THE KNIGHTS TALE（第75页）

outofthisfouleprisonofthislife?

whygrudgeherehiscousinandhiswife

ofhiswelfare，thatlovedhimsowell?

canhethemthank?nay，godwot，neverdeal*，—*notajot

thatbothhissoulandekethemselvesoffend*，*hurt

andyettheymaytheir露stes*notamend**.*desires**control

whatmayiconc露deofthislongeserie*，*stringofremarks

butaftersorrowirede*ustobemerry，*counsel

andthankejupiterforallhisgrace?

anderethatwedepartefromthisplace，

iredethatwemakeofsorrowstwo

oneperfectjoyelasever:

andlooknowwherestsorrowisherein，

therewillifirstamendenandbegin

"sister，"quothhe，"thisismyfullassent，

withallthadvicehereofmyparlement，

thatgentlepalan，yourowenknight，

thatservethyouwithwill，andheart，andmight，

andeverhath，sincefirsttimeyehimknew

thatyeshallofyourgraceuponhimrue*，*takepity

andtakehimforyourhusbandandyourlord:

lendmeyourhand，ord.

*letsee*nowofyourwomanlypity.*makedisplay*

heisakingesbrothersson，pardie*.*bygod

andthoughhewereapoorebachelere，

sincehehathservedyousomanyayear，

andhadforyousogreatadversity，

itmustebeconsidered，*lievethme*.*believeme*

forgentlemercy*owethtopassenright*."*oughttoberightly

thensaidhethustopalantheknight;directed*

"itrowthereneedethlittleserning