第 74 节
作者:管他三七二十一      更新:2024-01-16 22:39      字数:9322
  And Minotaurus he was hote;
  Which was begete in a riote
  Upon Pasiphe; his oghne wif;
  Whil he was oute upon the strif    5280
  Of thilke grete Siege at Troie。
  Bot sche; which lost hath alle joie;
  Whan that sche syh this Monstre bore;
  Bad men ordeigne anon therfore:
  And fell that ilke time thus;
  Ther was a Clerk; on Dedalus;
  Which hadde ben of hire assent
  Of that hir world was so miswent;
  And he made of his oghne wit;
  Wherof the remembrance is yit;  5290
  For Minotaure such an hous;
  Which was so strange and merveilous;
  That what man that withinne wente;
  Ther was so many a sondri wente;
  That he ne scholde noght come oute;
  But gon amased al aboute。
  And in this hous to loke and warde
  Was Minotaurus put in warde;
  That what lif that therinne cam;
  Or man or beste; he overcam  5300
  And slow; and fedde him therupon;
  And in this wise many on
  Out of Athenys for truage
  Devoured weren in that rage。
  For every yeer thei schope hem so;
  Thei of Athenys; er thei go
  Toward that ilke wofull chance;
  As it was set in ordinance;
  Upon fortune here lot thei caste;
  Til that Theses ate laste;    5310
  Which was the kinges Sone there;
  Amonges othre that ther were
  In thilke yeer; as it befell;
  The lot upon his chance fell。
  He was a worthi kniht withalle;
  And whan he sih this chance falle;
  He ferde as thogh he tok non hiede;
  Bot al that evere he mihte spiede;
  With him and with his felaschipe
  Forth into Crete he goth be Schipe;   5320
  Wher that the king Mynos he soghte;
  And profreth all that he him oghte
  Upon the point of here acord。
  This sterne king; this cruel lord
  Tok every day on of the Nyne;
  And put him to the discipline
  Of Minotaure; to be devoured;
  Bot Theses was so favoured;
  That he was kept til ate laste。
  And in the meene while he caste    5330
  What thing him were best to do:
  And fell that Adriagne tho;
  Which was the dowhter of Mynos;
  And hadde herd the worthi los
  Of Theses and of his myht;
  And syh he was a lusti kniht;
  Hire hole herte on him sche leide;
  And he also of love hir preide;
  So ferforth that thei were al on。
  And sche ordeigneth thanne anon    5340
  In what manere he scholde him save;
  And schop so that sche dede him have
  A clue of thred; of which withinne
  Ferst ate dore he schal beginne
  With him to take that on ende;
  That whan he wolde ayeinward wende;
  He mihte go the same weie。
  And over this; so as I seie;
  Of pich sche tok him a pelote;
  The which he scholde into the throte  5350
  Of Minotaure caste rihte:
  Such wepne also for him sche dighte;
  That he be reson mai noght faile
  To make an ende of his bataile;
  For sche him tawhte in sondri wise;
  Til he was knowe of thilke emprise;
  Hou he this beste schulde quelle。
  And thus; schort tale forto telle;
  So as this Maide him hadde tawht;
  Theses with this Monstre fawht;  5360
  Smot of his hed; the which he nam;
  And be the thred; so as he cam;
  He goth ayein; til he were oute。
  Tho was gret wonder al aboute:
  Mynos the tribut hath relessed;
  And so was al the werre cessed
  Betwen Athene and hem of Crete。
  Bot now to speke of thilke suete;
  Whos beaute was withoute wane;
  This faire Maiden Adriane;   5370
  Whan that sche sih Theses sound;
  Was nevere yit upon the ground
  A gladder wyht that sche was tho。
  Theses duelte a dai or tuo
  Wher that Mynos gret chiere him dede:
  Theses in a prive stede
  Hath with this Maiden spoke and rouned;
  That sche to him was abandouned
  In al that evere that sche couthe;
  So that of thilke lusty youthe  5380
  Al prively betwen hem tweie
  The ferste flour he tok aweie。
  For he so faire tho behihte
  That evere; whil he live mihte;
  He scholde hire take for his wif;
  And as his oghne hertes lif
  He scholde hire love and trouthe bere;
  And sche; which mihte noght forbere;
  So sore loveth him ayein;
  That what as evere he wolde sein   5390
  With al hire herte sche believeth。
  And thus his pourpos he achieveth;
  So that assured of his trouthe
  With him sche wente; and that was routhe。
  Fedra hire yonger Soster eke;
  A lusti Maide; a sobre; a meke;
  Fulfild of alle curtesie;
  For Sosterhode and compainie
  Of love; which was hem betuene;
  To sen hire Soster mad a queene;   5400
  Hire fader lefte and forth sche wente
  With him; which al his ferste entente
  Foryat withinne a litel throwe;
  So that it was al overthrowe;
  Whan sche best wende it scholde stonde。
  The Schip was blowe fro the londe;
  Wherin that thei seilende were;
  This Adriagne hath mochel fere
  Of that the wynd so loude bleu;
  As sche which of the See ne kneu;  5410
  And preide forto reste a whyle。
  And so fell that upon an yle;
  Which Chyo hihte; thei ben drive;
  Where he to hire his leve hath yive
  That sche schal londe and take hire reste。
  Bot that was nothing for the beste:
  For whan sche was to londe broght;
  Sche; which that time thoghte noght
  Bot alle trouthe; and tok no kepe;
  Hath leid hire softe forto slepe;  5420
  As sche which longe hath ben forwacched;
  Bot certes sche was evele macched
  And fer from alle loves kinde;
  For more than the beste unkinde
  Theses; which no trouthe kepte;
  Whil that this yonge ladi slepte;
  Fulfild of his unkindeschipe
  Hath al foryete the goodschipe
  Which Adriane him hadde do;
  And bad unto the Schipmen tho   5430
  Hale up the seil and noght abyde;
  And forth he goth the same tyde
  Toward Athene; and hire alonde
  He lefte; which lay nyh the stronde
  Slepende; til that sche awok。
  Bot whan that sche cast up hire lok
  Toward the stronde and sih no wyht;
  Hire herte was so sore aflyht;
  That sche ne wiste what to thinke;
  Bot drouh hire to the water brinke;   5440
  Wher sche behield the See at large。
  Sche sih no Schip; sche sih no barge
  Als ferforth as sche mihte kenne:
  〃Ha lord;〃 sche seide; 〃which a Senne;
  As al the world schal after hiere;
  Upon this woful womman hiere
  This worthi kniht hath don and wroght!
