Troilus and Criseyde by Geoffrey Chaucer
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Fil Pandarus on knees, and up his eyen
To hevene threw, and held his hondes hye, `Immortal god!' quod he, `That mayst nought dyen, 185 Cupide I mene, of this mayst glorifye; And Venus, thou mayst maken melodye; With-outen hond, me semeth that in the towne, For this merveyle, I here ech belle sowne. `But ho! No more as now of this matere, 190 For-why this folk wol comen up anoon, That han the lettre red; lo, I hem here. But I coniure thee, Criseyde, and oon, And two, thou Troilus, whan thow mayst goon, That at myn hous ye been at my warninge, 195 For I ful wel shal shape youre cominge; `And eseth ther your hertes right y-nough; And lat see which of yow shal bere the belle To speke of love a-right!' ther-with he lough, `For ther have ye a layser for to telle.' 200 Quod Troilus, `How longe shal I dwelle Er this be doon?' Quod he, `Whan thou mayst ryse, This thing shal be right as I yow devyse.' With that Eleyne and also Deiphebus Tho comen upward, right at the steyres ende; 205 And Lord, so than gan grone Troilus, His brother and his suster for to blende. Quod Pandarus, `It tyme is that we wende; Tak, nece myn, your leve at alle three, |
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