Is wroth and gret vengance doth.

Now herkne a tale that is soth: 2780

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Thogh it be noght of loves kinde,

A gret ensample thou schalt finde

This veine gloire forto fle,

Which is so full of vanite.

[Nebuchadnezzar’s Punishment.]

xi. Humani generis cum sit sibi gloria maior,

Sepe subesse solet proximus ille dolor: