demed but-if he no good wol lerne. Sottes and foles lete lightly
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out of mynde the good that men techeth hem. I sayd therfore,
thy stocke must be stronge, and in greetnesse wel herted: the
tree is ful feble that at the firste dent falleth. And although frute
fayleth oon yere or two, yet shal suche a seson come oon tyme or
other, that shal bringe out frute that [is parfit]. *Fole, have I not
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seyd toforn this, as tyme hurteth, right so ayenward tyme heleth
and rewardeth; and a tree oft fayled is holde more in deyntee