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{ "en": "But to recall again to memory", "me": "But for to clepe agein unto memorie" }

{ "en": "Theseus’ great faithlessness in love,", "me": "Of Theseus the grete untrouthe of love;" }

{ "en": "At which the gods of high heaven above", "me": "For which the goddes of the heven above" }

{ "en": "Were angry and took vengeance on your sin.", "me": "Ben wrothe, and wreche han take for thy sinne." }

{ "en": "Blush red for shame! Now I your life begin.", "me": "Be reed for shame! now I thy lyf beginne." }

{ "en": "Minos, who was the mighty king of Crete,", "me": "Minos, that was the mighty king of Crete," }

{ "en": "And ruled a hundred cities strong and great,", "me": "That hadde an hundred citees stronge and grete," }

{ "en": "Sent to school his son Androgeus,", "me": "To scole hath sent his sone Androgeus," }

{ "en": "To Athens; and so it happened thus", "me": "To Athenes; of the whiche hit happed thus," }

{ "en": "That he was slain, learning philosophy", "me": "That he was slayn, lerning philosphye," }

{ "en": "In that same city, and solely through envy.", "me": "Right in that citee, nat but for envye." }

{ "en": "The great Minos, of whom I speak,", "me": "The grete Minos, of the whiche I speke," }

{ "en": "Sailed there, revenge for this to wreak;", "me": "His sones deeth is comen for to wreke;" }

{ "en": "He besieged Alcathoe hard and long,", "me": "Alcathoe he bisegeth harde and longe," }

{ "en": "Yet nonetheless the walls were so strong,", "me": "But natheles the walles be so stronge," }

{ "en": "And Nisus, who was king of that city,", "me": "And Nisus, that was king of that citee," }

{ "en": "So valiant that little fear showed he.", "me": "So chivalrous, that litel dredeth he;" }

{ "en": "Of Minos and his host he took no care", "me": "Of Minos or his ost took he no cure," }

{ "en": "Till on a day befell this adventure there,", "me": "Til on a day befel an aventure," }

{ "en": "That Nisus’ daughter stood upon the wall", "me": "That Nisus doghter stood upon the wal," }

{ "en": "And of the siege viewed the manner all;", "me": "And of the sege saw the maner al," }

{ "en": "It so happened that in the skirmishing", "me": "So happed hit, that, at a scarmishing," }

{ "en": "She lost her heart to Minos the king", "me": "She caste her herte upon Minos the king," }

{ "en": "For his beauty and his chivalry, say I,", "me": "For his beautee and for his chivalrye," }

{ "en": "So deeply she thought that she would die.", "me": "So sore, that she wende for to dye." }

{ "en": "And briefly to tell this tale apace", "me": "And, shortly of this proces for to pace," }

{ "en": "She helped Minos to reduce the place", "me": "She made Minos winnen thilke place," }

{ "en": "So that the city lay all at his will", "me": "So that the citee was al at his wille," }

{ "en": "To save whom he wished or else to kill.", "me": "To saven whom him list, or elles spille;" }

{ "en": "But wickedly he repaid her kindness", "me": "But wikkedly he quitte her kindenesse," }

{ "en": "And let her drown, in sorrow and distress,", "me": "And let her drenche in sorowe and distresse," }

{ "en": "Except that the gods on her took pity,", "me": "Nere that the goddes hadde of her pite;" }

{ "en": "Though the tale is too long now for me.", "me": "But that tale were to long as now for me." }

{ "en": "King Minos conquered Athens also,", "me": "Athenes wan this king Minos also," }

{ "en": "And Alcothoe and other towns so;", "me": "And Alcathoe and other tounes mo;" }

{ "en": "With this result, that Minos has driven", "me": "And this theffect, that Minos hath so driven" }

{ "en": "The people of Athens so, he must be given,", "me": "Hem of Athenes, that they mote him yiven" }

{ "en": "From year to year, their own children dear", "me": "Fro yere to yere her owne children dere" }

{ "en": "To be slain, as later you shall hear.", "me": "For to be slayn, as ye shul after here." }

{ "en": "Minos kept a monster, a wicked beast,", "me": "This Minos hath a monstre, a wikked beste," }

{ "en": "That was so cruel it swiftly made a feast", "me": "That was so cruel that, without areste," }

{ "en": "Of any man brought into its presence", "me": "Whan that a man was broght in his presence," }

{ "en": "Without delay, against it no defence.", "me": "He wolde him ete, ther helpeth no defence." }

{ "en": "And every third year thus, without fail,", "me": "And every thridde yeer, with-outen doute," }

{ "en": "They cast lots, and so goes the tale,", "me": "They casten lot, and, as hit com aboute" }

{ "en": "Rich or poor, they must their son take,", "me": "On riche, on pore, he moste his sone take," }

{ "en": "And of their child a present make", "me": "And of his child he moste present make" }

{ "en": "To Minos, for him to save or kill,", "me": "Unto Minos, to save him or to spille," }

{ "en": "Or let his beast devour him at its will.", "me": "Or lete his beste devoure him at his wille." }

{ "en": "And all this Minos did out of spite;", "me": "And this hath Minos don, right in despyt;" }

{ "en": "To avenge his son was his delight", "me": "To wreke his sone was set al his delyt," }

