wene that it were to doute; as who seith, but I wot wel that god
governeth this world; and I shal shortly answeren thee by what
resouns I am brought to this. This world,' quod I, 'of so manye
dyverse and contrarious parties, ne mighte never han ben
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assembled in o forme, but-yif ther nere oon that conioignede so
manye dyverse thinges; and the same dyversitee of hir natures,
that so discorden that oon fro that other, moste departen and
unioignen the thinges that ben conioigned, [yif ther ne were] oon
that contenede that he hath conioined and y-bounde. Ne the