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{ "en": "Clothed in the way women go", "me": "In habit swich as women used tho" }

{ "en": "To the burying of a friend also,", "me": "Unto þe burying of her frendes go," }

{ "en": "She sat in the hall a sorrowful sight.", "me": "She sit in halle with a sorweful sighte." }

{ "en": "Her friends asked what trouble might", "me": "Her frendes axen what her aylen mighte," }

{ "en": "Be on her, who was dead? She, weeping,", "me": "And who was deed? And she sit ay wepinge," }

{ "en": "For shame could not a word to air bring,", "me": "A word for shame ne may she forth out-bringe," }

{ "en": "Nor their faces dared she to behold.", "me": "Ne upon hem she dorste nat beholde." }

{ "en": "But of Tarquinius at last she told,", "me": "But atte laste of Tarquiny she hem tolde," }

{ "en": "Her pitiful case, and this thing horrible.", "me": "Þis rewful cas, and al this thing horrible." }

{ "en": "The woe to tell of were impossible,", "me": "Þe wo to tellen hit were impossible," }

{ "en": "As she and all her friends made moan.", "me": "Þat she and alle her frendes made atones." }

{ "en": "Even if folk's hearts had been of stone,", "me": "Al hadde folkes hertes been of stones," }

{ "en": "It might have made them her trouble rue,", "me": "Hit mighte have maked hem upon her rewe," }

{ "en": "Her heart was so wifely and so true.", "me": "Her herte was so wyfly and so trewe." }

{ "en": "She said that to her guilt and blame", "me": "She seide, þat, for her gilt ne for her blame," }

{ "en": "Her husband should not owe a foul name,", "me": "He husbond sholde nat have þe foule name," }

{ "en": "She would not suffer that in any way.", "me": "Þat wolde she nat suffre, by no wey." }

{ "en": "And they all answered by their faith", "me": "And þey answerden alle, upon hir fey," }

{ "en": "They forgave her all, for that was right;", "me": "Þat þey foryeve hit her, for hit was right;" }

{ "en": "Guilt was not hers: she'd lacked the might,", "me": "Hit was no gilt, hit lay nat in her might;" }

{ "en": "And told her of examples, many a one.", "me": "And seiden her ensamples many oon." }

{ "en": "But all for naught; for thus she spoke anon:", "me": "But al for noght; for thus she seide anoon," }

{ "en": "'Be that as it may, as regards forgiving;", "me": "\"Be as be may,\" quod she, \"of forgiving," }

{ "en": "I'll not forgive myself for anything.'", "me": "I wol nat have no forgift for no-thing.\"" }

{ "en": "Then secretly she brought forth a knife,", "me": "But prively she caughte forth a knyf," }

{ "en": "And therewith bereft herself of life.", "me": "And þerwith-al she rafte her-self her lyf;" }

{ "en": "And as she fell she looked down indeed,", "me": "And as she fel adoun, she caste her look," }

{ "en": "And of her clothes yet she took heed;", "me": "And of her cloþes yit she hede took;" }

{ "en": "For in her falling she yet had care", "me": "For in her falling yit she hadde care" }

{ "en": "Lest her feet or any part lay bare,", "me": "Lest þat her feet or swiche thing lay bare;" }

{ "en": "So well did she love purity and truth.", "me": "So wel she loved clennesse and eek trouþe." }

{ "en": "For her all the town of Rome felt ruth,", "me": "Of her had al þe toun of Rome rouþe," }

{ "en": "And Brutus by her chaste blood he swore", "me": "And Brutus by her chaste blode hath swore" }

{ "en": "That Tarquin should be banished evermore", "me": "Þat Tarquin sholde y-banisht be þer-fore," }

{ "en": "And all his kin; the people he did call", "me": "And al his kin; and let þe peple calle," }

{ "en": "And openly the tale he told them all", "me": "And openly þe tale he tolde hem alle," }

{ "en": "And had her carried openly on a bier", "me": "And openly let carie her on a bere" }

{ "en": "Through all the town, that men might see and hear", "me": "Þrough al þe toun, þat men may see and here" }

{ "en": "The terrible result of that oppression.", "me": "Þe horrible deed of her oppressioun." }

{ "en": "Nor ever was there king in Rome's town", "me": "Ne never was þer king in Rome toun" }

{ "en": "From that day; and she was thought of there", "me": "Sin thilke day; and she was holden þere" }

{ "en": "As a saint, and her saint's day held dear,", "me": "A seint, and ever her day y-halwed dere" }

{ "en": "By their law. And ended thus Lucretia,", "me": "As in hir lawe: and thus endeth Lucresse," }

{ "en": "The noble wife, as Livy does make clear.", "me": "Þe noble wyf, as Titus bereth witnesse." }

{ "en": "I tell it because in love she was so true,", "me": "I tell hit, for she was of love so trewe," }

{ "en": "Nor of her own will did she change for new.", "me": "Ne in her wille she chaunged for no newe." }

{ "en": "And for the constant heart, true and kind,", "me": "And for þe stable herte, sad and kinde," }

{ "en": "That men may ever in such women find;", "me": "Þat in þese women men may alday finde;" }

{ "en": "Where they set their heart, there does it dwell.", "me": "Þer as þey caste hir herte, þer hit dwelleth." }

{ "en": "For Christ himself tells, as I know well,", "me": "For wel I wot, þat Crist him-selve telleth," }

{ "en": "That in Israel, throughout all that land,", "me": "Þat in Israel, as wyd as is þe lond," }

{ "en": "So great a faith could no man command,", "me": "Þat so gret feith in al þe lond he ne fond" }

{ "en": "As is in woman, and this is no deceit.", "me": "As in a woman; and this is no lye." }

{ "en": "And as for men, see what tyranny", "me": "And as of men, loketh which tirannye" }

{ "en": "They commit; test them as you must,", "me": "Þey doon alday; assay hem who so liste," }

{ "en": "The truest is too brittle for your trust.", "me": "Þe trewest is ful brotel for to triste." }

{ "en": "Judge Infernal, Minos, of Crete king,", "me": "Infernal, Minos, of Crete king," }

{ "en": "Now your turn comes, you come into the ring.", "me": "Now cometh thy lot, now comestow on þe ring;" }

{ "en": "Not for your sake alone I write this story", "me": "Nat for thy sake only wryte I this storie," }

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

{ "en": "Theseus' great faithlessness in love,", "me": "Of Þeseus þe grete untrouþe of love;" }

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

{ "en": "Were angry and took vengeance on your sin.", "me": "Ben wroþe, 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, þat was þe mighty king of Crete," }

{ "en": "And ruled a hundred cities strong and great,", "me": "Þat 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 Aþenes; of þe whiche hit happed thus," }

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

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

{ "en": "The great Minos, of whom I speak,", "me": "Þe grete Minos, of þe 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 naþeles þe walles be so stronge," }

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

{ "en": "So valiant that little fear showed he.", "me": "So chivalrous, þat 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": "Þat Nisus doghter stood upon þe wal," }

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

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

{ "en": "She lost her heart to Minos the king", "me": "She caste her herte upon Minos þe 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, þat 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 þat þe 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 þat þe goddes hadde of her pite;" }

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

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

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

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

{ "en": "The people of Athens so, he must be given,", "me": "Hem of Aþenes, þat þey 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": "Þis Minos hath a monstre, a wikked beste," }

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