But hasteth yow to doon him Ioye have; For trusteth wel, to longe y-doon hardnesse 1245 Causeth despyt ful often, for destresse.
For thou were wont to chace At Love in scorn, and for despyt him calle "Seynt Idiot, lord of thise foles alle.
And most of love and vertu was his speche, And in despyt hadde alle wrecchednesse; And doutelees, no nede was him biseche To honouren hem that hadde worthinesse, And esen hem that weren in distresse.
For certeyn, Phebus and Neptunus bothe, 120 That makeden the walles of the toun, Ben with the folk of Troye alwey so wrothe, That thei wol bringe it to confusioun, Right in despyt of king Lameadoun.
Despitous, is he that hath desdeyn of his neighebore, that is to seyn, of his evene-cristene, or hath despyt to doon that him oghte to do.
I seye, I hadde in herte greet despyt That he of any other had delyt.
I have,' quod he, 'had a despyt this day, God yelde yow!
Now sith that maydens hadden swichdespyt 1395 To been defouled with mannes foul delyt, Wel oghte a wyf rather hir-selven slee Than be defouled, as it thinketh me.
Inobedient, is he that disobeyeth for despyt to the comandements of god and to hise sovereyns, and to his goostly fader.
David king was meke, and suffred mokel hate and many yvel speches; no despyt ne shame that his enemys him deden might nat move pacience out of his herte, but ever in one plyte mercy he used.
But hasteth yow to doon him Ioye have; For trusteth wel, to longe y-doon hardnesse 1245 Causeth despyt ful often, for distresse.
At love in scorn, and for despyt him calle "Seynt Idiot, lord of thise foles alle.
Twa campiowns that tyme duelt with the king, Had gret despytat Wallace in all thing.
Rycht gret despyt thai spak oft off Scotland; Quhill on a day it hapnyt apon hand, Wallace and thai was lewit all thaim allayn, 155 Be awentur, in till a hous off stayne.
He ne hath nat doon so grevously amis +To translaten that olde clerkes wryten, 370 +As thogh that he of malice wolde endyten Despyt of love, and had him-self hit wroght.
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