He was thanne of a buissh wel paied,

The harde ground he lay upon,

For othre pilwes hath he non;

P. i. 143

The stormes and the Reines falle,

The wyndes blowe upon him alle,[491]

He was tormented day and nyht,

Such was the hihe goddes myght,[492] 2990

Til sevene yer an ende toke.

Upon himself tho gan he loke;