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4243 And walken oft upon the wall,
4244 Corners and wikettis over All
4245 fful narwe serchen and espie;
4246 Though he nought fonde, yit wole he lye.
4247 Discordaunt ever fro Armonye,
4248 And distoned from melodie,
4249 Controve he wolde, and foule fayle,
4250 With hornepipes of Cornewaile.
4251 In floytes made he discordaunce,
4252 And in his musyk, with myschaunce,
4253 He wolde seyn, with notes newe,
4254 That he fonde no womman trewe,
4255 Ne that he saugh never, in his lyf,
4256 Unto hir husbonde a trewe wyf;
4257 Ne noon so ful of honeste,
4258 That she nyl laughe and mery be
4259 Whanne that she hereth, or may espie,
4260 A man speken of leccherie.
4261 Everiche of hem hath somme vice;
4262 Oon is dishonest, another is nyce;
4263 If oon be full of vylanye,
4264 Another hath a likerous ighe;
4265 If oon be full of wantonesse,
4266 Another is a chideresse.
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