Comparison of Geoffrey Chaucer Consolatione Philosophie 2 Prose 7 to Geoffrey Chaucer
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Geoffrey Chaucer Consolatione Philosophie 2 Prose 7 has 111 lines, and 14% of them have strong matches at magnitude 15+ in Geoffrey Chaucer. 70% of the lines have weak matches at magnitude 10 to 14. 16% of the lines have no match. On average, each line has 0.2 strong matches and 4.63 weak matches.
Consolatione Philosophie 2 Prose 7
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Consolatione Philosophie 2 Prose 7: 1
Thanne seyde I thus: 'Thou wost wel thy-self that the coveitise
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... other folk to angre and to ire. And eek sir, ye moste dryve coveitise out of your herte. For the apostle seith, that "coveitise is rote of alle harmes." And trust wel that a coveitous man ne can noght deme ne thinke, but only to fulfille the ende of his coveitise; and certes, that ne may never been accompliced; for ever the more habundaunce that he hath of richesse, the more he desyreth. And sir, ye moste also dryve out of your herte hastifnesse; for certes, ye ne may nat deme for the beste a sodeyn thought that falleth in youre herte, but ye ... [continues next]
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how gret sikernesse of peril to me defendede I al the senat!
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Thou wost wel that I seye sooth, ne I ne avauntede me never
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defouled my conscience with sacrilege, for coveitise of dignitee. [continues next]
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And certes, thou thy-self, that are plaunted in me, chacedest [continues next]
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out of the sege of my corage al coveitise of mortal thinges; ne [continues next]
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Thanne seyde I thus: 'I delyte me,' quod I, 'nat only in the
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aperceyvest wel, of what weight they ben. But for as mochel [continues next]
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A-nother manere of equaciouns of houses by the Astrolabie. Tak thyn assendent, and thanne hastow thy 4 angles; for wel thou wost that the opposit of thyn assendent, that is to seyn, thy by-ginning of the 7 hous, sit up-on the west orizonte; and the byginning of the 10 hous sit up-on the lyne meridional; and his opposit up-on the lyne of midnight. Thanne ley thy label over the degree that assendeth, and rekne ... [continues next]
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[continues previous] ... he stireth other folk to angre and to ire. And eek sir, ye moste dryve coveitise out of your herte. For the apostle seith, that "coveitise is rote of alle harmes." And trust wel that a coveitous man ne can noght deme ne thinke, but only to fulfille the ende of his coveitise; and certes, that ne may never been accompliced; for ever the more habundaunce that he hath of richesse, the more he desyreth. And sir, ye moste also dryve out of your herte hastifnesse; for certes, ye ne may nat deme for the beste a sodeyn thought that falleth in youre herte, but ye moste avyse yow ...
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[continues previous] defouled my conscience with sacrilege, for coveitise of dignitee.
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[continues previous] sacrilege hadde no leve to han a place in me biforn thyne eyen.
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[continues previous] blisfulnesse, that alle the kinde of mortal thinges ne descendeth
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[continues previous] the libertee of free wille; the whiche thinges thou thy-self
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[continues previous] aperceyvest wel, of what weight they ben. But for as mochel
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[continues previous] A-nother manere of equaciouns of houses by the Astrolabie. Tak thyn assendent, and thanne hastow thy 4 angles; for wel thou wost that the opposit of thyn assendent, that is to seyn, thy by-ginning of the 7 hous, sit up-on the west orizonte; and the byginning of the 10 hous sit up-on the lyne meridional; and his opposit up-on the lyne of midnight. Thanne ley thy label over the degree that assendeth, and rekne fro the ...
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I have wel desired matere of thinges to done, as who seith, I
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to thinges: as who seith, for thou hast yit many habundaunces of [continues next]
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drawestow nat arguments from elles-where of the necessitee of
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thinges to-comen (as who seith, any other wey than thus) but that
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desire to han matere of governaunce over comunalitees, for vertu,
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[continues previous] to thinges: as who seith, for thou hast yit many habundaunces of
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hem? And therfor it is thus, that honour ne comth nat to vertu [continues next]
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for cause of dignitee, but ayeinward honour comth to dignitee for [continues next]
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or he wex olde, his vertu, that lay now ful stille, ne should nat [continues next]
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stille, ne sholde nat elden;' that is to seyn, that [him] leste that,
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[continues previous] or he wex olde, his vertu, that lay now ful stille, ne should nat [continues next]
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ne shal derken it, ne power of no wight ne shal nat amenusen it,
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to badde folk, sin that no moevinge of free corage voluntarie ne
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hath nat deserved hem, that is to seyn, neither mede ne peyne; and
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moevinge of the resoun of mankinde ne may nat moeven to (that
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is to seyn, applyen or ioinen to) the simplicitee of the devyne
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thilke thinges that the prescience wot biforn ne mowen nat unbityde?
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or he wex olde, his vertu, that lay now ful stille, ne should nat
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desire to han matere of governaunce over comunalitees, for vertu,
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a necessarie cause, wyse men to taken and desire the governaunce
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of comune thinges, for that the governements of citees, y-left
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'By whiche governement,' quod she, 'that this world is [continues next]
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Philosophye. 'For sothe,' quod she, 'and that is a thing that
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and nat noble, that is suffisaunt, reverent, and mighty, or elles that
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thing that is swiche, certes, I may nat thinke.' [continues next]
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allone; but that is a thing that may nat be don.' [continues next]
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'Hast thou nat knowen wel,' quod she, 'that al thing that is
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'Demestow nat,' quod she, 'that al thing that profiteth is good?'
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swiche hertes as ben y-brought to the fulle perfeccioun of vertu,
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[continues previous] 'But whennes,' quod I, 'that any sorwe mighte comen to this
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[continues previous] allone; but that is a thing that may nat be don.'
