By his free will be in Joan’s company;
No more would Joan he should. Giles riseth early,
And having got him out of doors is glad;
The like is Joan. But turning home is sad;
And so is Joan. Oft-times when Giles doth find
Harsh sights at home, Giles wisheth he were blind;
All this doth Joan. Or that his long-yearn’d life
Were quite outspun; the like wish hath his wife.
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If now, with man and wife, to will and nill