And torneth homward with his pris, In such a contre which was dreie A meschief fell upon the weie.[741] As he rod with his compainie Nyh to the strondes of Lubie, 410 Ther myhte thei no drinke finde Of water nor of other kinde, So that himself and al his host Were of defalte of drinke almost[743] Destruid, and thanne Bachus preide To Jupiter, and thus he seide: ‘O hihe fader, that sest al, To whom is reson that I schal Beseche and preie in every nede, Behold, mi fader, and tak hiede 420 This wofull thurst that we ben inne[744] To staunche, and grante ous forto winne, And sauf unto the contre fare, Wher that oure lusti loves are Waitende upon oure hom cominge.’ And with the vois of his preiynge, Which herd was to the goddes hihe, He syh anon tofore his yhe A wether, which the ground hath sporned; And wher he hath it overtorned, 430 [Sidenote: =P. iii. 16=] Ther sprang a welle freissh and cler, Wherof his oghne boteler After the lustes of his wille Was every man to drinke his fille.[745] And for this ilke grete grace Bachus upon the same place A riche temple let arere, Which evere scholde stonde there To thursti men in remembrance. [Sidenote: Confessor.] Forthi, mi Sone, after this chance 440 It sit thee wel to taken hiede So forto preie upon thi nede,[746] As Bachus preide for the welle; And thenk, as thou hast herd me telle, Hou grace he gradde and grace he hadde. He was no fol that ferst so radde, For selden get a domb man lond: Tak that proverbe, and understond That wordes ben of vertu grete. Forthi to speke thou ne lete, 450 And axe and prei erli and late Thi thurst to quenche, and thenk algate, The boteler which berth the keie Is blind, as thou hast herd me seie; And if it mihte so betyde, That he upon the blinde side Per cas the swete tonne arauhte, Than schalt thou have a lusti drauhte And waxe of lovedrunke sobre. And thus I rede thou assobre 460 [Sidenote: =P. iii. 17=] Thin herte in hope of such a grace; For drunkeschipe in every place, To whether side that it torne,[747] Doth harm and makth a man to sporne And ofte falle in such a wise, Wher he per cas mai noght arise. [Sidenote: [LOVE-DRUNKENNESS. TRISTRAM.]] And forto loke in evidence Upon the sothe experience, [Sidenote: Hic de amoris ebrietate ponit exemplum, qualiter Tristrans ob potum,[749] quem Brangweyne in naui ei porrexit, de amore Bele Isolde inebriatus extitit.] So as it hath befalle er this,[748]