163. Tho woful teres that they leten falle

As bittre weren, [out of teres kinde],

For peyne, as is ligne aloës or galle.

So bittre teres weep nought, as I finde,

The woful [Myrra] through the bark and rinde.

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That in this world ther nis so hard an herte,

That nolde han rewed on hir peynes smerte.

164. But whan hir woful wery gostes tweyne

Retorned been ther-as hem oughte dwelle,