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{ "en": "But he, who is called in saintly legend", "me": "But he, that cleped is in our legende" }

{ "en": "The great Augustine, felt great compassion", "me": "The grete Austin, hath greet compassioun" }

{ "en": "For her that died, Lucretia the Roman;", "me": "Of this Lucresse, that starf at Rome toun;" }

{ "en": "And in what manner I’ll but briefly state,", "me": "And it what wyse, I wol but shortly trete," }

{ "en": "And of these things touch only on the great.", "me": "And of this thing I touche but the grete." }

{ "en": "When once Ardea was besieged about", "me": "Whan Ardea beseged was aboute" }

{ "en": "By the Romans who were fierce and stout,", "me": "With Romains, that ful sterne were and stoute," }

{ "en": "Full long was the siege, yet little was wrought,", "me": "Ful longe lay the sege, and litel wroghte," }

{ "en": "So they were all half-idle, as they thought;", "me": "So that they were half ydel, as hem thoghte;" }

{ "en": "And, in play, Tarquinius the younger", "me": "And in his pley Tarquinius the yonge" }

{ "en": "Began to jest, his tongue being lighter,", "me": "Gan for to iape, for he was light of tonge," }

{ "en": "Saying that ‘it was an idle life;", "me": "And seyde, that \"it was an ydel lyf;" }

{ "en": "A man was no more use there than his wife;", "me": "No man did ther no more that his wyf;" }

{ "en": "And let us speak of wives: that is best;", "me": "And lat us speke of wyves, that is best;" }

{ "en": "Let every man praise his own with zest;", "me": "Praise every man his owne, as him lest," }

{ "en": "And with our speech let us ease our hearts.’", "me": "And with our speche lat us ese our herte.\"" }

{ "en": "A knight called Collatinus made a start", "me": "A knight, that highte Colatyne, up sterte," }

{ "en": "And said thus: ‘Nay, sire, there is no need,", "me": "And seyde thus, \"nay, for hit is no nede" }

{ "en": "To trust in the word alone, but in the deed,", "me": "To trowen on the word, but on the dede." }

{ "en": "I have a wife,’ quoth he, ‘who, here below,", "me": "I have a wyf,\" quod he, \"that, as I trowe," }

{ "en": "Is held as good, by all who do her know;", "me": "Is holden good of alle that ever her knowe;" }

{ "en": "Let us to Rome tonight, and we shall see.’", "me": "Go we to-night to Rome, and we shul see.\"" }

{ "en": "Tarquinius answered: ‘That pleases me.’", "me": "Tarquinius answerde, \"that lyketh me.\"" }

{ "en": "To Rome they went, that very night", "me": "To Rome be they come, and faste hem dighte" }

{ "en": "To Collatinus’ house: there did alight", "me": "To Colatynes hous, and doun they lighte," }

{ "en": "Tarquinius and also Collatinus.", "me": "Tarquinius, and eek this Colatyne." }

{ "en": "The husband knew it well of course,", "me": "The husbond knew the estres wel and fyne," }

{ "en": "And secretly inside they were gone;", "me": "And privly into the hous they goon;" }

{ "en": "Now, at the gate, keeper was there none,", "me": "Nor at the gate porter was ther noon;" }

{ "en": "And by the chamber-door they did abide.", "me": "And at the chambre-dore they abyde." }

{ "en": "The noble wife was seated at her bedside", "me": "This noble wyf sat by her beddes syde" }

{ "en": "Hair down, danger nowhere in her thought.", "me": "Dischevele, for no malice she ne thoghte;" }

{ "en": "And soft wool, our book says, she wrought", "me": "And softe wolle our book seith that she wroghte" }

{ "en": "To keep herself from sloth and idleness,", "me": "To kepen her fro slouthe and ydelnesse;" }

{ "en": "And bade her servants see to their business,", "me": "And bad her servants doon hir businesse," }

{ "en": "And asked them: ‘What news have you for me?", "me": "And axeth hem, \"what tydings heren ye?" }

{ "en": "Do they say how things go, at the siege?", "me": "How seith men of the sege, how shal hit be?" }

{ "en": "I wish to God the walls were broken down;", "me": "God wolde the walles weren falle adoun;" }

{ "en": "My husband is so long away from town", "me": "Myn husbond is so longe out of this toun," }

{ "en": "That the dread of it makes me smart;", "me": "For which the dreed doth me so sore smerte," }

{ "en": "Like a sword it stings my very heart", "me": "Right as a swerd hit stingeth to myn herte" }

{ "en": "When I think of the siege or that place;", "me": "What I think on the sege or of that place;" }

{ "en": "God save my lord, I pray Him for His grace!’", "me": "God save my lord, I preye him for his grace:\" --" }

{ "en": "And therewithal full tenderly she wept,", "me": "And ther-with-al ful tenderly she weep," }

{ "en": "And on her work her thought no longer kept,", "me": "And of her werk she took no more keep," }

{ "en": "But meekly she let her gaze down fall,", "me": "But mekely she leet her eyen falle;" }

{ "en": "And that visage suited her withal.", "me": "And thilke semblant sat her wel with-alle." }

{ "en": "And her tears too, full of purity", "me": "And eek her teres, ful of honestee," }

{ "en": "Embellished her wifely chastity;", "me": "Embelisshed her wyfly chastitee;" }

{ "en": "Her countenance of her heart is worthy,", "me": "Her countenaunce is to her herte digne," }

