by anoy, woxen sorwful and sory, and wepen teres for pitee.

Tho ne was nat the heved of [Ixion] y-tormented by the [overthrowinge]

wheel; and [Tantalus], that was destroyed by the woodnesse

of longe thurst, despyseth the flodes to drinke; the fowl that

highte voltor, that eteth the stomak or the giser of [Tityus], is so

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fulfild of his song that it nil eten ne tyren no more. At the laste

the lord and Iuge of sowles was moeved to misericordes and

cryde, "we ben overcomen," quod he; "yive we to Orpheus his

wyf to bere him companye; he hath wel y-bought hir by his song