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maladye of corage. And so as we ne deme nat, that they that ben [continues next]
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noble of hir nature; but natheles, it may nat drawen or tollen
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[continues previous] syke of hir body ben worthy to ben hated, but rather worthy of
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swiche hertes as ben y-brought to the fulle perfeccioun of vertu,
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... more worth to be pacient than for to be right strong; and he that may have the lordshipe of his owene herte is more to preyse, than he that by his force or strengthe taketh grete citees." And therfore seith seint Iame in his epistle: that "pacience is a greet vertu of perfeccioun."' [continues next]
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'Certes,' quod Melibee, 'I graunte yow, dame Prudence, that pacience is a greet vertu of perfeccioun; but every man may nat have the perfeccioun that ye seken; ne I nam nat of the nombre of right parfite men, for myn herte may never been in pees un-to the tyme it be venged. And al-be-it so that it was greet peril to myne enemys, to do me ... [continues next]
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... of herte avysed and cast biforn; with wikked wil to do vengeance, and therto his resoun consenteth; and soothly this is deedly sinne. This Ire is so displesant to god, that it troubleth his hous and chaceth the holy goost out of mannes soule, and wasteth and destroyeth the lyknesse of god, that is to seyn, the vertu that is in mannes soule; and put in him the lyknesse of the devel, and binimeth the man fro god that is his rightful lord. This Ire is a ful greet plesaunce to the devel; for it is the develes fourneys, that is eschaufed with the fyr of helle. For ... [continues next]
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of his knowinge; but, certes, they may nat al arace [continues next]
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the knowinge of thy verray freendes? Now pleyne thee nat thanne [continues next]
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that is to seyn, coveitise of glorie and renoun to han wel administred
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... have nede of sapience, axe it of god." And afterward thanne shul ye taken conseil in your-self, and examine wel your thoghtes, of swich thing as yow thinketh that is best for your profit. And thanne shul ye dryve fro your herte three thinges that been contrariouse to good conseil, that is to seyn, ire, coveitise, and hastifnesse.
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[continues previous] ... He seith also: "it is more worth to be pacient than for to be right strong; and he that may have the lordshipe of his owene herte is more to preyse, than he that by his force or strengthe taketh grete citees." And therfore seith seint Iame in his epistle: that "pacience is a greet vertu of perfeccioun."'
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[continues previous] 'Certes,' quod Melibee, 'I graunte yow, dame Prudence, that pacience is a greet vertu of perfeccioun; but every man may nat have the perfeccioun that ye seken; ne I nam nat of the nombre of right parfite men, for myn herte may never been in pees un-to the tyme it be venged. And al-be-it so that it was greet peril to myne enemys, to do ...
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[continues previous] ... of herte avysed and cast biforn; with wikked wil to do vengeance, and therto his resoun consenteth; and soothly this is deedly sinne. This Ire is so displesant to god, that it troubleth his hous and chaceth the holy goost out of mannes soule, and wasteth and destroyeth the lyknesse of god, that is to seyn, the vertu that is in mannes soule; and put in him the lyknesse of the devel, and binimeth the man fro god that is his rightful lord. This Ire is a ful greet plesaunce to the devel; for it is the develes fourneys, that is eschaufed with the fyr of helle. For certes, ...
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[continues previous] man out of his place, that is to seyn, fro the stablenes and perfeccioun
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[continues previous] woldest thou han bought the fulle knowinge of this, that is to seyn,
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and swiftnesse yeven noblesses and glorie of renoun; and hele of
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forme of the welefulnesse of man-kinde, that is to seyn, richesses,
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honours, power, and glorie, and delyts. The whiche delyt only
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by the mouth of Plato, this sentence, that is to seyn, that comune
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thinges or comunalitees weren blisful, yif they that hadden studied
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comune. For see now and considere, how litel and how voide of
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biginning of alle thinges, thilke same thing is soverein good [continues next]
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that good is thilke thing that is desired of alle, thanne [continues next]
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of alle thinges, thanne is the bitydinge certein of thilke thinges [continues next]
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alle prys is thilke glorie. Certein thing is, as thou hast lerned by
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[continues previous] nat thanne how streit and how compressed is thilke glorie that ye
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[continues previous] I may concluden, by right verray resoun, that thilke that is
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ther nis nat why that thou sholdest merveilen; sin thou hast [continues next]
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lerned by the sentence of Plato, that "nedes the wordes moten [continues next]
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the demonstracioun of astronomye, that al the environinge of the
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erthe aboute ne halt nat but the resoun of a prikke at regard of the
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[continues previous] comparisoun of the erthe to the greetnesse of hevene, men wolden [continues next]
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[continues previous] iugen in al, that the erthe ne helde no space. Of the whiche litel [continues next]
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But the causes y-hid, that is to seyn, in hevene, troublen the [continues next]
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greetnesse of hevene; that is to seyn, that yif ther were maked
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[continues previous] comparisoun of the erthe to the greetnesse of hevene, men wolden [continues next]
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[continues previous] iugen in al, that the erthe ne helde no space. Of the whiche litel
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thee of long lastinge of thy name? For yif ther were maked comparisoun [continues next]
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or no; that is to seyn, yif that he wolde han suffred lightly in
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strokes; that is to seyn, that ther is a maner of poeple that highte
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y-graunted and received, that is to seyn, that ther nis no free wille,
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that men mighten thinken it in any maner, that is to seyn, that yif
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comparisoun of the erthe to the greetnesse of hevene, men wolden
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erthe aboute ne halt nat but the resoun of a prikke at regard of the [continues next]
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[continues previous] greetnesse of hevene; that is to seyn, that yif ther were maked [continues next]
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of goode werkes, unbounden fro the prison of the erthe, wendeth
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frely to the hevene, despyseth it nat thanne alle erthely occupacioun;
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[continues previous] bestes, to regard and to comparisoun of mutacioun that is maked by
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iugen in al, that the erthe ne helde no space. Of the whiche litel
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whiche they now leden in acordable feith by faire moevinges. [continues next]
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regioun of this worlde, the ferthe partye is enhabited with livinge
