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And ther-upon, a certeyn thing to lerne,
The longe day ful faste I radde and yerne.
For out of olde feldes, as men seith,
Cometh al this newe corn fro yeer to yere;
And out of olde bokes, in good feith,
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Cometh al this newe science that men lere.
But now to purpos as of this matere—
To rede forth hit gan me so delyte,