Hir gretnesse maketh hem god foryet,
And take his mekenesse in dispyt.
And they were pore and had but lyte,
They nolde nat demen after the face,
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But norishe hir sheep, and hem nat byte;
God amende hem for his grace!"
Grifon. "What canst thou preche ayenst chanons
Thát men clepen seculere?"
Pelican. "They ben curates of many towns,