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thy thought fro thilke ferthe partye as moche space as the see and
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dyverse of tonge and of maneres and eek of resoun of hir livinge,
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ben enhabited in the clos of thilke litel habitacle; to the whiche
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that proveth it. And yif thou haddest with-drawen and abated in
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"Yif I hadde wist it, thou haddest nat wist it." In which thing
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therfor, yif that thilke thing that thou haddest for most precious
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hem. Thou thanne, that so bisy dredest now the swerd and now
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the spere, yif thou haddest entred in the path of this lyf a voide
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ayein ful bytingly, and seyde: "I hadde wel understonden it, yif [continues next]
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thou haddest holden thy tonge stille." But what is it to thise [continues next]
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thy thought fro thilke ferthe partye as moche space as the see and
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regioun of this worlde, the ferthe partye is enhabited with livinge
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[continues previous] thou haddest holden thy tonge stille." But what is it to thise
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... latitude of the regioun, &c. Understond wel that the latitude of any place in a regioun is verreyly the space by-twixe the senith of hem that dwellen there and the equinoxial cerkle, north or southe, taking the mesure in the meridional lyne, as sheweth in the almikanteras of thyn Astrolabie. And thilke space is as moche as the pool artik is hey in the same place fro the orisonte. And than is the depressioun of the pol antartik, that is to seyn, than is the pol antartik by-nethe the orisonte, the same quantite of space, neither more ne lasse. Thanne, yif thow desire to knowe this latitude of ... [continues next]
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the mareys contenen and over-goon, and as moche space as the
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[continues previous] ... latitude of the regioun, &c. Understond wel that the latitude of any place in a regioun is verreyly the space by-twixe the senith of hem that dwellen there and the equinoxial cerkle, north or southe, taking the mesure in the meridional lyne, as sheweth in the almikanteras of thyn Astrolabie. And thilke space is as moche as the pool artik is hey in the same place fro the orisonte. And than is the depressioun of the pol antartik, that is to seyn, than is the pol antartik by-nethe the orisonte, the same quantite of space, neither more ne lasse. Thanne, yif thow desire to knowe this latitude of ...
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regioun of droughte over-streccheth, that is to seyn, sandes and
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Nothus scorkleth, and baketh the brenning sandes by his drye
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hete; that is to seyn, alle the poeples in the south. But yit ne
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desertes, wel unnethe sholde ther dwellen a right streit place to
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hem, thanne ne sholde ther dwellen outrely no doute: the whiche
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that ben to done, but he aministreth in many maneres and in [continues next]
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dyverse of tonge and of maneres and eek of resoun of hir livinge,
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regioun of this worlde, the ferthe partye is enhabited with livinge [continues next]
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name of Rome may nat climben ne passen? And eek, seestow nat [continues next]
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[continues previous] that ben to done, but he aministreth in many maneres and in
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[continues previous] dyverse tymes, by destinee, thilke same thinges that he hath
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ben enhabited in the clos of thilke litel habitacle; to the whiche
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who-so that is contened in-with the palis and the clos of thilke citee,
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[continues previous] that the maneres of dyverse folk and eek hir lawes ben discordaunt
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it so that, certes, thilke wrytinges profiten litel; the whiche
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... subtile bigyleres of hem that shullen be dampned. More-over, man oghte to sorwe for hise wikkede wordes as wel as for hise wikkede dedes; for certes, the repentance of a singuler sinne, and nat repente of alle hise othere sinnes, or elles repenten him of alle hise othere sinnes, and nat of a singuler sinne, may nat availle. For certes, god almighty is al good; and ther-fore he foryeveth al, or elles right noght. And heer-of seith seint Augustin: 'I woot certainly that god is enemy to everich sinnere'; and how thanne? He that observeth o sinne, shal he have foryifnesse of the remenaunt of hise othere ...
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the laste, certes, in the tyme of Marcus Tullius, as him-self writ in [continues next]
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god refuseth only the werkes of men, and ne entremeteth nat of
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strecchen, but eek the fame of citees ne may nat strecchen. At
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... can noght deme ne thinke, but only to fulfille the ende of his coveitise; and certes, that ne may never been accompliced; for ever the more habundaunce that he hath of richesse, the more he desyreth. And sir, ye moste also dryve out of your herte hastifnesse; for certes, ye ne may nat deme for the beste a sodeyn thought that falleth in youre herte, but ye moste avyse yow on it ful ofte. For as ye herde biforn, the commune proverbe is this, that "he that sone demeth, sone repenteth." [continues next]
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... to destroyen alle spirituel thinges. Loke how that fyr of smale gledes, that been almost dede under asshen, wollen quike agayn whan they been touched with brimstoon; right so Ire wol everemo quiken agayn, whan it is touched by the pryde that is covered in mannes herte. For certes fyr ne may nat comen out of no-thing, but-if it were first in the same thing naturelly; as fyr is drawen out of flintes with steel. And right so as pryde is ofte tyme matere of Ire, right so is rancour norice and keper of Ire. Ther is a maner tree, as seith seint ... [continues next]
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[continues previous] strecchen, but eek the fame of citees ne may nat strecchen. At [continues next]
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[continues previous] the laste, certes, in the tyme of Marcus Tullius, as him-self writ in [continues next]
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[continues previous] travailen aboute to shewe and to multiplye? May thanne the
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ther-to may be multiplyed, ne may nat, certes, ben comparisoned [continues next]
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thanne, that the bitydinge of the thing y-wist biforn ne may nat [continues next]
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ben eschued. And at the laste, yif that any wight wene a thing [continues next]
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[continues previous] wit and imaginacioun, ne mowen nat strecchen ne enhansen hem-self [continues next]
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resoun wel seen that, that it ne may nat biholden in it-self. And [continues next]
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the laste, certes, in the tyme of Marcus Tullius, as him-self writ in
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[continues previous] ... man ne can noght deme ne thinke, but only to fulfille the ende of his coveitise; and certes, that ne may never been accompliced; for ever the more habundaunce that he hath of richesse, the more he desyreth. And sir, ye moste also dryve out of your herte hastifnesse; for certes, ye ne may nat deme for the beste a sodeyn thought that falleth in youre herte, but ye moste avyse yow on it ful ofte. For as ye herde biforn, the commune proverbe is this, that "he that sone demeth, sone repenteth."
