Thou wilt to kinges be equipolent,
With gretë lordes even and peregal;
And, if thou be to-torn and al to-rent,
Than wol they say, and jangle over-al,
Thou art a slogard, that never thryvë shal;
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Yet suffre hem spekë!—and trust right wel this,
A wikked tonge wol alway deme amis.
If thou be fayr, excelling of beautee,
Than wol they say, that thou art amorous;