The fig, and also the wine-berry;

The nightègales bigging[[32]] on their nest;

The papejoys[[33]] fast about gan fly,

And throstles sang, would have no rest.

He pressed to pull fruit with his hand,

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As man for food that was near faint.

She said "Thomas, thou let them stand,[[34]]

Or else the fiend thee will attaint!

If thou it pluck, soothly to say,