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[continues previous] ... element, right so Ire is mighty to destroyen alle spirituel thinges. Loke how that fyr of smale gledes, that been almost dede under asshen, wollen quike agayn whan they been touched with brimstoon; right so Ire wol everemo quiken agayn, whan it is touched by the pryde that is covered in mannes herte. For certes fyr ne may nat comen out of no-thing, but-if it were first in the same thing naturelly; as fyr is drawen out of flintes with steel. And right so as pryde is ofte tyme matere of Ire, right so is rancour norice and keper of Ire. Ther is a maner ...
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[continues previous] marchaundise, nat only the names of singuler men ne may nat
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[continues previous] strecchen, but eek the fame of citees ne may nat strecchen. At
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[continues previous] ther-to may be multiplyed, ne may nat, certes, ben comparisoned
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[continues previous] to the perdurabletee that is endeles; for of thinges that han ende
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[continues previous] ben eschued. And at the laste, yif that any wight wene a thing
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[continues previous] to the knowinge of universalitee, for that the knowinge of
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[continues previous] resoun wel seen that, that it ne may nat biholden in it-self. And
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[continues previous] certes that is this, in what maner the prescience of god seeth alle
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his book, that the renoun of the comune of Rome ne hadde nat
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thou that art put in the comune realme of alle, ne desyre nat to
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ne blood y-shad by egre hate ne hadde nat deyed yit armures. [continues next]
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determined ne y-sped fermely and diligently of any of yow. And [continues next]
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ne hath no lenger the preterits that ben y-doon or y-passed. But [continues next]
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yit passed ne cloumben over the mountaigne that highte Caucasus;
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[continues previous] yit none newe strondes, to leden marchaundyse in-to dyverse
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[continues previous] it mochel, and outrely, and longe; but yit ne hath it nat ben
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[continues previous] determined ne y-sped fermely and diligently of any of yow. And
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the Parthes and eek of other folk enhabitinge aboute. Seestow
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Seestow nat thanne in how grete filthe thise shrewes ben [continues next]
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Seestow nat thanne what thing folweth alle the thinges that I [continues next]
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sensible; nat by resoun sensible of deminge, but by resoun [continues next]
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imaginatif. Seestow nat thanne that alle the thinges, in knowinge, [continues next]
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nat thanne how streit and how compressed is thilke glorie that ye
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comune. For see now and considere, how litel and how voide of
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alle prys is thilke glorie. Certein thing is, as thou hast lerned by
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[continues previous] name of Rome may nat climben ne passen? And eek, seestow nat
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[continues previous] that the maneres of dyverse folk and eek hir lawes ben discordaunt
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[continues previous] Seestow nat thanne what thing folweth alle the thinges that I
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[continues previous] imaginatif. Seestow nat thanne that alle the thinges, in knowinge,
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strecchen, but eek the fame of citees ne may nat strecchen. At [continues next]
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glorie of a singuler Romaine strecchen thider as the fame of the
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name of Rome may nat climben ne passen? And eek, seestow nat
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Have I nat striven with ful greet stryf, in olde tyme, bifore the [continues next]
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nat thanne how streit and how compressed is thilke glorie that ye [continues next]
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that the maneres of dyverse folk and eek hir lawes ben discordaunt
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[continues previous] ben enhabited in the clos of thilke litel habitacle; to the whiche
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[continues previous] nat thanne how streit and how compressed is thilke glorie that ye
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hand, mighty over the herbes, hadde chaunged hir gestes in-to
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dyverse maneres; that oon of hem, is covered his face with forme
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other with swerd. Lo! for hir maneres ben dyverse and descordaunt,
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iugen worthy of preysinge, other folk iugen that it is worthy of [continues next]
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elles? For it is nat to wene that thilke thing, that is most worthy [continues next]
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hem worthy of reverence, that I deme and holde unworthy to han [continues next]
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wirkinge, so that thilke thing that is suffisaunce, thilke same be
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iugen worthy of preysinge, other folk iugen that it is worthy of
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... wol be wrooth, and sone is enclyned to hate and to envye. Thanne comth the sinne of worldly sorwe, swich as is cleped tristicia, that sleeth man, as seint Paul seith. For certes, swich sorwe werketh to the deeth of the soule and of the body also; for ther-of comth, that a man is anoyed of his owene lyf. Wherfore swich sorwe shorteth ful ofte the lyf of a man, er that his tyme be come by wey of kinde. [continues next]
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maistrie or dignitee, but the comune studie of alle goodnesse. [continues next]
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And ther-of comth it that bi-twixen wikked folk and me han ben [continues next]
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[continues previous] among hem-self; so that thilke thing that som men
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[continues previous] elles? For it is nat to wene that thilke thing, that is most worthy
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[continues previous] of alle thinges, be feble and with-oute strengthe. And cleernesse
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[continues previous] and of an accuser. Ne I ne may nat, for swiche honours, iugen
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And ther-of comth it, that in every thing general, yif that men [continues next]
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[continues previous] this manere the domes of men discorden, that thilke men that
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[continues previous] some folk demen worthy of mede, other folk demen hem worthy of [continues next]
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torment? And ther-of comth it that, though a man delyte him in
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[continues previous] ... and sone wol be wrooth, and sone is enclyned to hate and to envye. Thanne comth the sinne of worldly sorwe, swich as is cleped tristicia, that sleeth man, as seint Paul seith. For certes, swich sorwe werketh to the deeth of the soule and of the body also; for ther-of comth, that a man is anoyed of his owene lyf. Wherfore swich sorwe shorteth ful ofte the lyf of a man, er that his tyme be come by wey of kinde.
