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of the entencioun of nature. For the purviaunce of god hath
yeven to thinges that ben creat of him this, that is a ful
gret cause to liven and to duren; for which they desiren
naturelly hir lyf as longe as ever they mowen. For which
thou mayst nat drede, by no manere, that alle the thinges
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that ben anywhere, that they ne requeren naturelly the ferme
stablenesse of perdurable dwellinge, and eek the eschuinge of
destruccioun.'