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Go now thy wey, this penance is but lyte.
*[And whan this book is maad, yive hit the quene]
*On my behalfe, at Eltham, or at Shene.'
†The god of love gan smyle, and than he seyde,
†'Wostow,' quod he, '[wher this be wyf or mayde],
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†Or quene, or countesse, or of what degree,
†That hath so litel penance yiven thee,
†That hast deserved sorer for to smerte?