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2947 And serve wel withoute feyntise,
2948 Thou shalt be quyte of thyne emprise,
2949 With more guerdoun, if that thou lyve;
2950 But all this tyme this I thee yeve.'
2951 The god of love whanne al the day
2952 Had taught me, as ye have herd say,
2953 And enfourmed compendiously,
2954 He vanyshide awey all sodeynly,
2955 And I alloone lefte, all soole,
2956 So full of compleynt and of doole,
2957 ffor I sawe no man there me by.
2958 My woundes me greved wondirly;
2959 Me forto curen no thyng I knewe,
2960 Save the bothom bright of hewe,
2961 Wheron was sett hoolly my thought;
2962 Of other comfort knewe I nought,
2963 But it were thorugh the god of love;
2964 I knewe not ell to my bihove
2965 That myght me ease or comfort gete,
2966 But if he wolde hym entermete.
2967 The roser was, withoute doute,
2968 Closed with an hegge withoute,
2969 As ye toforn have herd me seyne;
2970 And fast I bisiede, and wolde fayne
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