But why this thing is laft, thou shalt wel here;
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And whan thou me hast yeve an audience,
Ther-after mayst thou telle al thy sentence.
79. First, sin thou wost this toun hath al this werre
For ravisshing of wommen so by might,
It sholde not be suffred me to erre,
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As it stant now, ne doon so gret unright.
I sholde han also blame of every wight,