requered [for men] wenen that they ben goode, who is he that
wolde deme, that he that is right mighty of good were [part-les] of
mede? And of what mede shal he be guerdoned? Certes, of
right faire mede and right grete aboven alle medes. Remembre
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thee of thilke noble corolarie that I yaf thee a litel her-biforn;
and gader it to-gider in this manere:—so as good him-self is
blisfulnesse, thanne is it cleer and certein, that alle good folk ben
maked blisful for they ben goode; and thilke folk that ben blisful,
it acordeth and is covenable to ben goddes. Thanne is the mede