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right as to a maner heighte of hir nature. But for to mowen don
yvel and felonye ne may nat ben referred to good. Thanne nis
nat yvel of the noumbir of thinges that oughte ben desired. But
alle power oughte ben desired and requered. Than is it open and
cleer that the power ne the mowinge of shrewes nis no power; and
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of alle thise thinges it sheweth wel, that the goode folke ben certeinly
mighty, and the shrewes douteles ben unmighty. And it is
cleer and open that thilke opinioun of [Plato] is verray and sooth, that