“It were,” quoth he, “to thee no great honoúr For to be false, nor for to be traitoúr To me, that am thy cousin and thy brother Y-sworn full deep, and each of us to other, That never for to dien in the pain, 345 Till that the death departen shall us twain, Neither of us in love to hinder other, Nor in none other case, my levë 346 brother; But that thou shouldest truly farther me In every case, as I should farther thee. This was thine oath, and mine also certáin; I wot it well, thou dar’st it not withsayn. 347 Thus art thou of my counsel out of doubt. And now thou wouldest falsely be about To love my lady, whom I love and serve, And ever shall, until mine heartë sterve. 348 Now certes, false Arcite, thou shalt not so. I lov’d her first, and toldë thee my woe As to my counsel, and my brother sworn