That ther was no recoverir;
And as a man the blase of fyr
With water quencheth, so ferd I;[1732]
A cold me cawhte sodeinly,[1733]
For sorwe that myn herte made
Mi dedly face pale and fade
Becam, and swoune I fell to grounde.
And as I lay the same stounde, 2450
Ne fully quik ne fully ded,
Me thoghte I sih tofor myn hed