Retorned to his real palais, sone
He softe in-to his bed gan for to slinke, 1535
To slepe longe, as he was wont to done,
But al for nought; he may wel ligge and winke,
But sleep ne may ther in his herte sinke;
how she, for whom desyr him brende,
A thousand-fold was worth more than he wende.
He softe in-to his bed gan for to slinke, 1535
To slepe longe, as he was wont to done,
But al for nought; he may wel ligge and winke,
But sleep ne may ther in his herte sinke;
how she, for whom desyr him brende,
A thousand-fold was worth more than he wende.
Chaucer - Troilius and Criseyde
