。'

And on the morwe un…to the yate he wente;

And up and down; by west and eek by este;

Up…on the walles made he many a wente。

But al for nought; his hope alwey him blente;  1195

For which at night; in sorwe and sykes sore;

He wente him hoom; with…outen any more。



This hope al clene out of his herte fledde;

He nath wher…on now lenger for to honge;

But for the peyne him thoughte his herte bledde;  1200

So were his throwes sharpe and wonder stronge。

For when he saugh that she abood so longe;

He niste what he iuggen of it mighte;

Sin she hath broken that she him bihighte。



The thridde; ferthe; fifte; sixte day  1205

After tho dayes ten; of which I tolde;

Bitwixen hope and drede his herte lay;

Yet som…what trustinge on hir hestes olde。

But whan he saugh she nolde hir terme holde;

He can now seen non other remedye;  1210

But for to shape him sone for to dye。



Ther…with the wikked spirit; god us blesse;

Which that men clepeth wode Ialousye;

Gan in him crepe; in al this hevinesse;

For which; by…cause he wolde sone dye;  1215

He ne eet ne dronk; for his malencolye;

And eek from every companye he fledde;

This was the lyf that al the tyme he ledde。



He so defet was; that no maner man

Unneth mighte him knowe ther he wente;  1220

So was he lene; and ther…to pale and wan;

And feble; that he walketh by potente;

And with his ire he thus himselven shente。

But who…so axed him wher…of him smerte;

He seyde; his harm was al aboute his herte。  1225



Pryam ful ofte; and eek his moder dere;

His bretheren and his sustren gonne him freyne

Why he so sorwful was in al his chere;

And what thing was the cause of al his peyne?

But al for nought; he nolde his cause pleyne;  1230

But seyde; he felte a grevous maladye

A…boute his herte; and fayn he wolde dye。



So on a day he leyde him doun to slepe;

And so bifel that in his sleep him thoughte;

That in a forest faste he welk to wepe  1235

For love of hir that him these peynes wroughte;

And up and doun as he the forest soughte;

He mette he saugh a boor with tuskes grete;

That sleep ayein the brighte sonnes hete。



And by this boor; faste in his armes folde;  1240

Lay kissing ay his lady bright Criseyde:

For sorwe of which; whan he it gan biholde;

And for despyt; out of his slepe he breyde;

And loude he cryde on Pandarus; and seyde;

‘O Pandarus; now knowe I crop and rote!  1245

I nam but deed; ther nis non other bote!



‘My lady bright Criseyde hath me bitrayed;

In whom I trusted most of any wight;

She elles…where hath now hir herte apayed;

The blisful goddes; through hir grete might;  1250

Han in my dreem y…shewed it ful right。

Thus in my dreem Criseyde I have biholde' 

And al this thing to Pandarus he tolde。



‘O my Criseyde; allas! What subtiltee。

What newe lust; what beautee; what science;  1255

What wratthe of iuste cause have ye to me?

What gilt of me; what fel experience

Hath fro me raft; allas! Thyn advertence?

O trust; O feyth; O depe aseuraunce;

Who hath me reft Criseyde; al my plesaunce?  1260



‘Allas! Why leet I you from hennes go;

For which wel neigh out of my wit I breyde?

Who shal now trowe on any othes mo?

God wot I wende; O lady bright; Criseyde;

That every word was gospel that ye seyde!  1265

But who may bet bigylen; yf him liste;

Than he on whom men weneth best to triste?



‘What shal I doon; my Pandarus; allas!

I fele now so sharpe a newe peyne;

Sin that ther is no remedie in this cas;  1270

That bet were it I with myn hondes tweyne

My…selven slow; than alwey thus to pleyne。

For through my deeth my wo sholde han an ende;

Ther every day with lyf my…self I shende。'



Pandare answerde and seyde; ‘Allas the whyle  1275

That I was born; have I not seyd er this;

That dremes many a maner man bigyle?

And why? For folk expounden hem a…mis。

How darstow seyn that fals thy lady is;

For any dreem; right for thyn owene drede?  1280

Lat be this thought; thou canst no dremes rede。



‘Paraunter; ther thou dremest of this boor;

It may so be that it may signifye

Hir fader; which that old is and eek hoor;

Ayein the sonne lyth; on poynt to dye;  1285

And she for sorwe ginneth wepe and crye;

And kisseth him; ther he lyth on the grounde;

Thus shuldestow thy dreem a…right expounde。'



‘How mighte I thanne do?' quod Troilus;

‘To knowe of this; ye; were it never so lyte?'  1290

‘Now seystow wysly;' quod this Pandarus;

‘My reed is this; sin thou canst wel endyte;

That hastely a lettre thou hir wryte;

Thorugh which thou shalt wel bringen it aboute;

To knowe a sooth of that thou art in doute。  1295



‘And see now why; for this I dar wel seyn;

That if so is that she untrewe be;

I can not trowe that she wol wryte ayeyn。

And if she wryte; thou shalt ful sone see;

As whether she hath any libertee  1300

To come ayein; or ellis in som clause;

If she be le
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