1687[Qualiter precepto Principis, vt Appolinum consolaretur, Thaisis cum cithara sua ad ipsum in obscuro nauis, vbi jacebat, producta est.]

1688 Tho was ther spoke in many wise

1689Amonges hem that weren wise,

1690Now this, now that, bot ate laste

1691The wisdom of the toun this caste,

1692That yonge Taise were asent.

1693For if ther be amendement

1694To glade with this woful king,

1695Sche can so moche of every thing,

1696That sche schal gladen him anon.

1697A Messager for hire is gon,

1698And sche cam with hire Harpe on honde,

1699And seide hem that sche wolde fonde

1700Be alle weies that sche can,

1701To glade with this sory man.

1702Bot what he was sche wiste noght,

1703Bot al the Schip hire hath besoght

1704That sche hire wit on him despende,

1705In aunter if he myhte amende,

1706And sein it schal be wel aquit.

1707Whan sche hath understonden it,

1708Sche goth hir doun, ther as he lay,

1709Wher that sche harpeth many a lay

1710And lich an Angel sang withal;

1711Bot he nomore than the wal

1712Tok hiede of eny thing he herde.

1713And whan sche sih that he so ferde,

1714Sche falleth with him into wordes,

1715And telleth him of sondri bordes,

1716And axeth him demandes strange,

1717Wherof sche made his herte change,

1718And to hire speche his Ere he leide

1719And hath merveile of that sche seide.

1720For in proverbe and in probleme

1721Sche spak, and bad he scholde deme

1722In many soubtil question:

1723Bot he for no suggestioun

1724Which toward him sche couthe stere,

1725He wolde noght o word ansuere,

1726Bot as a madd man ate laste

1727His heved wepende awey he caste,

1728And half in wraththe he bad hire go.

1729Bot yit sche wolde noght do so,

1730And in the derke forth sche goth,

1731Til sche him toucheth, and he wroth,

1732And after hire with his hond

1733He smot: and thus whan sche him fond

1734Desesed, courtaisly sche saide,

1735"Avoi, mi lord, I am a Maide;

1736And if ye wiste what I am,

1737And out of what lignage I cam,

1738Ye wolde noght be so salvage."