He was with love unwys constreigned,
And sche with resoun was restreigned: 3530
The lustes of his herte he suieth,[1428]
And sche for drede schame eschuieth,
And as sche scholde, tok good hiede
To save and kepe hir wommanhiede.
And thus the thing stod in debat[1429]
Betwen his lust and hire astat:
He yaf, he sende, he spak be mouthe,
Bot yit for oght that evere he couthe