THE TALE（第4页）

quothshe，"fyonyou，hearteless!**coward

alas!"quothshe，"for，bythatgodabove!

nowhaveyelostmyheartandallmylove;

icannotloveacoward，bymyfaith.

forcertes，whatsoanywomansaith，

wealldesiren，ifitmightebe，

tohavehusbandeshardy，wise，andfree，

andsecret，*ardnornofool，*discreet

norhimthatisaghast*ofeverytool，***afraid**rag，trifl

nornoavantour，*bythatgodabove!*art

howdursteyeforshamesaytoyourlove

thatanythingmightmakeyouafeard?

haveyenomannesheart，andhaveabeard?

alas!andcanyebeaghastofswevenes?**dreams

nothingbutvanity，godwot，inswevenis，

swevens*engenderofrepletions，**arecausedbyover-ea*

andoftoffume，*andofplexions，*drunkenness

whenhuursbetooabundantinawight.

certesthisdream，whichyehavemettetonight，

ethofthegreatsupef露it

ofyoureredecholera，*pardie，*bile

whichcausethfolktodreadenintheirdreams

ofarrows，andoffirewithreddebeams

ofreddebeastes，thattheywillthembite，

ofconteke，*andofwhelpesgreatandlite;***contention**little

rightasthehuurofmelancholy

causethfullmanyamaninsleeptocry，

forfearofbulles，orofbearesblake，

orellesthatblackdevilswillthemtake，

ofotherhuurscoulditellalso，

thatworkemanyamaninsleepmuchwoe;