Love

Love

To hym yaf I al the lond and fee/That evere was me yeven therbifoore
1. To him I gave all the land and property/That ever was given to me before then
I took for love, and no richesse
1. I took for love, and no riches
He koude wynne agayn my love anon
1. He could win back my love straightaway
A wise womman wil bisye hire evere in oon/To gete hire love
1. A wise woman will be constantly busy to get their love
Experience, though noon auctoritee... is right ynogh for me/To speke of wo that is in mariage
1. Experience, though no written authority... is good enough for me/To speak of woe that is in marriage
I nolde for al the metal, ne for oore/That under erthe grave or lith above,/But if thy wyf I were, and eek for love
1. I would not for all the metal, nor for ore/That under earth is buried or lies above/Have anything except that I were thy wife, and also thy love
His herte bathed in a bath of blisse
1. His heart bathed in a bath of bliss
In parfit joye
1. In perfect joy

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	Created by Matt Pope almost 11 years ago