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53. THE NINE PROPERTIES OF WINE.
The ix. properties of wyne per Iohanem Lidgate.
Wyne of nature hathe properties nyne,
Comfortythe coragis, clarifiethe the syght,
Gladdeth the herte this lycor most devyne,
Hetythe the stomake of his natural myght,
Sharpithe wittis, gevith hardines in fight,
Clensyth wounds, engendrithe gentyll blode;
Licor of licor, at festis makyth men lyght,
Scoureth þe palat, through fyne þe color good.
The nyne properties of wyne per Iohanem Lidgate.
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