And on the gres a-doun he leyde him tho;

And I after gan rome to and fro

Til that I herde, as that I welk allone,

How he bigan ful wofully to grone.

75. Tho gan I stalke him softely bihinde,

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And sikerly, the sothe for to seyne,

As I can clepe ayein now to my minde,

Right thus to Love he gan him for to pleyne;

He seyde, "lord! have routhe up-on my peyne,