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And ther-of comth that good gessinge, first of alle thing, forsaketh
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rather to shewen wikkednesse. And ther-of comth it that I have
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[continues previous] by the amenusinge of perfeccioun or of thing that is parfit.
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[continues previous] And ther-of comth it, that in every thing general, yif that men
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[continues previous] worthy of torment, that they ne ben wrecches?'
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[continues previous] torment. But lat us graunte, I pose that som man may wel demen
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preysinge of his renoun, he may nat in no wyse bringen forth ne
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men ne mowe nat deyen in no wyse; and eek sin it is cleer and
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continue innocence, by the whiche he ne may nat with-holden
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fortune. Thanne the wyse dispensacioun of god spareth him, the
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oughte to ben apayed of his glorie that is publisshed among his
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sin that richesses ne may nat al don awey nede, but richesses [continues next]
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ben som-thing that is parfit; for yif so be that perfeccioun is [continues next]
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don awey, men may nat thinke ne seye fro whennes thilke [continues next]
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it so that, certes, thilke wrytinges profiten litel; the whiche
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ben enhabited in the clos of thilke litel habitacle; to the whiche
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[continues previous] sin that richesses ne may nat al don awey nede, but richesses
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[continues previous] of hem? Or elles may they don a-wey the vyces? Certes, they
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wrytinges long and derk elde doth awey, bothe hem and eek hir
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ye thenken that, in tyme to-cominge, your fame shal lasten. But
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Treatise on the Astrolabe 2: 40
... latitude meridional, as I first seide, save in Capricorne. And yif thou wolt pleye this craft with the arysing of the mone, loke thou rekne wel hir cours houre by houre; for she ne dwelleth nat in a degree of hir longitude but a litel whyle, as thou wel knowest; but natheles, yif thou rekne hir verreye moeving by thy tables houre after houre, [thou shall do wel y-now]. [continues next]
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natheles, yif thou wolt maken comparisoun to the endeles spaces
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[continues previous] ... wirke with any latitude meridional, as I first seide, save in Capricorne. And yif thou wolt pleye this craft with the arysing of the mone, loke thou rekne wel hir cours houre by houre; for she ne dwelleth nat in a degree of hir longitude but a litel whyle, as thou wel knowest; but natheles, yif thou rekne hir verreye moeving by thy tables houre after houre, [thou shall do wel y-now].
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thee of long lastinge of thy name? For yif ther were maked comparisoun
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greetnesse of hevene; that is to seyn, that yif ther were maked [continues next]
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comparisoun of the erthe to the greetnesse of hevene, men wolden [continues next]
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hir creatour and through the distinccioun of hem-self; yit, for as
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mochel as they ben put under youre excellence, they ne han nat
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moment som porcioun of it, al-though it litel be. But natheles,
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atayne to ne fulfillen, and bindeth it-self to som maner presence
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of this litel and swifte moment: the which presence of this litel
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that a thing is, it bihoveth by necessitee that thilke selve thing be;
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ther-to may be multiplyed, ne may nat, certes, ben comparisoned
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... man ne can noght deme ne thinke, but only to fulfille the ende of his coveitise; and certes, that ne may never been accompliced; for ever the more habundaunce that he hath of richesse, the more he desyreth. And sir, ye moste also dryve out of your herte hastifnesse; for certes, ye ne may nat deme for the beste a sodeyn thought that falleth in youre herte, but ye moste avyse yow on it ful ofte. For as ye herde biforn, the commune proverbe is this, that "he that sone demeth, sone repenteth." [continues next]
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... is mighty to destroyen alle spirituel thinges. Loke how that fyr of smale gledes, that been almost dede under asshen, wollen quike agayn whan they been touched with brimstoon; right so Ire wol everemo quiken agayn, whan it is touched by the pryde that is covered in mannes herte. For certes fyr ne may nat comen out of no-thing, but-if it were first in the same thing naturelly; as fyr is drawen out of flintes with steel. And right so as pryde is ofte tyme matere of Ire, right so is rancour norice and keper of Ire. Ther is a maner tree, as seith seint ...
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strecchen, but eek the fame of citees ne may nat strecchen. At [continues next]
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the laste, certes, in the tyme of Marcus Tullius, as him-self writ in [continues next]
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In this wyse may nede be counforted by richesses; but certes,
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nede ne may nat all outrely ben don a-wey. For though this nede,
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nere renomed of none honours. Certes, thou thyself ne mightest
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nat ben brought with as manye perils as thou mightest suffren
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'This take I wel,' quod I, 'ne this ne may nat ben withseid
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'This is open and cleer,' quod I; 'ne it may nat ben deneyed
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yvel and felonye ne may nat ben referred to good. Thanne nis [continues next]
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naught; but yif this ne may nat ben don, thanne is it nat possible,
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is this: that, for that the thing is to comen, therfore ne may it [continues next]
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nat ben hid fro the purviaunce of god; and in this manere this [continues next]
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thanne, that the bitydinge of the thing y-wist biforn ne may nat
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ben eschued. And at the laste, yif that any wight wene a thing
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thing is to comen? For right as science ne may nat ben medled
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science ne may nat ben non other weys than as it is conceived.
