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Him-self ful ofte, the larke for to seke;
Ther was the douve, with hir eyen meke;
The Ialous swan, ayens his deth that singeth;
The oule eek, that of dethe the bode bringeth;
The crane the geaunt, with his trompes soune;
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The theef, the chogh; and eek the Iangling pye;
The scorning Iay; the eles foo, the heroune;