That thei seie alle trewely,

And swere, that it am noght I.[716] 160

P. iii. 7

For as the man which ofte drinketh,

With win that in his stomac sinketh[717]

Wext drunke and witles for a throwe,

Riht so mi lust is overthrowe,

And of myn oghne thoght so mat

I wexe, that to myn astat

Ther is no lime wol me serve,