1133. Knew-e, might know; subjunctive mood. See note to l. 1089.
1137. Accent thou. This and the next line are repeated, nearly, from ll. 743, 744. See also ll. 1305-6.
1139. I here insert the word sir, as in most of the other places where the poet addresses the stranger.
1152-3. Cf. Rom. de la Rose, 2006-7:—
'Il est asses sires du cors
Qui a le cuer en sa commande.'
1159. For this, B. has thus. Neither this nor thus seems wanted; I therefore pay no regard to them.
The squire Dorigen, in the Frankelein's Tale, consoled himself in the same way (F 947):—
'Of swich matere made he manye layes,
Songes, compleintes, roundels, virelayes.'