Nor for to love wyl than encline and melt.
Remember ye that in olde antiquyte
Howe worthy Troylus, that mighty champion,
What paine he suffered by great extremyte
Of fervent love, by a great longe ceason,
For his lady Cresyde, by great tribulacyon.
After his sorowe had not he great joye
Of hys lady, the fayrest of all Troye?
And the famous knyght yclepped Ponthus,
Whych loved Sydoyne so muche entyerly,