Al-though he were a thousand fold my brother.
37. That is to seye, for thee am I bicomen,
Bitwixen game and ernest, swich a mene
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As maken wommen un-to men to comen;
Al sey I nought, thou wost wel what I mene.
For thee have I my nece, of vyces clene,
So fully maad thy gentilesse triste,
That al shal been right as thy-selve liste.
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