'Certes,' quod I, 'it nis no doute, that it is right worthy to

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ben reverenced.'

'Lat us,' quod she, 'adden thanne reverence to suffisaunce

and to power, so that we demen that thise three thinges ben

al o thing.'

'Certes,' quod I, 'lat us adden it, yif we wolen graunten the

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sothe.'

'What demest thou thanne?' quod she; 'is that a derk thing