And al myn herte, ther it sit,

Is, as who seith, withoute wit;

So that to prove it be reson

In makinge of comparison

Ther mai no difference be

Betwen a drunke man and me. 260

Bot al the worste of everychon

Is evere that I thurste in on;[726]

The more that myn herte drinketh,

The more I may; so that me thinketh,