. The romance of King Arthur and his knights of the Round table. or then all herbs and trees renew a man and woman, andlikewise lovers call again to their mind old gentleness andold service, and many kind deeds that were forgotten bynegligence. For like as winter rasure doth alway arase anddeface green summer, so fareth it by unstable love in manand woman. For in many persons there is no stability; forwe may see all day, for a little blast of winters rasure, anonwe shall deface and lay apart true love for little or nought,that cost much thing; this is no wisdom nor stability, butit is feeblene
. The romance of King Arthur and his knights of the Round table. or then all herbs and trees renew a man and woman, andlikewise lovers call again to their mind old gentleness andold service, and many kind deeds that were forgotten bynegligence. For like as winter rasure doth alway arase anddeface green summer, so fareth it by unstable love in manand woman. For in many persons there is no stability; forwe may see all day, for a little blast of winters rasure, anonwe shall deface and lay apart true love for little or nought,that cost much thing; this is no wisdom nor stability, butit is feebleness of nature and great disworship, whosomeveruseth this. Therefore, like as May month flowereth andflourisheth in many gardens, so in like wise let every manof worship flourish his heart in this world, first unto God,and next unto the joy of them that he promised his faithunto; for there was never worshipful man or worshipfulwoman, but they loved one better than another; and worship How Queen Guenever rode a-maying into the woods and fields beside 7 J^sSh^ ><^^^ HOW LOVE IS LIKENED TO SUMMER 425 in arms may never be foiled, but first reserve the honourto God, and secondly the quarrel must come of thy lady:and such love I call virtuous love. But nowadays men can not love seven night but theymust have all their desires: that love may not endure byreason; for where they be soon accorded and hasty heat,soon it cooleth. Right so fareth love nowadays, soon hotsoon cold: this is no stability. But the old love was notso; men and women could love together seven years, andno wanton lusts were between them, and then was love truthand faithfulness: and lo, in like wise was used love in KingArthurs days. Wherefore I liken love nowadays unto sum-mer and winter; for like as the one is hot and the other cold,so fareth love nowadays. Therefore all ye that be loverscall unto your remembrance the month of May, like as didQueen Guenever, for whom I make here a little mention,th
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