a-sonder. Every tree wel springeth, whan it is wel grounded and
not often removed.'
'What shal this frute be,' quod I, 'now it ginneth rype?'
'Grace,' quod she, 'in parfit joy to endure; and therwith thou
begon[ne].'
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'Grace?' quod I; 'me thinketh, I shulde have a reward for my
longe travayle?'
'I shal telle thee,' quod she; 'retribucion of thy good willes
to have of thy Margarite-perle, it bereth not the name of mede,