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;