musike maketh musiciens, and phisike maketh phisiciens, and
rethorike rethoriens. For-why the nature of every thing maketh
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his propretee, ne it is nat entremedled with the effects of the
contrarious thinges; and, [as of wil], it chaseth out thinges that
ben to it contrarie. But certes, richesse may not restreyne
avarice unstaunched; ne power ne maketh nat a man mighty
over him-self, whiche that vicious lustes holden destreyned with
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cheynes that ne mowen nat be unbounden. And dignitees that