*For certeynly, alle these mow nat suffyse
*To apperen with my lady in no wyse.
*For as the sonne wol the fyr disteyne,
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*So passeth al my lady sovereyne,
That is so good, so fair, so debonaire;
I prey to god that [ever falle hir faire]!
†For, [nadde] comfort been of hir presence,
†I had ben deed, withouten any defence,
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