'That is wel seyd,' quod he, 'certayn, best is
That [ye him love ayein for his lovinge],
As love for love is skilful guerdoninge.
57. Thenk eek, [how elde wasteth every houre]
In eche of yow a party of beautee;
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And therfore, er that age thee devoure,
[Go love], for, olde, ther wol no wight of thee.
Lat this proverbe a lore un-to yow be;
"[To late y-war], quod Beautee, whan it paste;"