44. O tonge, allas! so often here-biforn

Hastow made many a lady bright of hewe

Seyd, "welawey! the day that I was born!"

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And many a maydes sorwes for to newe;

And, for the more part, al is untrewe

That men of yelpe, and it were brought to preve;

Of kinde non avauntour [is to leve].

45. Avauntour and a lyere, al is on;

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