qualitees they acorde, so that contraries by qualitè acorden by
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qualitè. Is not erthe drye; and water, that is next and bitwene
th'erthe, is wete? Drye and wete ben contrarie, and mowen not
acorde, and yet this discordaunce is bounde to acorde by cloudes;
for bothe elementes ben colde. Right so the eyre, that is next
the water, is wete; and eke it is hot. This eyre by his hete
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contrarieth water that is cold; but thilke contrarioustè is oned †by
moysture; for bothe be they moyst. Also the fyr, that is next