Forwhy and he mi ladi sihe,[55]

That he thurgh lokinge of his yhe[56]

Ne scholde have such a strok withinne,

That for no gold he mihte winne

He scholde noght hire love asterte,

Bot if he lefte there his herte;

Be so it were such a man,

That couthe Skile of a womman. 2570

For ther be men so ruide some,[57]

Whan thei among the wommen come,