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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