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Redith Gower in his writyng moralle,
That au[=n]cient faders memorie,
Redith his bokis clepide 'confessionalle,' 325
Wyth many anodir vertuous tretie,
Full of sentence sette so frutuously,
That them to rede shall yeue you corage,
So is he fulle of sentence and langage. 329
[Sidenote: Hill's Text.]
¶ Excersyse also yo_u_r selfe in redyng
Off bokes enorned wit[=h] eloquence,
ther shall[e] ye fynde bot[=h] plesyre & lernynge,
so _th_at ye may in eu_er_y good presence 312
Some-what fynde as in sentence
_th_at shall[e] accorde the tyme to occupye,
That ye not nede to stonde ydellye.
¶ It ys fayer to be comynycatyfe
In maters vnto purpose accordyng, 317
So _th_at a wyghte seme exersyfe;
ffor trustyth well[e] yt ys a tedyovs thy_n_g
ffor to here a child multyply talkyng 320
yf yt be not to _th_e purpose applyed,
& also w_i_t_h_ goodly termes alyed.
¶ Redyt[=h] gover i_n_ his wrytyng morall[e],
That Auncyente ffader of memorye, 324
Redyt[=h] his bookes called co_n_fessyonall[e],
w_i_t_h_ many a-nother_e_ vertuvs tretye
ffull[e] of sentence sett full[e] fructvously,
That hy_m_ to rede shall[e] geve you covrage, 328
he ys so full[e] of frute, se_n_tence, & langage.
CAXTON'S TEXT.
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Excersise your self also in redyng_e_
Of bookes enorned_e_ with eloquence
[Sidenote: Practice reading of eloquent books.]
Ther shal ye fynde / bothe plesir & lernyng_e_ 311
So that ye may / in euery good presence
Somwhat fynde / as in sentence
That shal acorde / the tyme to ocupy
That ye not nede / to stonden ydelly 315
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