Ful many a lond hath so be lore,[1355]
As men mai rede of time afore
Of hem that so here eses soghten,
Which after thei full diere aboghten. 4360
[Cyrus and the Lydians.]
To mochel ese is nothing worth,
For that set every vice forth[1356]
Hic loquitur qualiter regnum lasciuie voluptatibus deditum de facili vincitur.[1357] Et ponit exemplum de Ciro Rege Persarum, qui cum Liddos mire[1358] probitatis strenuissimos sibique in bello aduersantes nullo modo vincere potuit, cum ipsis tandem pacis tractatum dissimilans concordiam finalem stabiliri[1359] finxit. Super quo Liddi postea per aliquod tempus armis insoliti sub pacis torpore[1360] voluptatibus intendebant: quod Cirus percipiens in eos armatus subito irruit, ipsosque indefencibiles[1361] vincens sub imperio tributarios subiugauit.
And every vertu put abak,
Wherof priss torneth into lak,