Mi ladi lovers al arowe.
And whanne I hiere how thei have wroght,
I fare as thogh I herde it noght[707] 2040
And as I no word understode;
Bot that is nothing for here goode:
For lieveth wel, the sothe is this,[708]
That whanne I knowe al how it is,
I wol bot forthren hem a lite,[709]
Bot al the worste I can endite
I telle it to my ladi plat