[Sidenote: Joy was in his looks. The father perceives his little queen.] The lombe delyt non lyste to wene, Þaȝ he were hurt & wou{n}de hade, I{n} his sembelau{n}t watȝ neu{er} sene, So wern his glenteȝ gloryo{us} glade. 1144 I loked amo{n}g his meyny schene, How þay wyth lyf wern laste & lade, Þe{n} saȝ I þer my lyttel quene, Þat I wende had standen by me i{n} sclade; 1148 Lorde! much of mirþe watȝ þat ho made, Amo{n}g her fereȝ þat watȝ so quyt! Þat syȝt me gart to þenk to wade, For luf longy{n}g i{n} gret delyt. 1152 [Headnote: HE WISHES TO CROSS THE STREAM.] XXI. [Sidenote: [Fol. 55a.]] [Sidenote: Great delight takes possession of his mind. He attempts to cross the stream. It was not pleasing to the Lord.] Delyt me drof i{n} yȝe & ere, My maneȝ mynde to maddy{n}g malte; Quen I seȝ my frely I wolde be þere, Byȝonde þe water, þaȝ ho were walte, 1156 I þoȝt þat no þy{n}g myȝt me dere To fech me bur & take me halte; & to start in þe strem schulde non me stere, To swy{m}me þe remnau{n}t, þaȝ I þer swalte, 1160 Bot of þat mu{n}t I watȝ bi-talt; When I schulde start i{n} þe strem astraye, Out of þat caste I watȝ by-calt; Hit watȝ not at my prynceȝ paye, 1164 [Headnote: THE FATHER OF THE MAIDEN AWAKES.] [Sidenote: The dreamer awakes, and is in great sorrow.] Hit payed hym not þat I so flonc, Ou{er} meruelo{us} mereȝ so mad arayde, Of raas þaȝ I were rasch & ronk, Ȝet rapely þer-i{n}ne I watȝ restayed; 1168 For ryȝt as I sparred vn-to þe bonc, Þat brathe out of my drem me brayde; Þen wakned I i{n} þat erber wlonk, My hede vpon þat hylle watȝ layde, 1172 Þer as my perle to grou{n}de strayd; I raxled & fel i{n} gret affray, & syky{n}g to my self I sayd: “Now al be to þat prynceȝ paye.” 1176 [Sidenote: He addresses his pearl; laments his rash curiosity.] Me payed ful ille to be out-fleme, So sodenly of þat fayre regiou{n}, Fro alle þo syȝteȝ so quykeȝ & queme. A longey{n}g heuy me strok i{n} swone, 1180 & rewfully þe{n}ne I con to reme; “O perle,” q{uod} I, “of rych renou{n}, So watȝ hit me dere þ{a}t þ{o}u con deme, I{n} þys v{er}ay avysyou{n}; 1184 If[49] hit be ueray & soth sermou{n}, Þat þ{o}u so stykeȝ i{n} garlande gay, So wel is me i{n} þys doel dou{n}gou{n}, Þat þ{o}u art to þat prynseȝ paye.” 1188 [Sidenote 49: MS. _inf_.]