†wol remembre him to their endes, in their worchinges they
ben thoughtful and sorie. Right as a bee that hath had his hony,
anon at his flight beginneth to stinge; so thilke bodily goodes at
the laste mote awaye, and than stinge they at her goinge, wherthrough
entreth and clene voydeth al blisse of this knot.'
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'Forsothe,' quod I, 'me thinketh I am wel served, in shewing
of these wordes. Although I hadde litel in respect among other
grete and worthy, yet had I a fair parcel, as me thought, for the
tyme, in forthering of my sustenaunce; whiche while it dured,