And they that hadde y-knowen hir of yore
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Seye hir so wepe, and thoughte it kindenesse,
And eche of hem wepte eek for hir distresse;
104. And bisily they gonnen hir conforten
Of thing, god wot, on which she litel thoughte;
And with hir tales wenden hir disporten,
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And to be glad they often hir bisoughte.
But swich an ese ther-with they hir wroughte