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destinee, which that ne may nat ben inclyned, knitteth and streineth
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ne may nat ben ful y-preysed. And this is only the manere, that is
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to the perdurabletee that is endeles; for of thinges that han ende
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[continues previous] ... but only to fulfille the ende of his coveitise; and certes, that ne may never been accompliced; for ever the more habundaunce that he hath of richesse, the more he desyreth. And sir, ye moste also dryve out of your herte hastifnesse; for certes, ye ne may nat deme for the beste a sodeyn thought that falleth in youre herte, but ye moste avyse yow on it ful ofte. For as ye herde biforn, the commune proverbe is this, that "he that sone demeth, sone repenteth."
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[continues previous] the laste, certes, in the tyme of Marcus Tullius, as him-self writ in
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may be maked comparisoun, but of thinges that ben with-outen [continues next]
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[continues previous] yvel and felonye ne may nat ben referred to good. Thanne nis
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[continues previous] is this: that, for that the thing is to comen, therfore ne may it
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may be maked comparisoun, but of thinges that ben with-outen
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... shadwe. Right so fareth the peyne of helle; it is lyk deeth for the horrible anguissh, and why? For it peyneth hem evere, as though they sholde dye anon; but certes they shal nat dye. For as seith Seint Gregorie: 'to wrecche caytives shal be deeth with-oute deeth, and ende with-outen ende, and defaute with-oute failinge. For hir deeth shal alwey liven, and hir ende shal everemo biginne, and hir defaute shal nat faille.' And therfore seith Seint Iohn the Evangelist: 'they shullen folwe deeth, and they shul nat finde him; and they shul desyren to dye, and deeth shal flee ... [continues next]
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[continues previous] to the perdurabletee that is endeles; for of thinges that han ende [continues next]
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[continues previous] ne semeth fayle, certes than wole I graunte that they ben maked [continues next]
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[continues previous] blisful by thilke thinges that they han geten. But yif so be that [continues next]
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bestes, to regard and to comparisoun of mutacioun that is maked by
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to comen, ther-fore ben they purveyed, nat, certes, for that they [continues next]
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ende, to thinges that han ende, may be maked no comparisoun.
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[continues previous] ... same thing of which it is shadwe. Right so fareth the peyne of helle; it is lyk deeth for the horrible anguissh, and why? For it peyneth hem evere, as though they sholde dye anon; but certes they shal nat dye. For as seith Seint Gregorie: 'to wrecche caytives shal be deeth with-oute deeth, and ende with-outen ende, and defaute with-oute failinge. For hir deeth shal alwey liven, and hir ende shal everemo biginne, and hir defaute shal nat faille.' And therfore seith Seint Iohn the Evangelist: 'they shullen folwe deeth, and they shul nat finde him; and they shul desyren to dye, and deeth shal flee fro ...
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[continues previous] to the perdurabletee that is endeles; for of thinges that han ende
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[continues previous] ne semeth fayle, certes than wole I graunte that they ben maked
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[continues previous] biyonde the whiche ende ther nis nothing to desire. Of the
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[continues previous] to comen, ther-fore ben they purveyed, nat, certes, for that they
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And forthy is it that, al-though renoun, of as long tyme as ever
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feblesse of the eyen that loken. But preyse the goodes of the [continues next]
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thee list to thinken, were thought to the regard of eternitee, that
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[continues previous] body as mochel as ever thee list; so that thou knowe algates
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is unstaunchable and infinit, it ne sholde nat only semen litel, but
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ben yeven to shrewede folk nat only ne maketh hem nat digne,
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'It mot nedes be so,' quod I; 'for the reaume ne sholde nat
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semen blisful yif ther were a yok of misdrawinges in dyverse
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studies of men, who is he to whom it sholde seme that he ne
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ne in erthe, ne saye no-thing more; than it sholde semen to
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thee, as by only resoun of lokinge, that thou were now in the
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of lyf infinit, yit algates ne embraceth it nat the space of the lyf
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naught; but yif this ne may nat ben don, thanne is it nat possible,
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ydel rumours; and ye forsaken the grete worthinesse of conscience
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and of vertu, and ye seken your guerdouns of the smale wordes of
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pryde and veine glorie, how a man scornede festivaly and merily
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verray vertu but for proud veine glorie, had taken up-on him
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philosophre took pacience a litel whyle, and, whan he hadde [continues next]
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with stryvinge wordes another man, the whiche, nat for usage of
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Parson's Tale: 37
What seye we eek of hem that delyten hem in swering, and holden it a gentrie or a manly dede to swere grete othes? And what of hem that, of verray usage, ne cesse nat to swere grete othes, al be the cause nat worth a straw? Certes, this is horrible sinne. Sweringe sodeynly with-oute avysement is eek a sinne. But lat us go now to thilke horrible swering of adiuracioun and coniuracioun, as doon thise false enchauntours or nigromanciens in bacins ful of water, ... [continues next]
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for cause of dignitee, but ayeinward honour comth to dignitee for [continues next]
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verray vertu but for proud veine glorie, had taken up-on him
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[continues previous] What seye we eek of hem that delyten hem in swering, and holden it a gentrie or a manly dede to swere grete othes? And what of hem that, of verray usage, ne cesse nat to swere grete othes, al be the cause nat worth a straw? Certes, this is horrible sinne. Sweringe sodeynly with-oute avysement is eek a sinne. But lat us go now to thilke horrible swering of adiuracioun and coniuracioun, as doon thise false enchauntours or nigromanciens in ...
