Som time of hire is sore adrad,

And som time it is overglad,

Al out of reule and out of space.

For whan I se hir goodli face 680

And thenke upon hire hihe pris,

As thogh I were in Paradis,

I am so ravisht of the syhte,

That speke unto hire I ne myhte[1166]

As for the time, thogh I wolde:

For I ne mai my wit unfolde