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Delyt me drof in yye and ere, My manes mynde to maddyng malte. Quen I sey my frely, I would be there, Byyonde the water thagh ho were walte. I thoght that nothyng myght me dere To fech me bur and take me halte And to start in the strem schulde non me stere, To swymme the remnaunt, thagh I ther swalte. Bot of that munt I was bitalt. When I schulde start in the strem astraye, Out of that caste I was bycalt, Hit was not at my Prynces paye. Hit payed hym not that I so flonc Over mervelous meres, so mad arayde. Of raas thagh I were rasch and ronk, Yet rapely therinne I was restayed. For, ryght as I sparred unto the bonc, That braththe out of my drem me brayde. Then wakned I in that erber wlonk; My hede upon that hylle was layde Ther as my perle to grounde strayd. I raxled, and fe1 in gret affray, And, syking, to myself I sayd: 'Now al be to that Prynces paye.'
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Delight assailed my eye and ear Sheer frenzy stole my mind away Seeing her, I would fain draw near, Though o'er that water she must stay I thought that i had naught to fear No blow, I thought, could bar my way That none could keep me from my dear Though with my life I needs must pay. But something caused me to delay; Against his will my soul conspires A summons came I must obey; This was not as my Frince desires. It pleased him not that I should throw My body headlong in that way Though in my haste I meant to go Yet some strange summons bade me stay; My own presumption made me know My dream was ended with that day. Here in that garden down below My pearl slipped to the earth away, And I was filled with wild dismay. I stretch, and all my hope expires; And sighing, to myself I say, 'Let it be as my Prince desires.'
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Delight assailed both eye and ear, and my mortal mind was reduced to a frenzy. When I saw my loved one I desired to be there, though she was kept beyond the water. I thought that nothing would harm me by striking me a blow and making me halt, and that none would prevent me from plunging into the stream and swimming the rest of the way, though I died in the attempt. But I was shaken in that intention when I was about to run headlong into the stream, (for) from that purpose I was summoned; it was not to my Prince's liking. It did not please Him that I should throw myself across those wondrous waters in so wild a manner. Though I was rash and heedless in my headlong haste, yet I was quickly stayed therein. For, just as I rushed forward to the bank, that hasty action startled me from my dream. Then I awakened in that lovely garden; my head upon that slope was laid. Then, as my pearl slipped away to the ground, I stretched, and suddenly felt a great dismay, and, sighing, I said to myself, 'Now all must be as that Prince desires.'
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