To Worship, which him loveth tenderly;

And he wil nat be bounde, for no prayere,

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Nor for no gift, I say you verily,

But his good chere depart ful largely

Where him lyketh, as his conceit wil fal;

Guerdon constrayned, a gift don thankfully,

These twayn may not accord, ne never shal.'

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Lam. 'As for guerdon, I seke non in this cace;