For with that oon encresed ay my fere,
And with that other gan myn herte bolde;
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That oon me hette, that other did me colde,
No wit had I, for errour, for to chese,
To entre or flee, or me to save or lese.
Right as, betwixen adamauntes two
Of even might, a pece of iren y-set,
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That hath no might to meve to ne fro—