And whan the lewed people is doun i-set,
I preche so as ye have herd before,
And telle hem an hondred japes more. {316}
Than peyne I me to strecche forth my necke
And est and west upon the people I bekke,
As doth a dowfe (pigeon), syttyng on a berne;
Myn hondes and my tonge goon so yerne,
That it is joye to se my businesse.
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I preche no thyng but of coveityse.