And that som-what to wayken gan the peyne
1145
By lengthe of pleynte, and ebben gan the welle
Of [hire] teres, and the herte unswelle,
With broken voys, [al hoors for-shright], Criseyde
To Troilus thise ilke wordes seyde:
165. 'O Iove, I deye, and mercy I beseche!
1150
Help, Troilus!' and ther-with-al hir face
Upon his brest she leyde, and loste speche;