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Rh To clothen him the summer tide : I thought upon that other side, How gold is cold, and such a cloth By reason ought-e to be lothe In winter tim-e for the chiel. And thus thinking thought-es fele As I mine eye about-e cast, His larg-e beard-e then at last I saw; and thought anon therefore How that his father him before, Which stood upon the sam-e place, Was beardless, with a youngly face. And in such wise, as ye have heard I took away the son-nes beard, For that his father had-e none, To make him like; and hereupon I ask for to be excused." Lo, thus where sacrilege is used, A man can feign his consciénce; And right upon such evidénce In lov-es cause if I shall treat, There be of such-e small and great If they no leisure find-e else, They will not wend-e for the bells;