Troilus And Criseyde

The double sorwe of Troilus to tellen 1 That was the king Priamus sone of Troye In lovinge how his aventures fellen Fro wo to wele and after out of Ioye My purpos is er that I parte fro ye. 5 Thesiphone thou help me for tendyte Thise woful vers that wepen as I wryte!. To thee clepe I thou goddesse of torment Thou cruel Furie sorwing ever in peyne; Help me that am the sorwful instrument 10 That helpeth lovers as I can to pleyne! For wel sit it the sothe for to seyne A woful wight to han a drery fere And to a sorwful tale a sory chere.. For I that god of Loves servaunts serve 15 Ne dar to Love for myn unlyklinesse Preyen for speed al sholde I therfor sterve So fer am I fro his help in derknesse; But nathelees if this may doon gladnesse To any lover and his cause avayle 20 Have he my thank and myn be this travayle!. But ye loveres that bathen in gladnesse If any drope of pitee in yow be Remembreth yow on passed hevinesse That ye han felt and on the adversitee 25 Of othere folk and thenketh how that ye Han felt that Love dorste yow displese; Or ye han wonne hym with to greet an ese.