{ "en": "For they in deed and gesture both agree.", "me": "For they acordeden in dede and signe." }

{ "en": "And with that her husband Collatinus,", "me": "And with that word her husbond Colatyn," }

{ "en": "Ere she was aware, had entered thus,", "me": "Or she of him was war, com sterting in," }

{ "en": "Saying: ‘Fear you not, for I am here!’", "me": "And seide, \"dreed thee noght, for I am here!\"" }

{ "en": "And she at once arose full of cheer", "me": "And she anoon up roos, with blisful chere," }

{ "en": "And kissed him as is a wife’s wont.", "me": "And kiste him, as of wyves is the wone." }

{ "en": "Tarquinius, the proud king’s son,", "me": "Tarquinius, this proude kinges sone," }

{ "en": "Had observed her beauty and still further", "me": "Conceived hath her beautee and her chere," }

{ "en": "Her yellow hair, her shape, and her manner,", "me": "Her yelow heer, her shap, and manere," }

{ "en": "Her hue, the words in which she complained,", "me": "Her hew, her wordes that she hath compleynded," }

{ "en": "And that her beauty by no craft was feigned;", "me": "And by no crafte her beautee nas nat feyned;" }

{ "en": "And felt for this lady such desire", "me": "And caughte to this lady swich desyr," }

{ "en": "That in his heart he burned as any fire", "me": "That in his herte brende as any fyr" }

{ "en": "So madly, that his reason was forgot.", "me": "So woodly, that his wit was al forgeten." }

{ "en": "For, he thought, she could not be got.", "me": "For wel, thoghte he, she sholde nat be geten" }

{ "en": "And the more that he felt in despair", "me": "And ay the more that he was in dispair," }

{ "en": "The more he coveted, and thought her fair,", "me": "The more he coveteth and thoghte her fair." }

{ "en": "His blind lust turned all to coveting.", "me": "His blinde lust was al his covetinge." }

{ "en": "At morrow, when the birds began to sing,", "me": "A-morwe, whan the brid bragan to singe," }

{ "en": "Unto the siege he came all discreetly,", "me": "Unto the sege he comth ful privily," }

{ "en": "And by himself he walked right soberly,", "me": "And by himself he walketh sobrely," }

{ "en": "Remembering her image always new:", "me": "Thimage of her recording alwey newe;" }

{ "en": "‘Thus lay her hair, and thus fresh was her hue;", "me": "\"Thus lay her heer, and thus fresh was her hewe;" }

{ "en": "Thus sat she, spoke, thus span; this her manner,", "me": "Thus sat, thus spak, thus span; this was her chere," }

{ "en": "Thus was she fair, and this was her demeanor.’", "me": "Thus fair she was, and this was her manere.\"" }

{ "en": "All this conceit to heart he had taken,", "me": "Al this conceit his herte hath now y-take." }

{ "en": "And as the sea is by the tempest shaken,", "me": "And, as the see, with tempest al to-shake," }

{ "en": "So that after when the storm does go,", "me": "That, after whan the storm is al ago," }

{ "en": "Yet still the water heaves to and fro,", "me": "Yet wol the water quappe a day or two," }

{ "en": "Right so, even though her form was absent", "me": "Right so, thogh that her forme wer absent," }

{ "en": "The pleasure in her form was present.", "me": "The plesaunce of her forme was present;" }

{ "en": "Yet not pleasure rather but the delight", "me": "But natheles, nat plesaunce, but delyt," }

{ "en": "Of an unlawful passion fed by spite –", "me": "Or an unrightful talent with despyt;" }

{ "en": "‘For, despite herself, she’ll my lover be;", "me": "\"For, maugre her, she shal my lemman be;" }

{ "en": "Luck favours the bold man ever,’ quoth he;", "me": "Hap helpeth hardy man alday,\" quod he;" }

{ "en": "‘Whatever the end for me, it shall be so;’", "me": "\"What ende that I make, hit shal be so;\"" }

{ "en": "And he girt on his sword and off did go", "me": "And girt him with his swerde, and gan to go;" }

{ "en": "Riding forth till he had come to Rome,", "me": "And forth he rit til he to Rome is come," }

{ "en": "And had made his way thus all alone,", "me": "And al aloon his wey than hath he nome." }

{ "en": "There to Collatinus’ house outright.", "me": "Unto the house of Colatyn ful right." }

{ "en": "Down was the sun, and day had lost its light,", "me": "Doun was the sonne, and day hath lost his light;" }

{ "en": "And in he went, and quietly did walk", "me": "And in he com un-to privy halke," }

{ "en": "And through the night stealthily did stalk", "me": "And in the night ful theefly gan he stalke," }

{ "en": "When everyone to their rest was brought,", "me": "Whan every night was to his reste broght," }

{ "en": "And none of them on treason cast a thought,", "me": "Ne no wight had of tresoun swich a thoght." }

{ "en": "By window sped, or other way within.", "me": "Were hit by window or by other gin," }

{ "en": "With drawn sword he swiftly entered in", "me": "With swerde y-drawe, shortly he comth in" }

{ "en": "Where she did lie, the noble wife Lucretia.", "me": "Ther as she lay, this noble wyf Lucresse." }

{ "en": "And as she woke, she felt the bed quiver.", "me": "And, as she wook, her bed she felte presse." }

{ "en": "‘What beast is this,’ quoth she,’ that weighs thus?’", "me": "\"What beste is that,\" quod she, \"that weyeth thus?\"" }