And riht of such a maner lore
Ther ben lovers: forthi if thow
Art on of hem, tell and sei how.
Whan thou hast taken eny thing
Of loves yifte, or Nouche or ring, 2420
Or tok upon thee for the cold[452]
Som goodly word that thee was told,
Or frendly chiere or tokne or lettre,[453]
Wherof thin herte was the bettre,
Or that sche sende the grietinge,