Richard Ros, Chaucerian and Other Pieces — La Belle Dame sans Mercy (1897)
“ After your lust, to love that is but vayne. 360 To chalenge love by right was never seyn, But herte assent, before bond and promyse; For strength nor force may not atteyne, certayn, A wil that stant enfeffed in fraunchyse!' Lam. ”
Richard Ros, Chaucerian and Other Pieces — La Belle Dame sans Mercy (1897)
“ Lamant. 'Ther may non make the pees, but only ye, Which ar the ground and cause of al this werre; For with your eyen the letters written be, 255 By which I am defyed and put a-fer. Your plesaunt look, my verray lode-sterre, Was made heraud of thilk same défyaunce Which utterly behight me to forbarre My faithful trust and al myn affyaunce.' 260 La Dame. 'To live in wo he hath gret fantasy And of his hert also hath slipper holde, That, only for beholding of an y, Can nat abyde in pees, as reson wolde! ”
Richard Ros, Chaucerian and Other Pieces — La Belle Dame sans Mercy (1897)
“ And save the trayle, ther I had chose my place, 195 Ther was no more betwix hem tweyne and me. I herd the lover syghing wonder sore; For ay the neer, the sorer it him sought. His inward payne he coud not kepe in store, Nor for to speke, so hardy was he nought. 200 His leche was neer, the gretter was his thought; He mused sore, to conquere his desyre; For no man may to more penaunce be brought Than, in his hete, to bringe him to the fyre. ”