{ "en": "And keep the men of Athens in thrall", "me": "And maken hem of Athenes his thral" }

{ "en": "While he should live, and oppress them all;", "me": "Fro yere to yere, whyl that he liven shal;" }

{ "en": "And home he sailed when the town was won.", "me": "And hoom he saileth whan this toun is wonne." }

{ "en": "The wicked custom its course long had run", "me": "This wikked custom is so longe y-ronne" }

{ "en": "When the king of Athens Egeus", "me": "Til that of Athenes king Egeus" }

{ "en": "Must send his own son, Theseus,", "me": "Mot sende his owne sone, Theseus," }

{ "en": "Since him the lot had fallen upon", "me": "Sith that the lot is fallen him upon," }

{ "en": "To be devoured, exception was there none.", "me": "To be devoured, for grace is ther non." }

{ "en": "And forth is led this woeful young knight", "me": "And forth is lad this woful yonge knight" }

{ "en": "Unto the Court of Minos outright,", "me": "Unto the court of king Minos ful right," }

{ "en": "And in a prison fettered fast is he", "me": "And in a prison, fetered, cast is he" }

{ "en": "Until the time that he should eaten be.", "me": "Til thilke tyme he sholde y-freten be." }

{ "en": "Well may you weep, O woeful Theseus,", "me": "Wel maystow wepe, O woful Theseus," }

{ "en": "You are a king’s son, condemned thus.", "me": "That art a kinges sone, and dampned thus." }

{ "en": "I think a deep gratitude you would hold", "me": "Me thinketh this, that thou were depe y-holde" }

{ "en": "For anyone who saved you from care’s cold!", "me": "To whom that saved thee fro cares colde!" }

{ "en": "And if now any woman should help you,", "me": "And now, if any woman helpe thee," }

{ "en": "You ought to be her servant too,", "me": "Wel oughtestow her servant for to be," }

{ "en": "And her true lover, from year to year.", "me": "And been her trewe lover yeer by yere!" }

{ "en": "But now to return to my purpose here.", "me": "But now to come ageyn to my matere." }

{ "en": "The tower in which Theseus they did throw", "me": "The tour, ther as this Theseus is throwe" }

{ "en": "Down in the bottom, dark, and wondrous low,", "me": "Doun in the botom derke and wonder lowe," }

{ "en": "Was joined by the wall to a privy", "me": "Was ioyning in the walle to a foreyne;" }

{ "en": "That belonged to two daughters, I read,", "me": "And hit was longing to the doghtren tweyne" }

{ "en": "Of King Minos, who in their chambers sweet", "me": "Of king Minos, that in hir chambres grete" }

{ "en": "Dwelt above, facing the main street,", "me": "Dwelten above, toward the maister-strete," }

{ "en": "In great mirth, and joy, and happiness", "me": "In mochel mirthe, in Ioye and in solas." }

{ "en": "I know not how, it happened nonetheless,", "me": "Not I nat how, hit happed ther, per cas," }

{ "en": "That as Theseus complained by night,", "me": "As Theseus compleyned him by nighte," }

{ "en": "The king’s daughters, Ariadne bright,", "me": "The kinges doghter, Adrian that highte," }

{ "en": "And her sister Phaedra, heard it all,", "me": "And eek her suster Phedra, herden al" }

{ "en": "All his complaint as they stood on the wall", "me": "His compleyning, as they stode on the wal" }

{ "en": "And looked there upon the bright moon.", "me": "And lokeden upon the brighte mone;" }

{ "en": "They had not wished to go to bed so soon,", "me": "Hem leste nat to go to bedde sone." }

{ "en": "And for his woe now they felt compassion.", "me": "And of his wo they had compassioun;" }

{ "en": "That a king’s son should be in such a prison", "me": "A kinges sone to ben in swich prisoun" }

{ "en": "And be devoured, they thought a great pity.", "me": "And be devoured, thoughte hem gret pitee." }

{ "en": "Then Ariadne spoke to her sister free,", "me": "Than Adrian spak to her suster free," }

{ "en": "‘Phaedra,’ she said, ‘beloved sister dear,", "me": "And seyde, \"Phedra, leve suster dere," }

{ "en": "This woeful lord’s son can you not hear,", "me": "This woful lordes sone may ye nat here," }

{ "en": "How piteously he laments his kin", "me": "How pitously compleyneth he his kin," }

{ "en": "And the lowly state which he is in", "me": "And eek his pore estat that he is in," }

{ "en": "All guiltless? Surely I feel ruth!", "me": "And gilteless? now certes, hit is routhe!" }

{ "en": "And if you will agree, by my truth,", "me": "And if ye wol assenten, by my trouthe," }

{ "en": "He shall be helped, whatever we can do!’", "me": "He shal be holpen, how so that we do!\"" }

{ "en": "Phaedra answered: ‘I am as sorry, too,", "me": "Phedra answerde, \"y-wis, me is as wo" }

{ "en": "For him as ever I was for any man;", "me": "For him as ever I was for any man;" }

{ "en": "And to help him as best as we can", "me": "And, to his help, the beste reed I can" }

{ "en": "I say we call the jailor secretly", "me": "Is that we doon the gayler prively" }