For man may love, of possibilitee,

A womman so, his herte may to-breste,

And she nought love ayein, but-if hir leste.

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88. But as she sat allone and thoughte thus,

[Thascry] aroos at skarmish al with-oute,

And men cryde in the strete, 'see, Troilus

Hath right now put to flight the Grekes route!'

With that gan al hir meynee for to shoute,

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