[Sidenote A: "It is a great
pleasure
to me," says Sir Gawayne, "to hear you
talk,]
[Sidenote B: but I cannot undertake the task to expound true-love and tales
of arms.
Gawaine and the Green Knight
e half, or a hundreth of seche
1544 As I am, o?er euer schal, in erde ?er I leue,
Hit were a fole fele-folde, my fre, by my traw?e.
[C] I wolde yowre wylnyng worche at my my3t,
As I am hy3ly bihalden, & euer-more wylle
1548 [D] Be seruaunt to your-seluen, so saue me dry3tyn!"
?us hym frayned ?at fre, & fondet hym ofte,
Forto haf wonnen hym to wo3e, what-so scho ?o3t elle3,
[E] Bot he de fended hym so fayr, ?at no faut semed,
1552 Ne non euel on naw?er halue, naw?er ?ay wysten,
bot blysse;
?ay la3ed & layked longe,
At ?e last scho con hym kysse,
1556 [F] Hir leue fayre con scho fonge,
& went hir waye Iwysse.
[Sidenote A: "It is a great
pleasure
to me," says Sir Gawayne, "to hear you
talk,]
[Sidenote B: but I cannot undertake the task to expound true-love and tales
of arms.
]
[Sidenote C: I will, however, act according to your will,]
[Sidenote D: and ever be your servant."]
[Sidenote E: Thus Gawayne defends himself.]
[Sidenote F: The lady having kissed the knight, takes leave of him.]
[Footnote 1: tornayle (?).]
XVII.
[A] Then ru?es hym ?e renk, & ryses to ?e masse,
& si?en hor diner wat3 dy3t & derely serued. [Fol. 112.]
1560 [B] ?e lede with ?
