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174. If One Only Knew Whom to Trust
Wel were hym þat wyst
To wam he myȝt tryste,
bote þat ys in a wyre,
ffor offte men but holde chere;
and trystyt frendes fur an ner
þat walkytt in þe myre.
To wam he myȝt tryste,
bote þat ys in a wyre,
ffor offte men but holde chere;
and trystyt frendes fur an ner
þat walkytt in þe myre.
Wol god þat alle suche
had a marke lyte oþer moche
þat al men myȝt y-knowe
how here hert & moȝt
stent as ryȝt as norþe & sowþe
to þylke hy but sowe.
had a marke lyte oþer moche
þat al men myȝt y-knowe
how here hert & moȝt
stent as ryȝt as norþe & sowþe
to þylke hy but sowe.
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