From Geoffrey Chaucer's "Troilus and Criseyde", Book IV, lines 1128-1148

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Pandarus urges Troilus to forget Criseyde

Geoffrey Chaucer (1342 - 1400):
Troilus and Criseyde
Book IV, lines 1128-1148: Troilus and Criseyde embrace each other crying

	Sooth is, that whan they gonne first to mete,
	So gan the peyne hir hertes for to twiste,
1130	That neither of hem other mighte grete,
	But hem in armes toke and after kiste.
	The lasse wofulle of hem bothe niste
	Wher that he was, ne mighte o word outbringe,
	As I seyde erst, for wo and for sobbinge.

1135 Tho woful teeris that they leten falle

As bittre weren, out of teeris kinde,

For peyne, as is ligne aloes or galle.

So bittre teeris weep nought, as I finde,

The woful Myrra through the bark and rinde.

1140 That in this world ther nis so hard an herte,

That nolde han rewed on hir peynes smerte.

But whan hir woful wery gostes tweyne

Retorned been ther as hem oughte dwelle,

And that somwhat to wayken gan the peyne

1145 By lengthe of pleynte, and ebben gan the welle

Of hire teeris, and the herte unswelle,

With broken voys, al hoors for-shright, Criseyde

To Troilus thise ilke wordes seyde:

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Criseyde swoons and Troilus draws his sword to kill himself

1135	Tho woful teeris that they leten falle
	As bittre weren, out of teeris kinde,
	For peyne, as is ligne aloes or galle.
	So bittre teeris weep nought, as I finde,
	The woful Myrra through the bark and rinde.
1140	That in this world ther nis so hard an herte,
	That nolde han rewed on hir peynes smerte.

	But whan hir woful wery gostes tweyne
	Retorned been ther as hem oughte dwelle,
	And that somwhat to wayken gan the peyne
1145	By lengthe of pleynte, and ebben gan the welle
	Of hire teeris, and the herte unswelle,
	With broken voys, al hoors for-shright, Criseyde
	To Troilus thise ilke wordes seyde: