And doth such thing withoute drede,

Wherof him oghte wel to drede. 1250

Bot whan that love assoteth sore,

It passeth alle mennes lore;

What lust it is that he ordeigneth,

Ther is no mannes miht restreigneth,[825]

And of the godd takth he non hiede:

Bot laweles withoute drede,

His pourpos for he wolde achieve[826]

Ayeins the pointz of the believe,