Allas, that ever hadde routhe 332 Any woman on any man!
And for I had routhe to sene thee miscaried, and wiste wel thyn ablenesse my service to forther and encrese, I com my-selfe, without other mene, to visit thy person in comfort of thy hert.
But, for to see his wo and mortal payne, The teres gonne fro myn eyen rayne Ful pitously, for very inward routhe 580 That I him saw so languisshing for trouthe.
And thei him seiden alle no; For wel thei wiste it was no vice, Whan he ne thoghte no malice, Bot onliche of a litel slouthe: And thus thei leften as for routhe To do justice upon his gilt, For that he scholde noght be spilt.
This woful Cleopatre hath mad swich routhe (90) That ther nis tonge noon that may hit telle.
And, with that worde, he brast out for to wepe (110) So tendrely, that routhe hit was to sene.
Of which I took somwhat suspecioun, And neer I com, and fond he wepte sore; And god so wis be my savacioun, As never of thing hadde I no routhe more.
Ne though I livede un-to the worldes ende, 1580 My name sholde I never ayeinward winne; Thus were I lost, and that were routhe and sinne.
For was ther never herte yet so blythe To han his lyf, as I shal been as swythe As I yow see; and, though no maner routhe 1385 Commeve yow, yet thinketh on your trouthe.
Ne never mo myn yen two be drye, And to your routhe and to your trouthe I crye.
I wolde hem bringe in greet noblesse, If that I were god of Richesse, 6010 As I am god of Love, sothly, Such routhe upon hir pleynt have I.
And who so wiste al, by my trouthe, My sorwe, but he hadde routhe And pite of my sorwes smerte, That man hath a feendly herte.
But right anon a thousand peple in thraste, 260 To save the knight, for routhe and for pitee, For knowen was the false iniquitee.
This Iohn lyth stille a furlong-wey or two, And to him-self he maketh routhe and wo: 4200 'Allas!
When Alla saugh his wyf, faire he hir grette, And weep, that it was routhefor to see.
For thilke sorwe that was in thyn herte, Have routhe as wel up-on my peynes smerte.
Now lord, have routhe up-on my sorwes sore, Yif me victorie, I aske thee namore.
Have routhe up-on my peyne, Al have I been rebel in myn entente; Now, MEA CULPA, lord!
Of which I took somwat suspecioun, And neer I com, and fond he wepte sore; And god so wis be my savacioun, As never of thing hadde I no routhe more.
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