484 I made hym of the same wode a croce; I made him a cross of the same wood; 485 Nat of my body, in no foul manere, Not of my body, in no foul manner, 486 But certeinly, I made folk swich cheere But certainly, I treated folk in such a way 487 That in his owene grece I made hym frye That I made him fry in his own grease 488 For angre, and for verray jalousye. Do, dame, tell forth your tale, and that is best. 357 Sire olde fool, what helpeth thee to spyen? What a gift of God he had because of all his wives! 133 Thanne were they maad upon a creature Then were they made upon a creature 134 To purge uryne, and eek for engendrure. `A fair woman, unless she is also chaste, Out of his book, right as he read, and also. Poverty is a hateful good and, as I guess. Is it because you want to have my pudendum all to yourself?445 Wy, taak it al! 932 A man shal wynne us best with flaterye, A man shall win us best with flattery, 933 And with attendance and with bisynesse And with attentions and with solicitude 934 Been we ylymed, bothe moore and lesse. `And for my land thus hast thou murdered me? 240 Is she so fair? 168 Yet hadde I levere wedde no wyf to-yeere!" And some because of noble descent and flirtatious talk; Some because of their hands and their slender arms; Thus goes all to the devil, according to you. It may so long be assailed on all sides. 1139 "Taak fyr and ber it in the derkeste hous "Take fire and bear it in the darkest house 1140 Bitwix this and the mount of Kaukasous, Between this and the mount of Caucasus, 1141 And lat men shette the dores and go thenne; And let men shut the doors and go away; 1142 Yet wole the fyr as faire lye and brenne Yet will the fire as brightly blaze and burn 1143 As twenty thousand men myghte it biholde; As if twenty thousand men might it behold; 1144 His office natureel ay wol it holde, Its natural function it will always hold, 1145 Up peril of my lyf, til that it dye. 839 Thou lettest oure disport in this manere." 1041 This is youre mooste desir, thogh ye me kille. -- thou must reinforce thy argument, 341 And seye thise wordes in the Apostles name: And say these words in the Apostle's name: 342 "In habit maad with chastitee and shame "In clothing made with chastity and shame 343 Ye wommen shul apparaille yow," quod he, You women shall apparel yourselves," he said, 344 "And noght in tressed heer and gay perree, "And not in carefully arranged hair and gay precious stones, 345 As perles, ne with gold, ne clothes riche." 143 Lat hem be breed of pured whete-seed, Let them be bread of pure wheat-seed, 144 And lat us wyves hoten barly-breed; And let us wives be called barley-bread; 145 And yet with barly-breed, Mark telle kan, And yet with barley-bread, Mark can tell it, 146 Oure Lord Jhesu refresshed many a man. 979 Heere may ye se, thogh we a tyme abyde, Here you may see, though we a time abide, 980 Yet out it moot; we kan no conseil hyde. Welcome the sixth, whenever he shall appear. Thus should you speak and accuse them wrongfully. Man should suffer his wife go wander about. That might do him pleasure or enjoyment.
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