Esto sobrius," he seyde · and assoilled me after, [and] and so he R.]
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And bad me wilne to wepe · my wikkednesse to amende.
AUARICIA.
¶ And þanne cam coueytise · can I hym nouȝte descryue, [Auaricia] Descripcio Avaritie R. can I] I can RO. nouȝte] naȝt W; noȝt B; not O.]
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So hungriliche and holwe · sire [Heruy] hym loked. [[Heruy WOB] Henri L; henry CR.]
He was bitelbrowed · and baberlipped also, [bitelbrowed] bytter browid B. also] boþe CB.]
With two blered eyghen · as a blynde hagge;
And as a letheren purs · lolled his chekes,
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Wel sydder þan his chyn · þei chiueled for elde; [sydder] sidder WC; siddere B. chiueled] ryueleden (corrected to chyueleden) O; cheuerid B.]
And as a bondman of his bacoun · his berde was bidraueled.
With an hode on his hed · a lousi hatte aboue, [an] his R.]
And in a tauny tabarde · of twelue wynter age, [twelue] twelf WC.]
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Al totorne and baudy · and ful of lys crepynge; [totorne] to torn (printed so torn) W.]
But if þat a lous couthe · haue lopen þe bettre, [þat] R om. haue] han W. haue lopen] lepe R.]
She sholde nouȝte haue walked on þat welche · so was it thredebare. [haue] han W. on þat welche] on þat welþe W; on þat welsch R; there CB; þeron O. In R the line begins, He ne schulde nouȝt walke on þat welsch.]
¶ "I haue ben coueytouse," quod þis caityue · "I bi|knowe it here; [coueytouse] couettise C. I—here] y knew hit neuere B.]
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For some tyme I serued · Symme atte Stile, [atte] at þe RO.]
And was his prentis ypliȝte · his profit to wayte. [profit] prophete (!) C.]
First I lerned to lye · a leef other tweyne, [leef] so in LWCROB. other] ouþer WC.]
Wikkedlich to weye · was my furst lessoun.
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