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She seyde, "I know the cause of thy commyng
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Ys to vndyrstand, be myn enformacion,
Sensybly, the mater of Morpheus hys shewyng
As he hath the ledde aboute in vysyon.
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Wherfore now I apply thy naturall reson
Vnto my wordys, &, er thow hens wende,
Thow shalt hit know, begynnyng & ende.
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"Furst, where Eolus to Pluto was brought,
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By hys owne neglygence takyn prysonere
Withyn the erthe; for he to ferre sought—
Sygnyfyed ys nomore be that matere
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But oonly to shew the howe hit dothe apere
That welthe, vnbrydelyd dayly at thyne ey,
Encreseth mysrewle & oft causyth foly.
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"For lyke as Eolus, beyng at hys large,
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Streytyd hym sylf thorow his owne lewdenesse—
For he wold deele where he had no charge—
Ryght so wantons, by her wyldenesse,
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Oft sythe bryng hem sylf in dystresse,
Because they somtyme to largely deele.
What may worse be suffryd than ouer mykyll weele
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"By Mynos, the iuge of hell desperate,
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May he vndyrstand Goddes ryghtwysnes,
That to euery wyght hys peyne deputate
Assygneth, acordyng to hys wykydnes.
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Wherfore he ys callyd Iuge of crewelnes.
And as for Diana & Neptunus compleynt,
Fyguryd may be fooles reson feynte.
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"For lyke as they made her suggestion
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To haue me Eolus from course of hys kynde
Whyche was impossible to bryng to correccion,
For euermore hys liberte haue wyll the wynde.
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In lyke wyse, fooles otherwhyle be blynde,
Wenyng to subdew, with her oon hande,
That ys ouer mekyll for all an hoole lande.
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