Yow rekketh not; that know I, out of drede;
And if I unto yow myn othes bede
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For myn excuse, a scorn shal be my mede;
Your chere floureth, but hit wol not sede;
Ful longe agoon I oghte have take hede.
4. For thogh I hadde yow to-morow ageyn,
I might as wel holde Averill fro reyn,
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As holde yow, to make yow stedfast.