O feythful woman, ful of innocence,
Thou art deceyved by fals apparence!
By proces women, meved of pitee,
Wening that al thing were as thise men sey,
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They graunte hem grace of hir benignitee
For that men shulde nat for hir sake dey;
And with good herte sette hem in the wey
Of blisful lovë—kepe it if they conne;
Thus other-whylë women beth y-wonne.