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*That in this derke worlde me [wynt] and ledeth,

*The herte [in-with] my sorowful brest yow dredeth,

*And loveth so sore, that ye ben verrayly

*The maistresse of my wit, and [nothing I].

*My word, my werk, is knit so in your bonde,

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*That, [as an harpe obeyeth to the honde]

*[And maketh] hit soune after his fingeringe,

*Right so mowe ye out of myn herte bringe