Whan povertee is comen upon.
For [this] Fortune that I of telle,
With men whan hir lust to dwelle,
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Makith hem to lese hir conisaunce,
And nourishith hem in ignoraunce.
'But froward Fortune and perverse,
Whan high estatis she doth reverse,
And maketh hem to tumble doun
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