Experience towards the Midas — do you hear this new story?
945 And you will somme seyn one to allowed delit han i And some say that you will find higher glee 946 Getting so you can become holden steady, and you may eek secree, To get considered steadfast, and get (capable continue good) magic, 947 Kirghizstani femelle As well as in o purpos stedefastly to dwelle, And also in one purpose steadfastly to stay, 948 And you may nat biwreye thyng one men you telle. 949 But that facts is actually nat value a-rake-stele. However, one to facts is not value a rake manage. 950 Pardee, i wommen konne no thyng hele; By Goodness, we women can cover up nothing; 951 Witnesse into Myda — wol ye heere the fresh story?
952 Ovyde, amonges othere thynges smale, Ovid, certainly one of most other short matters, 953 Seyde Myda hadde, not as much as their longe heres, Told you Midas had, lower than their long hair, 954 Growynge abreast of their heed a few asses eres, Several ass’s ears, expanding upon their direct, 955 New whiche vice the guy hydde when he finest myghte The newest hence vice he hid as he most useful could 956 Ful subtilly out of every mannes sighte, Very skillfully from every people’s attention, 957 You to definitely, rescue their wyf, ther wiste from it namo. You to, with the exception of his partner, indeed there realized from it zero someone else. 958 The guy treasured hire moost, and you may top hire together with; He liked their unique most, and you may top their own along with; 959 He preyede get you to definitely to help you zero creature The guy prayed their unique that so you can zero animal 960 She sholde tellen of their disfigure. She is to describe their disfigurement.
Realize Ovid, there you may also know it
961 She swoor him, “Nay”; to own al the world to help you wynne, She swore him, “Nay”; for all this world so you can winnings, 962 She nolde accomplish that vileynye or synne, She would not do this dishonor or sin, 963 While making hir housbonde han so nasty a name. And also make their spouse enjoys very foul a reputation. 964 She nolde nat telle they getting hir owene shame. She would maybe not tell it to have her own shame. 965 But nathelees, hir thoughte you to definitely she dyde But nevertheless, she considered that she’d perish 966 One she so longe sholde a great conseil hyde; When the she will be mask a key such a long time; 967 Hir thoughte it swal thus soore aboute hir herte She thought it swelled so aching about their unique cardiovascular system 968 You to nedely som word hire moste asterte; You to necessarily some word need refrain their; 969 And you can sith she dorste telle they so you’re able to zero man, And since she dared share with it to no guy, 970 Doun in order to a beneficial mareys faste by the she went — She ran down seriously to a here hir herte is afyre — Until she appeared around her cardiovascular system try afire — 972 So when a good bitore bombleth on myre, So when an excellent bittern bumbles in the mire, 973 She leyde hir throat unto water doun: She applied her mouth area off unto the water: 974 “Biwreye myself nat, thou liquid, having thy soun,” “Betray myself perhaps not, thou drinking water, having thy voice,” 975 Quod she; “to thee I telle it and namo; She said; “to help you thee We share with it with no anyone else; 976 Myn housbonde hath longe asses erys two! My husband possess a few long asses ears! 977 Now’s myn herte al hool; now could be it oute. Now could be my heart all whole; now is it. 978 We myghte zero lenger kepe they, out-of doute.” I am able to not keep it, without doubt.” 979 Heere will get ye se, thogh i good tyme abyde, Here you may pick, though i an occasion abide, 980 But really out it moot; we kan zero conseil hyde. Yet , out it will already been; we are able to hide no secret. 981 The fresh remenant of your tale in the event the ye wol heere, Brand new remnant of your tale if you will listen to, 982 Redeth Ovyde, and you may ther ye may they leere.