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THE TALE(第5页)

awaytodriveherdarkefantasy;

andfinallyshegrantedthatrequest

forwellshesawthatitwasforthebest.

nowstoodhercastlefastebythesea,

andoftenwithherfriendeswalkedshe,

hertodisportuponthebankonhigh,

thereasmanyashipandbargesigh,**saw

sailingtheircourses,wherethemlisttogo.

butthenwasthataparcel*ofherwoe,*part

fortoherselffulloft,"alas!"saidshe,

istherenoship,ofsomanyasisee,

willbringehomemylord?thenweremyheart

allwarishd*ofthisbitterpainessmart."*cured

anothertimewouldshesitandthink,

andcasthereyendownwardfromthebrink;

butwhenshesawthegrislyrockesblake,**black

forveryfearsowouldherheartequake,

thatonherfeetshemighthernotsustene**sustain

thenwouldshesitadownuponthegreen,

andpiteously*intotheseabehold,**lookoutonthesea*

andsayrightthus,with*carefulsikes*cold:*painfulsighs*

"eternalgod!thatthroughthypurveyance

leadestthisworldbycertaingovernance,

*inidle,*asmensay,yenothingmake;*idly,invain*

but,lord,thesegrislyfiendlyrockesblake

thatseemratherafoulconfusion

ofwork,thananyfaircreation

ofsuchaperfectwisegodandstable,

whyhaveyewroughtthisworkunreasonable?

forbythiswork,north,south,orwest,oreast,

thereisnotfosterdman,norbird,norbeast: