Herein is told how Nature sends
Genius to Cupid and his friends,
That he their courage may excite
With unabated zeal to fight.
Dear friend, away,
Seek out the God of Love and lay
My griefs before him; not that he
Can right and justice gain for me,
But that your news may salve the smart
Of sorrow that afflicts his heart,
The while his cruel foes may thence
Dejection great experience.
Roman de la Rose, v. 20209-16
(Trans. by F. S. Ellis)
Herein is told how Nature sends
Genius to Cupid and his friends,
That he their courage may excite
With unabated zeal to fight.
Dear friend, away,
Seek out the God of Love and lay
My griefs before him; not that he
Can right and justice gain for me,
But that your news may salve the smart
Of sorrow that afflicts his heart,
The while his cruel foes may thence
Dejection great experience.
Roman de la Rose, v. 20209-16
(Trans. by F. S. Ellis)