  I wende I hadde his love boght;
  And so deserved ate nede;
  Whan that he stod upon his drede;  5450
  And ek the love he me behihte。
  It is gret wonder hou he mihte
  Towardes me nou ben unkinde;
  And so to lete out of his mynde
  Thing which he seide his oghne mouth。
  Bot after this whan it is couth
  And drawe into the worldes fame;
  It schal ben hindringe of his name:
  For wel he wot and so wot I;
  He yaf his trouthe bodily;   5460
  That he myn honour scholde kepe。〃
  And with that word sche gan to wepe;
  And sorweth more than ynouh:
  Hire faire tresces sche todrouh;
  And with hirself tok such a strif;
  That sche betwen the deth and lif
  Swounende lay fulofte among。
  And al was this on him along;
  Which was to love unkinde so;
  Wherof the wrong schal everemo      5470
  Stonde in Cronique of remembrance。
  And ek it asketh a vengance
  To ben unkinde in loves cas;
  So as Theses thanne was;
  Al thogh he were a noble kniht;
  For he the lawe of loves riht
  Forfeted hath in alle weie;
  That Adriagne he putte aweie;
  Which was a gret unkinde dede:
  And after this; so as I rede;   5480
  Fedra; the which hir Soster is;
  He tok in stede of hire; and this
  Fel afterward to mochel teene。
  For thilke vice of which I meene;
  Unkindeschipe; where it falleth;
  The trouthe of mannes herte it palleth;
  That he can no good dede aquite:
  So mai he stonde of no merite
  Towardes god; and ek also
  Men clepen him the worldes fo;  5490
  For he nomore than the fend
  Unto non other man is frend;
  Bot al toward himself al one。
  Forthi; mi Sone; in thi persone
  This vice above all othre fle。
  Mi fader; as ye techen me;
  I thenke don in this matiere。
  Bot over this nou wolde I hiere;
  Wherof I schal me schryve more。
  Mi goode Sone; and for thi lore;   5500
  After the reule of coveitise
  I schal the proprete devise
  Of every vice by and by。
  Nou herkne and be wel war therby。
  In the lignage of Avarice;
  Mi Sone; yit ther is a vice;
  His rihte name it is Ravine;
  Which hath a route of his covine。
  Ravine among the maistres duelleth;
  And with his servantz; as men telleth;   5510
  Extorcion is nou withholde:
  Ravine of othre mennes folde
  Makth his larder and paieth noght;
  For wher as evere it mai be soght;
  In his hous ther schal nothing lacke;
  And that fulofte abyth the packe
  Of povere men that duelle aboute。
  Thus stant the comun poeple in doute;
  Which can do non amendement;
  For whanne him faileth paiement;   5520
  Ravine makth non other skile;
  Bot takth be strengthe what he wile。
  So ben ther in the same wise
  Lovers; as I thee schal devise;
  That whan noght elles mai availe;
  Anon with strengthe thei assaile
  And gete of love the sesine;
  Whan thei se time; be Ravine。
  Forthi; mi Sone; schrif thee hier;
  If thou hast ben a Raviner   5530
  Of love。 Certes; fader; no:
  For I mi ladi love so;
  That thogh I were as was Pompeie;
  That al the world me wolde obeie;
  Or elles such as Alisandre;
  I wolde noght do such a sklaundre;
  It is no good man; which so doth。
  In good feith; Sone; thou seist soth:
  For he that wole of pourveance
  Be such a weie his lust avance;        5540
  He schal it after sore abie;
  Bot if these olde ensamples lie。
  Nou; goode fader; tell me on;
  So as ye cunne manyon;
  Touchende of love in this matiere。
  Nou list; mi Sone; and thou schalt hiere;
  So as it hath befalle er this;
  In loves cause hou that it is
  A man to take be Ravine
  The preie which is femeline。    5550
  Ther was a real noble ki