So whan [she] coude here no word

That no man mighte fynde hir lord,

Ful oft she swouned, and seide 'alas!'

For sorwe ful nigh wood she was,

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Ne she coude no reed but oon;

But doun on knees she sat anoon,

And weep, that pite was to here.

'A! mercy! swete lady dere!'

Quod she to Iuno, hir goddesse;