And lessen gan his hope and eek his might,
For which al doun he in his bed him leyde;
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He ne eet, ne dronk, ne sleep, ne word he seyde,
Imagininge ay that she was unkinde;
For which wel neigh he wex out of his minde.
207. This dreem, of which I told have eek biforn,
May never come out of his remembraunce;
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He thoughte ay wel he hadde his lady lorn,