Whiche unto thing that love demeth
Forslowthen that thei scholden do.
And overthis, mi Sone, also 2320
Nota de amore caritatis, vbi dicit, Qui non diligit, manet in morte.
After the vertu moral eke
To speke of love if I schal seke,
Among the holi bokes wise
I finde write in such a wise,[1302]
‘Who loveth noght is hier as ded’;[1303]
For love above alle othre is hed,