And thei him seiden, that naghere,
In al the world thogh men it soghte,[636]
Was nevere womman that forth broghte
A fairer child than it was on.
And thanne he axede hem anon,
Whi thei ne hadden write so:
Thei tolden, so thei hadden do. 1250
He seide, ‘Nay.’ Thei seiden, ‘Yis.’
The lettre schewed rad it is,
Which thei forsoken everidel.