by that on thee, my servaunt, in thy lyve, she wolde not suffre
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to worche al vertues, withdrawen by might of the hygh bodyes.
Why than shuldest thou wene so any more? And if thee liste
to loke upon the lawe of kynde, and with order whiche to me
was ordayned, sothely, non age, non overtourninge tyme but
†hiderto had no tyme ne power to chaunge the wedding, ne
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the knotte to unbynde of two hertes [that] thorow oon assent, in
my presence, †togider accorden to enduren til deth hem departe.