Note 177 — Chapter III · ORIGINS OF LINES AND STANZAS

My dere herte and best beloved fo, Why liketh yow to do me al this wo, What have I doon that greveth yow, or sayd, But for I serve and love yow and no mo? And whilst I lyve I wol ever do so; And therefor, swete, ne beth nat yvel apayd. For so good and so fair as [that] ye be } Hit were right grete wonder but ye hadde } Of alle servantes, bothe of goode and badde; } And leest worthy of alle hem, I am he. }