To him anon the strengthe acrocheth,

Til with his hete it be devoured,

The tow ne mai noght be socoured.

P. ii. 316

And so that tirant raviner,[406]

Whan that sche was in his pouer,

And he therto sawh time and place,

As he that lost hath alle grace, 5630

Foryat he was a wedded man,

And in a rage on hire he ran,