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[continues previous] cause of vertu. But whiche is thilke youre dereworthe power,
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pryde and veine glorie, how a man scornede festivaly and merily
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[continues previous] And this thing was nat kept for holinesse,
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of thoughte he wolde assaye, wher he, thilke, were a philosophre
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Pacience, that is another remedye agayns Ire, is a vertu that suffreth swetely every mannes goodnesse, and is nat wrooth for noon harm that is doon to him. The philosophre seith, that 'pacience is thilke vertu that suffreth debonairely alle the outrages of adversitee and every wikked word.' This vertu maketh a man lyk to god, and maketh him goddes owene dere child, as seith Crist. This vertu disconfiteth thyn enemy. And therfore seith the wyse man, 'if thou wolt venquisse thyn enemy, lerne to ... [continues next]
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or no; that is to seyn, yif that he wolde han suffred lightly in
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[continues previous] Pacience, that is another remedye agayns Ire, is a vertu that suffreth swetely every mannes goodnesse, and is nat wrooth for noon harm that is doon to him. The philosophre seith, that 'pacience is thilke vertu that suffreth debonairely alle the outrages of adversitee and every wikked word.' This vertu maketh a man lyk to god, and maketh him goddes owene dere child, as seith Crist. This vertu disconfiteth thyn enemy. And therfore seith the wyse man, 'if thou wolt venquisse thyn enemy, lerne ...
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stille, ne sholde nat elden;' that is to seyn, that [him] leste that,
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or he wex olde, his vertu, that lay now ful stille, ne should nat
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greetnesse of hevene; that is to seyn, that yif ther were maked
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that men mighten thinken it in any maner, that is to seyn, that yif
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biwayleth the wronges that men don to thee, and nat for him-self;
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... he sholde suffren despitous deeth. Heer may men lerne to be pacient; for certes, noght only Cristen men been pacient for love of Iesu Crist, and for guerdoun of the blisful lyf that is perdurable; but certes, the olde payens, that nevere were Cristene, commendeden and useden the vertu of pacience.
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A philosophre up-on a tyme, that wolde have beten his disciple for his grete trespas, for which he was greetly amoeved, and broghte a yerde to scourge the child; and whan this child saugh the yerde, he seyde to his maister, 'what thenke ye to do?' 'I wol bete thee,' quod the maister, 'for ...
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swich vanitee. Whylom ther was a man that hadde assayed [continues next]
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received wordes of outrage, he, as in stryvinge ayein and reioysinge
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[continues previous] with stryvinge wordes another man, the whiche, nat for usage of
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frount, and sheweth hir maneres. Peraventure yit understondest [continues next]
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... shal alwey finde a gretter nombre of foles than of wyse men, and therfore the conseils that been at congregaciouns and multitudes of folk, ther-as men take more reward to the nombre than to the sapience of persones, ye see wel that in swiche conseillinges foles han the maistrie.' Melibeus answerde agayn, and seyde: 'I graunte wel that I have erred; but ther-as thou hast told me heer-biforn, that he nis nat to blame that chaungeth hise conseillours in certein caas, and for certeine Iuste causes, I am al redy to chaunge my conseillours, right as thow wolt devyse. The proverbe ... [continues next]
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After that Dame Prudence hadde spoken in this manere, Melibee answerde and seyde, 'I see wel, dame Prudence, that by your faire wordes and by your resons that ye han shewed me, that the werre lyketh yow no-thing; but I have nat yet herd your conseil, how I shal do in this nede.' [continues next]
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[continues previous] thou nat that I shal seye. It is a wonder that I desire to telle,
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ayein ful bytingly, and seyde: "I hadde wel understonden it, yif
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[continues previous] ... finde a gretter nombre of foles than of wyse men, and therfore the conseils that been at congregaciouns and multitudes of folk, ther-as men take more reward to the nombre than to the sapience of persones, ye see wel that in swiche conseillinges foles han the maistrie.' Melibeus answerde agayn, and seyde: 'I graunte wel that I have erred; but ther-as thou hast told me heer-biforn, that he nis nat to blame that chaungeth hise conseillours in certein caas, and for certeine Iuste causes, I am al redy to chaunge my conseillours, right as thow wolt devyse. The proverbe seith: that "for to do sinne is mannish, ...
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[continues previous] After that Dame Prudence hadde spoken in this manere, Melibee answerde and seyde, 'I see wel, dame Prudence, that by your faire wordes and by your resons that ye han shewed me, that the werre lyketh yow no-thing; but I have nat yet herd your conseil, how I shal do in this nede.'
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the spere, yif thou haddest entred in the path of this lyf a voide [continues next]
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thou haddest holden thy tonge stille." But what is it to thise
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... be that thou be in doute, whether thou mayst parfourne a thing or noon, chese rather to suffre than biginne. And Piers Alphonce seith: "if thou hast might to doon a thing of which thou most repente thee, it is bettre 'nay' than 'ye';" this is to seyn, that thee is bettre holde thy tonge stille, than for to speke. Thanne may ye understonde by strenger resons, that if thou hast power to parfourne a werk of which thou shalt repente, thanne is it bettre that thou suffre than biginne. Wel seyn they, that defenden every wight to assaye any thing of which he is in doute, whether he ...
