hydeth. And certes, he that desireth only power, he wasteth
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and scatereth richesse, and despyseth delyts, and eek honour
that is with-oute power, ne he ne preyseth glorie no-thing.
Certes, thus seest thou wel, that manye thinges faylen to him;
for he hath som-tyme defaute of many necessitees, and many
anguisshes byten him; and whan he ne may nat don tho defautes
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a-wey, he forleteth to ben mighty, and that is the thing that
he most desireth. And right thus may I maken semblable