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... trouthe the shal delyuer ' it is no drede 4 7 ( 2 ) ¶ Peyne the nat alle crokede to redresse 8 In truste of hir that turneth as a bal Gret reste stondeth in litle bisinesse be - war also to spurne a - geynst an al Stryf nat as doth the ...
... trouthe the shal delyuer ' it is no drede 4 7 ( 2 ) ¶ Peyne the nat alle crokede to redresse 8 In truste of hir that turneth as a bal Gret reste stondeth in litle bisinesse be - war also to spurne a - geynst an al Stryf nat as doth the ...
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... trouthe the shall delyuer it is no drede . ( 2 ) 1 4 7 Payne the not ' eche croked to redresse . In truste of her that turneth as a ball . Grete rest / stonde in liti besynes Beware also to sporne agaynst a wall . Stryue not ' as dothe ...
... trouthe the shall delyuer it is no drede . ( 2 ) 1 4 7 Payne the not ' eche croked to redresse . In truste of her that turneth as a ball . Grete rest / stonde in liti besynes Beware also to sporne agaynst a wall . Stryue not ' as dothe ...
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... Trouthe is put doun ) resoun ) is holde fable 15 Vertu hath now no domynacioun ) Pyte exiled no man is mercyable thurgh couetyse is blent discrecioun ) the world hath mad a permutacioun ) Fro ryght to wrong fro trouthe to fikulnesse ...
... Trouthe is put doun ) resoun ) is holde fable 15 Vertu hath now no domynacioun ) Pyte exiled no man is mercyable thurgh couetyse is blent discrecioun ) the world hath mad a permutacioun ) Fro ryght to wrong fro trouthe to fikulnesse ...
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... in thi regioun ) 22 25 Shewe forth thi swerd of castigacioun ) Drede god . do lawe . loue trouthe and rightwesnesse And dryue thi peple a - gayn ) to stede fastnesse . 28 5 . Fortune . MS . ARCH . SELD . 436-437 PAR . - TEXT.
... in thi regioun ) 22 25 Shewe forth thi swerd of castigacioun ) Drede god . do lawe . loue trouthe and rightwesnesse And dryue thi peple a - gayn ) to stede fastnesse . 28 5 . Fortune . MS . ARCH . SELD . 436-437 PAR . - TEXT.
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Page 35 - STEDFASTNESS. [Hatton MS. 73, leaf 119. (Bodl. Libr.).] These baladdis were send! to the kyng1. (1) Sumtyme this world! was so stedefast And stable 1 that mawnes word! was obligacioun) But now it is so fals And disceyvable that word! and dede as in conclusioun) 4 ben no thyng1 on for turned! vp so doun) Is al this world! for mede and wilfulnesse that al is lost for lak of stedefastnesse 7 (2) IT What maketh