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Constantinus.
He þat bi werre takeþ lond or cite,Be strengþe of his peple þat doþ he;
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He haþ onliche a souereyn los.
He þat con euel is holde wys and worþ,
Symplesse & wit ne mowe not forþ;
Þe lufthalf is put vppon þe riht,
And wrong for wynnyng ouur riȝt haþ miht.
[Poems from the Vernon MS] | ||