‘Upon the walles depeint men myght se
Hou she was honged upon a filbert tre.’
Temple of Glas, 88.
See the note in Dr. Schick’s edition, E.E.T.S. 1891.
893. Cp. Mirour, 5436,
‘Lors est il sage apres la mein,’
of which this line is an exact reproduction.
904. pleith an aftercast. This looks like a metaphor from casting dice, but it is difficult to see the exact application. It means of course here that he is always too late in what he says and does.
914. come at thin above, i.e. attain to success: cp. Mirour, 25350,
‘Car lors est Triche a son dessus.’