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theridamas_n be_v nothing_o more_o covenable_a to_o man_n of_o high_a estate_n that_o debonayrte_n and_o these_o fly_v that_o man_n clepen_v bee_n when_o they_o make_v her_o king_n they_o chesen_fw-mi one_o that_o have_v non_fw-fr prykke_v wherewith_o he_o may_v sting_v another_o be_v a_o man_n to_o have_v a_o noble_a herte_fw-la and_o a_o diligent_a tatteyne_v to_o high_a vertuoê°_n thing_n certes_o also_o who_o that_o pryde_v in_o the_o goodis_fw-la of_o fortune_n he_o be_v full_a like_o a_o great_a foal_n for_o sometime_o a_o man_n be_v a_o full_a great_a man_n by_o the_o morrow_n that_o be_v a_o wrecche_fw-it or_z a_z caytyf_v or_o it_o be_v night_n and_o sometime_o delight_n of_o man_n ben_fw-mi cause_n of_o grevous_a maladye_o thorugh_v which_o he_o dey_v certes_o the_o commendation_n of_o the_o peple_n be_v sometime_o full_o fall_v and_o full_a brotyl_o for_o to_o trust_v this_o day_n they_o preyse_fw-mi to_o morrow_n they_o blame_v god_n will_v eke_o desire_v to_o have_v 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