But hit be other up-on the haly-day, †Than love I most these floures whyte and rede, 35 40 †Swiche as men callen daysies in our toun. †To hem have I so greet affeccioun, †As I seyde erst, whan comen is the May, 45 †That in my bed ther daweth me no day But hit be seldom, on the holyday; Now have I than swich a condicioun, †That, of alle the floures in the mede, †Than love I most these floures whyte and rede, To hem have I so greet affeccioun, 50 35 40 45 50 A. 39. stodye; lastynge. 48. sen; flouris a-gen; sunne to sprede. 49. be (for by); schene. drawith it. 50. walkynge. 51. sunne be-gynnys. 53. it; a-ferid. 54. it; dayis. 55. flouris. 58. wyntyr; somyr. B. 36. Tn. A. Th. month; B. P. moneth; F. monethe. 52. it; 57. frosch. 39. C. Th. From This dayesye, of alle floures flour, Fulfild of vertu and of alle honour, (B. 53) A. 55-58. †And ever y-lyke fair and fresh of hewe, And whan the sonne ginneth for to weste, (B. 61) *Til on the morwe, that hit is dayes light. This dayesye, of alle floures flour, *So glad am I whan that I have presence †And ever y-lyke fair, and fresh of hewe; *And whan that hit is eve, I renne blyve, From As she, that is of alle floures flour, 55 55 бо Farwel; F. Faire wel. F. boke. 40. F. thanne. F. B. suche a; T. Th. eke thys; A. lo this; Tn. ek; P. eke a. 41. F. al. 42. F. Thanne; thise. 43. C. Swyche; F. Suche. F. her (for our); rest our. 44. F. grete. 45. C. whan; F. whanne. 47. F. vppe. 48. F. floure ayein. 49. F. vprysith. 50. All sight: read sighte. 52. A. all maner; Add. hit alle maner; Th. alle; F. Th. it al; Tn. B. it alle; P. it alle. F. al (wrongly). 54. F. vertue. 55. F. faire; fressh. Tn. herte. 61. F. evere. 53. Tn. T. alle; 57. F. hert; Fain wolde I preisen, if I coude aright; For wel I wot, that folk han her-beforn (B. 67) 60 (B. 73) *Hir chere is pleynly sprad in the brightnesse *But helpeth, ye that han conning and might, C. om. And; aftyr glenynge; ther. reherse. 67. here frosche songis. ho seruyth lef. B. 64. F. Hire. rest sentement. 64. er. 62. makynge ropyn. 65. ony; laft. 68. wele; euele a-payed. 69. Sithe. 71. trustyth; vndyr-take. 72. lef a-gayn. 73. lef. 75. lefere non; lothere. 76. witholde; nothire. 80. old. 77. 66. F. englyssh. 68. F. konnyng. 69. F. sentment; 70. F. case. All oght, ought (wrongly); read oghte. F. Whethir; read Whe'r. 73. F. -biforne. 72. 74. F. makynge; corne. For trusteth wel, I ne have nat undertake †No more than of the corn ageyn the sheef. I not who serveth leef, ne who the flour; From B. 188-196. But natheles, ne wene nat that I make For this thing is al of another tonne, Of olde story, er swich thing was begonne. *Whom that I serve as I have wit or might. *She is the clernesse and the verray light, *That in this derke worlde me wynt and ledeth, *The herte in-with my sorowful brest yow dredeth, *And loveth so sore, that ye ben verrayly *The maistresse of my wit, and nothing I. *My word, my werk, is knit so in your bonde, *That, as an harpe obeyeth to the honde 90 *And maketh hit soune after his fingeringe, *Right so mowe ye out of myn herte bringe *Swich vois, right as yow list, to laughe or pleyne. *As to myn erthly god, to yow I calle, *Bothe in this werke and in my sorwes alle. 79. F. fresshe; A. fresche; Th. fresshe. F. sayede; Tn. said. apayede; Tn. euylle a-paid. 82. F. eke; Tn. ek. wit. 95 80. F. euele 83. F. witte; Tn. 84. F. clerenesse ; Tn. clernesse. 85. F. ledyth. 86. All hert. F. sorwfull; dredith. 88. F. witte; Tn. wyt. F. not thing (over erasure); rest nothyng. 89. F. worde. F. werkes; Tn. werkes; T. werke; A. werk. F. youre. Tn. bonde; F. bond. 90. Tn. honde; F. hond. 92. F. oute. Th. B. herte; rest hert. 93. F. pleyn; Tn. pleyne. 94. F. souereyn; Tn. souereyne. 95. F. eithely; yowe. 96 A. B. in my; rest omit 2nd in. †But wherfor that I spak, to yeve credence (B. 97) Is for men shulde autoritees beleve, Ther as ther lyth non other assay by preve. *Of many a story, or elles of many a geste, 85 Whan passed was almost the month of May, (B. 108) 89 †But wherfor that I spak, to give credence 100 *To seen this flour so yong, so fresh of hewe, 105 *That in my herte I fele yit the fyr, *That made me to ryse er hit wer day And this was now the firste morwe of May— *Of this flour, whan that it shuld unclose 93. souht (!). 110 84. There; A. 81. -fore. 82. bokys; don. 83. schulde autoriteis. there; othyr a-say; be. 86. nakede tixt; englis. 87. manye (twice); ellis. 88. autourys; leuyth. 89. monyth. 90. hadde; somerys. 91. medewe. 92. frosche dayseie. 94. clothede (error for closed). 97. lytyl. 98. I-benchede; 100. somerys. 101. flouris. our. 104. medewe. 100. Tn. Th. B. P. men; A. ror. Tn. whan; F. whanne. 95. derknese; nyht; sche dradde. 96. spadde. I02. |