And they that hadde y-knowen hir of yore

720

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,

725

And to be glad they often hir bisoughte.

But swich an ese ther-with they hir wroughte