To hem that buxomliche biddeth it,
And ben in wille to amenden.
Ac though that theef hadde hevene,
He hadde noon heigh blisse,
As seint Johan and othere seintes
That deserved hadde bettre.
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"Right as som man yeve me mete,
And a-mydde the floor sette me,
And hadde mete moore than y-nough,