Hath written in his book de Coitu ; To eat them all he would nothing eschew: And to his privy friendës thus said he: “For Goddë’s love, as soon as it may be, Let voiden all this house in courteous wise.” And they have done right as he will devise. Men drinken, and the travers 2889 draw anon; The bride is brought to bed as still as stone; And when the bed was with the priest y-bless’d, Out of the chamber every wight him dress’d, And January hath fast in arms y-take His freshë May, his paradise, his make. 2890 He lulled her, he kissed her full oft; With thickë bristles of his beard unsoft, Like to the skin of houndfish, 2891 sharp as brere 2892 (For he was shav’n all new in his mannére),