Ne gladen hem the men to sle;

And as the rages of the See 3410

Ben unpitous in the tempeste,

Riht so mai no Pite areste[1265]

Of crualte the gret oultrage,

Which the tirant in his corage

Engendred hath: wherof I finde

A tale, which comth nou to mynde.

P. iii. 207

I rede in olde bokes thus: