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noble of any othre erthely thinges; and ye threste adoun your
dignitees benethe the lowest thinges. For [yif that al] the good of
every thinge be more precious than is thilke thing whos that
the good is: sin ye demen that the fouleste thinges ben youre
goodes, thanne submitten ye and putten your-selven under tho
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fouleste thinges by your estimacioun; [and certes], this tydeth nat
with-oute youre desertes. For certes, swiche is the condicioun of
alle mankinde, that only whan it hath knowinge of it-selve, than