Ye swere hit heer, on al that may be sworn.'
'Ye, lady myn,' quod he, 'or elles torn
Mote I be with the Minotaur to-morwe!
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And haveth her-of my herte-blood [to borwe],
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Yif that ye wile; if I had knyf or spere,
I wolde hit leten out, [and ther-on swere],
For than at erst I wot ye wil me leve.
By Mars, that is the cheef of my bileve,