O wofulle eyen two, sin your disport Was al to seen Criseydes eyen brighte, 310 What shal ye doon but, for my discomfort, Stonden for nought, and wepen out your sighte?
Now was his herte dul, now was it light; And thus by-iaped stonden for to stare Aboute nought, this Troilus and Pandare.
Ther been so worthy knightes in this place, And ye so fair, that everich of hem alle 170 Wol peynen him to stonden in your grace.
And ther-out com so greet a noise, That, had hit stondenupon Oise, Men mighte hit han herd esely To Rome, I trowe sikerly.
This noble emperesse, ful of grace, Bad every foul to take his owne place, 320 As they were wont alwey fro yeer to yere, Seynt Valentynes day, to stonden there.
Go and chese thee the best · and spare non of alle 180 Of steedes or of coursers · that stonden hem bisyde; And tel me, goode brother · whider thou wolt ryde.
With-outen him we have no might, certayn, If that him list to stonden ther-agayn.
But nathelees, if thou wene sikerly that the biwreying of thy conseil to a persone wol make thy condicioun to stonden in the bettre plyt, thanne shaltou tellen him thy conseil in this wyse.
And whan a beest is deed, he hath no peyne; But man after his deeth moot wepe and pleyne, 1320 Though in this world he have care and wo: With-outen doute it maystonden so.
Certes, the goodes of nature stonden outher in goodes of body or in goodes of soule.
And alle that hoped it myghte be so, Noon hevene myghte hem holde, But fellen out in fendes liknesse Nyne dayes togideres, 700 Til God of his goodnesse Gan stablisse and stynte, And garte the hevene to stekie And stonden in quiete.
Thanne Symonye and Cyvylle Stonden forth bothe, And unfoldeth the feffement That Fals hath y-maked, And thus bigynnen thise gomes To greden ful heighe: Sciant praesentes et futuri, etc.
And thus for thei hemself divide And stonden out of reule unevene, Of Alemaine Princes sevene Thei chose in this condicioun, That upon here eleccioun Thempire of Rome scholde stonde.
On was, if that this god nomore Wol come ayein, and overmore, 2110 Hou sche schal stonden in acord With king Philippe hire oghne lord, Whan he comth hom and seth hire grone.
And understond that al this peine, Which thou schalt soffre thilke tide, Is schape al only for thi pride Of veine gloire, and of the sinne Which thou hast longe stonden inne.
And as thei stonden in degre, Here cercles more or lasse be, 700 Mad after the proporcion Of therthe, whos condicion Is set to be the foundement To sustiene up the firmament.
Mi Sone, I have it left for schame, Be cause I am here oghne Prest; Bot for thei stonden nyh thi brest Upon the schrifte of thi matiere, Thou schalt of hem the sothe hiere: And understond nou wel the cas.
And the folk stondenalle aboute, in diverse stages, aftre thei ben of dignytee or of worschipe; so that thei alle may see the sacrifice.
And before the emperoures table, stonden grete lordes, and riche barouns and othere, that serven the emperour at the mete.
And god it woot,[8] though I unworthy be, I have stonden in ful greet degree Abouten lordes of ful heigh estaat; Yet hadde I never with noon of hem debaat.
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