geten him sovereyn blisfulnesse; but [that shal he nat finde] in
tho thinges that I have shewed, that ne mowen nat yeven that
they beheten.'
'Certes, no,' quod I.
'Thanne,' quod she, 'ne sholden men nat by no wey seken
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blisfulnesse in swiche thinges as men wene that they ne mowen
yeven but o thing senglely of alle that men seken.'
'I graunte wel,' quod I; 'ne no sother thing ne may ben
sayd.'