The Quene of Love, and occupy the place

Of Citharee: now, sweet lady, thy grace.'

In mewet spak I, so that nought astert,

By no condicion, word that might be herd;

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B[ut] in myn inward thought I gan advert,

And oft I seid, 'My wit is dulle and hard:'

For with her bewtee, thus, god wot, I ferd

As doth the man y-ravisshed with sight,

When I beheld her cristall yen so bright,