of thy martred lyfe ben written, and rad toforn the grete Jupiter,
that god is of routhe, an high in the holownesse of heven, there
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he sit in his trone; and ever thou shalt forward ben holden
amonge al these hevins for a knight, that mightest with no
penaunce ben discomfited. He is a very martyr that, livingly
goinge, is gnawen to the bones.'
'Certes,' quod I, 'these ben good wordes of comfort; a litel
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myne herte is rejoyced in a mery wyse.'