ANONYMOUS

And this same night, before daylight,

To woodward will I flee. If that ye will all this fulfil,

Do it shortly as ye can: Else will I to the green-wood go,

Alone, a banished man.

She. I shall as now do more for you

Than 'longeth to womanhede ; To short my hair, a bow to bear,

To shoot in time of need. O my sweet mother! before all other

For you I have most drede ! But now, adieu! I must ensue

Where fortune doth me lead. All this make ye: Now let us flee;

The day cometh fast upon : For, in my mind, of all mankind

I love but you alone.

He. Nay, nay, not so; ye shall not go,

And I shall tell you why Your appetite is to be light

Of love, I well espy : For, right as ye have said to me,

In likewise hardily Ye would answere whosoever it were,

In way of company : It is said of old, Soon hot, soon cold ;

And so is a woman: Wherefore I to the wood will go,

Alone, a banished man.

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