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Lam. 'Now god defend but he be havëlesse
Of al worship or good that may befal,
That to the werst tourneth, by his lewdnesse,
A gift of grace, or any-thing at al
That his lady vouchsauf upon him cal,
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Or cherish him in honourable wyse!
In that defaut what-ever he be that fal
Deserveth more than deth to suffre twyse!'