That thou hast drunken of the duale,

Which biter is, til god the sende

Such grace that thou miht amende. 390

[Prayer. Bacchus in the Desert.]

Bot, Sone, thou schalt bidde and preie

In such a wise as I schal seie,

That thou the lusti welle atteigne

Thi wofull thurstes to restreigne

Of love, and taste the swetnesse;

As Bachus dede in his distresse,