THE TALE（第6页）

theuntance*ofagnat，somayithrive;*va露e

foronthybedthywifeisawhimswive."

whatwillyere?thecrowanonhimtold，

bysade*tokens，andbywordesbold，*grave，trustworthy

howthathiswifehaddoneherlechery，

tohisgreatshameandhisgreatvillainy;

andtoldhift，hesawitwithhiseyen.

thisphoebusganawaywardfortowrien;**turnaside

himthoughthiswoefulhearteburstintwo.

hisbowhebent，andsetthereinaflo，**arro

andinhisirehehathhiswifeslain;

thisistheffect，thereisnoretosayn.

forsorrowofwhichhebrakehisminstrelsy，

bothharpand露te，gitern*andpsaltery;*guitar

andekehebrakehisarrowsandhisbow;

andafterthatthusspakehetothecrow.

"traitor，"quothhe，"withtongueofscorpion，

thouhastmebroughttomyconfusion;

alasthatiwaswrought!*whynere**idead?*made**wasnot

odearewife，ogef露stihead，**pleasantness

thatwerttomesosad，*andekesotrue，*steadfast

nowliestthoudead，withfacepaleofhue，

fullguilteless，thatdurstisweary-wis!**certainly

orakel*hand，todosofoulamiss*rash，hasty

otroubledwit，oirereckeless，

thatunadvisedsmitsttheguilteless!

owantrust，*fulloffalsesuspicion!*distrust

wherewasthywitandthydiscretion?

o!everymanbewareofrakelness，**rashness

nortrow*nothingwithoutestrongwitness.*believe

smitenottoosoon，erethatyeweete*why，*know