475
†That were trewe in lovinge al hir lyves;
†And telle of false men that hem bitrayen,
†That al hir lyf ne doon nat but assayen
†How many wemen they may doon a shame;
For in your world that is now holden game.
480
And thogh thee lesteth nat a lover be,
†Spek wel of love; this penance yeve I thee.
†And to the god of love I shal so preye,