Thou miht ensample taken hiere,
That with thi grete besinesse
Thou miht atteigne the richesse[1145]
Of love, if that ther be no Slowthe.[1146]
Amans.
I dar wel seie be mi trowthe,
P. ii. 19
Als fer as I my witt can seche,[1147]
Mi fader, as for lacke of speche,
Bot so as I me schrof tofore,