verray welefulnesse.'
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'For sothe,' quod I, 'I see wel now that suffisaunce may nat
comen by richesses, ne power by reames, ne reverence by
dignitees, ne gentilesse by glorie, ne Ioye by delices.'
'And hast thou wel knowen the causes,' quod she, 'why it is?'
'Certes, me semeth,' quod I, 'that I see hem right as though
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it were [thorugh a litel clifte]; but me were levere knowen hem
more openly of thee.'