Here lustes, ben none of the wise;[817]
And that whilom was schewed eke,
If thou these olde bokes seke,
Als wel be reson as be kinde,
Of olde ensample as men mai finde. 1150
[Delicacy of Nero.]
What man that wolde him wel avise,[818]
Delicacie is to despise,
Hic loquitur de delicacia Neronis, qui corporalibus deliciis magis adherens spiritalia gaudia minus[819] obtinuit.
Whan kinde acordeth noght withal;