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[continues previous] "Yif I hadde wist it, thou haddest nat wist it." In which thing
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[continues previous] the spere, yif thou haddest entred in the path of this lyf a voide
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[continues previous] that proveth it. And yif thou haddest with-drawen and abated in
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[continues previous] thy thought fro thilke ferthe partye as moche space as the see and
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noble worthy men (for, certes, of swiche folke speke I) that seken
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to swiche folk, whan the body is resolved by the deeth at the
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your propre handes? that is to seyn, by batailes or by contek. For [continues next]
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yif ye axen the deeth, it hasteth him of his owne wil; ne deeth [continues next]
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the body is ended by the deeth;' this is to seyn, understandestow
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laste? For yif it so be that men dyen in al, that is to seyn, body
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... governours of holy chirche, to thy sone, to thy wyf, to thy freend, ne to thy brother ne yeve thou never might ne maistrie of thy body, whyl thou livest." Now sithen he defendeth, that man shal nat yeven to his brother ne to his freend the might of his body, by a strenger resoun he defendeth and forbedeth a man to yeven him-self to his enemy. And nathelees I conseille you, that ye mistruste nat my lord. For I wool wel and knowe verraily, that he is debonaire and meke, large, curteys, and nothing desyrous ne coveitous of good ne ... [continues next]
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And yit men oughten taken more heed in this. For yif it so be
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that a wikked wight be so mochel the foulere and the more out-cast,
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[continues previous] your propre handes? that is to seyn, by batailes or by contek. For
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coveiten. For yif so be that it be wrecchednesse to wilne to don
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thus: But yif the thryvinge sowle ne unpleyteth no-thing, that is [continues next]
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to seyn, ne doth no-thing, by his propre moevinges, but suffreth and [continues next]
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the passioun of the body, that is to seyn, the wit or the suffraunce,
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and sowle, the whiche thing our resoun defendeth us to bileven,
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[continues previous] ... to thy sone, to thy wyf, to thy freend, ne to thy brother ne yeve thou never might ne maistrie of thy body, whyl thou livest." Now sithen he defendeth, that man shal nat yeven to his brother ne to his freend the might of his body, by a strenger resoun he defendeth and forbedeth a man to yeven him-self to his enemy. And nathelees I conseille you, that ye mistruste nat my lord. For I wool wel and knowe verraily, that he is debonaire and meke, large, curteys, and nothing desyrous ne coveitous of good ne richesse. For ther nis no-thing in this ...
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[continues previous] thus: But yif the thryvinge sowle ne unpleyteth no-thing, that is
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thanne is ther no glorie in no wyse. For what sholde thilke glorie
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... with thyne olde enemys; for if thou do hem bountee, they wol perverten it in-to wikkednesse." And eek thou most eschewe the conseilling of hem that been thy servants, and beren thee greet reverence; for peraventure they seyn it more for drede than for love. And therfore seith a philosophre in this wyse: "ther is no wight parfitly trewe to him that he to sore dredeth." And Tullius seith: "ther nis no might so greet of any emperour, that longe may endure, but-if he have more love of the peple than drede." Thou shalt also eschewe the conseiling of folk that been dronkelewe; for they ne ...
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ben, whan he, of whom thilke glorie is seyd to be, nis right naught [continues next]
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... by southe the est. Sothly, the sonne aryseth never-mo verrey est in oure orisonte, but he be in the heved of Aries or Libra. Now is thyn orisonte departed in 24 parties by thy azimutz, in significacion of 24 partiez of the world; al-be-it so that shipmen rikne thilke partiez in 32. Thanne is ther no more but waite in which azimut that thy sonne entreth at his arysing; and take ther the senith of the arysing of the sonne. The manere of the devisioun of thyn Astrolabie is this; I mene, as in this cas. First is it devided in 4 plages principalx with the ...
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ben, whan he, of whom thilke glorie is seyd to be, nis right naught
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[continues previous] thanne is ther no glorie in no wyse. For what sholde thilke glorie
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causes," I conferme that hap nis right naught in no wyse; and I [continues next]
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in no wyse? And yif the sowle, whiche that hath in it-self science
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... foryifnesse of sinnes hope of grace wel for to do. 'I was atte dore of thyn herte,' seith Iesus, 'and cleped for to entre; he that openeth to me shal have foryifnesse of sinne. I wol entre in-to him by my grace, and soupe with him,' by the goode werkes that he shal doon; whiche werkes been the foode of god; 'and he shal soupe with me,' by the grete Ioye that I shal yeven him. Thus shal man hope, for hise werkes of penaunce, that god shall yeven him his regne; as he bihoteth him in the gospel. [continues next]
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[continues previous] causes," I conferme that hap nis right naught in no wyse; and I
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[continues previous] resoun weneth to seen, that it nis right naught? For wit and
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of goode werkes, unbounden fro the prison of the erthe, wendeth
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[continues previous] ... and in foryifnesse of sinnes hope of grace wel for to do. 'I was atte dore of thyn herte,' seith Iesus, 'and cleped for to entre; he that openeth to me shal have foryifnesse of sinne. I wol entre in-to him by my grace, and soupe with him,' by the goode werkes that he shal doon; whiche werkes been the foode of god; 'and he shal soupe with me,' by the grete Ioye that I shal yeven him. Thus shal man hope, for hise werkes of penaunce, that god shall yeven him his regne; as he bihoteth him in the gospel.
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[continues previous] that the sowle hadde ben naked of it-self, as a mirour or a clene
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frely to the hevene, despyseth it nat thanne alle erthely occupacioun;
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erthely thinges? As who seith, thanne rekketh the sowle of no
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[continues previous] frely to the hevene, despyseth it nat thanne alle erthely occupacioun; [continues next]
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erthely thinges? As who seith, thanne rekketh the sowle of no
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to thinges: as who seith, for thou hast yit many habundaunces of
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[continues previous] frely to the hevene, despyseth it nat thanne alle erthely occupacioun;
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drawestow nat arguments from elles-where of the necessitee of
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thinges to-comen (as who seith, any other wey than thus) but that
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and swiftnesse yeven noblesses and glorie of renoun; and hele of
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honourable renoun of this world by the prys of glorious deeth.