For lovers ben the folk that been on-lyve
That most disesë han, and most unthryve,
And, most enduren sorow, wo, and care;
And, at the laste, failen of welfare;
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What nedeth hit ayeines trouth to stryve?'
'What?' quod she, 'thou art out of thy minde!
How might thou in thy cherles herte finde
To speke of loves servaunts in this wyse?