And ete and drinke and house bothe;

The charite goth al unknowe,

For thei no grein of Pite sowe: 320

And slouthe kepeth the libraire[117]

Which longeth to the Saintuaire;

To studie upon the worldes lore

Sufficeth now withoute more;

Delicacie his swete toth

Hath fostred so that it fordoth

Of abstinence al that ther is.