his thankes, hasten him to dyen. For every beest [travaileth him]
to deffende and kepe the savacioun of his lyf, and eschueth deeth
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and destruccioun.
But certes, I doute me of herbes and of trees, that is to
seyn, that I am in a doute of swiche thinges as herbes or trees, that
ne han no felinge sowles, ne no naturel wirkinges servinge to
appetytes as bestes han, whether they han appetyt to dwellen
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and to duren.'