THE ROMANCE OF THE ROSE.
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The Lover.
“He spake and said: ‘Thou oughtst to feel
Much honoured that thy name I seal
For servant to so great a lord.’”
Reason.
“Hast thou than that no surer word?”4540
The Lover.
“Nay, for when once his laws were said,
With eagle flight his wings he spread
And vanished, leaving me aghast.”
Reason.
Reason scoffs at Cupid
“Certes! ’twas no great thing that passed
Betwixt ye; well it were to know
More of that master who hath so
Entreated thee that, scarce e’en now
I recognised thy face, I vow.
Surely no creature doth exist,
Whate’er his trouble, who more trist4550
And doleful looks.
’Twere right ye should
Know well the lord ye serve, then could
Ye find perchance some way from out
Thy prison, walled with fear and doubt.”
