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"Thenne welcome dethe! for lyfe eterne I leave thys mortall lyfe: Farewell, vayne world, and alle that's deare,

Mye sonnes and lovynge wyfe!

"Nowe dethe as welcome to mee comes, 205
As e'er the moneth of Maie;
Nor woulde I even wyshe to lyve,
Wyth my dere wyfe to staie."

Quod Canynge, ""Tys a goodlie thynge
To bee prepared to die;

And from thys world of peyne and grefe To Godde ynne Heav'n to flie."

And nowe the belle began to tolle,

And claryonnes to sound;

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"Tyll tyredd oute wythe ravyngs loude, Shee fellen2 onne the flore;

Syr Charles exerted alle hys myghte,

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Though pinched with cold, asks never.Kate is crazed.

I see a column of slow-rising smoke O'ertop the lofty wood that skirts the wild. A vagabond and useless tribe there eat Their miserable meal. A kettle, slung 560 Between two poles upon a stick transverse, Receives the morsel; flesh obscene of dog, Or vermin, or, at best, of cock purloined From his accustomed perch. Hard-faring❘ race!

They pick their fuel out of every hedge, 565 Which, kindled with dry leaves, just saves unquenched

The spark of life. The sportive wind blows wide

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