That ther nas thing with whiche he mighte hir plese,

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That he nolde doon his peyne and al his might

To doon it, for to doon hir herte an ese.

And preyede hir, she wolde hir sorwe apese,

And seyde, 'y-wis, we Grekes con have Ioye

To honouren yow, as wel as folk of Troye.'

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18. He seyde eek thus, 'I woot, yow thinketh straunge,

No wonder is, for it is to yow newe,