(B). YET OF THE SAME.
Ther beth four thinges causing gret folye,
Honour first, and [than] unweldy age;
Women and wyne, I dar eek specifye,
Make wyse men [to] fallen in dotage;
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Wherfore, by counseil of philosophers sage,
In gret honour, lerne this of me,
With thyn estat have [eek] humilitee.
(C). BALADE DE BON CONSAIL.