And elles scholde I live noght; 750
For whom that failleth fode of herte,[781]
He mai noght wel the deth asterte.
Of sihte is al mi ferste fode,
Nota qualiter visus in amore se continet delicatus.
Thurgh which myn yhe of alle goode
P. iii. 27
Hath that to him is acordant,
A lusti fode sufficant.
Whan that I go toward the place