And thou my fo, and al my folk werreyest,

†And of myn olde [servaunts] thou misseyest,

†And hindrest hem, with thy translacioun,

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And lettest folk from hir devocioun

†To serve me, and holdest hit folye

To serve Love. Thou mayst hit nat denye;

For in pleyn text, with-outen nede of glose,

†Thou hast [translated] the Romaunce of the Rose,

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