That wel unnethe of mete took she keep;

And whan that she was to hir reste broght,

On him she thoghte alwey til that she sleep;

Whan he was absent, prevely she weep;

Thus liveth fair Anelida the quene

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For fals Arcite, that did hir al this tene.

This fals Arcite, of his new-fangelnesse,

For she to him so lowly was and trewe,

Took lesse deyntee for hir stedfastnesse,