That it is no-thing at my wil;

He [taughte] it so him for to obey,

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That he it sparred with a key.

I pray yow lat me be al stille.

For ye may wel, if that ye wille,

Your wordis waste in idilnesse;

For utterly, withouten gesse,

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Al that ye seyn is but in veyne.