106. This phrase is not uncommon. 'And on knes she sat adoun'; Lay le
Freine, l. 159; in Weber's Met. Romances, i. 363. Cf. 'This Troilus ful
sone on knees him sette'; Troilus, iii. 953.
107. _Weep_ (not _wepte_) is Chaucer's word; see Cant. Tales, B 606, 1052,
3852, E 545, F 496, G 371.