And thus despute I loves lore,

Bot help ne finde I noght the more, 620

Bot stomble upon myn oghne treine

And make an ekinge of my peine.

For evere whan I thenke among

How al is on miself along,[1159]

I seie, ‘O fol of alle foles,

Thou farst as he betwen tuo stoles

That wolde sitte and goth to grounde.[1160]

It was ne nevere schal be founde,[1161]