My sorwe, but he hadde routhe
And pite of my sorwes smerte,
That man hath a feendly herte.
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For who so seeth me first on morwe
May seyn, he hath [y]-met with sorwe;
For I am sorwe and sorwe is I.
'Allas! and I wol telle the why;
My [song] is turned to pleyning,
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