The work deals with the Ten Commandments, the seven deadly sins, informs us that "the sothe noblesse comth of the gentyl herte .
This cherles herte is in a traunce, As he which drad him of vengance Whan time comth an other day; Bot yit dorste he noght seie nay, 1370 Bot swor and seide he schal fulfille Hire hestes at hire oghne wille.
For tho be proprely the gates, Thurgh whiche as to the herte algates 300 Comth alle thing unto the feire, Which may the mannes Soule empeire.
Wherof, so as it comth to honde, A tale thou schalt understonde, Hou that a kniht schal armes suie, And for the while his ese eschuie.
Now hast thou, Sone, at my techinge Of Jelousie a knowlechinge, That thou myht understonde this, Fro whenne he comth and what he is, And ek to whom that he is lik.
Thes queenes were as tuo goddesses Of Art magique Sorceresses, That what lord comthto that rivage, Thei make him love in such a rage And upon hem assote so, That thei wol have, er that he go, Al that he hath of worldes good.
And thus fulofte aboute the hals Love is of false men embraced; Bot love which is so pourchaced Comth afterward to litel pris.
To telle of him is endeles, Bot this I seie natheles, Wher as this vice comth to londe, Ther takth noman his thonk on honde; 4900 Thogh he with alle his myhtes serve, He schal of him no thonk deserve.
Bot hou so that the dai be long, The derke nyht comth ate laste: God wolde noght thei scholden laste, 580 And schop the lawe in such a wise, That thei thurgh dom to the juise Be dampned forto be forlore.
Bot this I warne you therto: This nyht, whan that he comth to pleie, That ther be no lif in the weie Bot I, that schal at his likinge Ordeine so for his cominge, 2040 That ye ne schull noght of him faile.
And ther-of comth it that, though a man delyte him in preysinge of his renoun, he may nat in no wyse bringen forth ne spreden his name to many maner poeples.
Now, by that god above, Nought only this delay comth of folye, But of malyce, if that I shal nought lye.
And therfor it is thus, that honour ne comth nat to vertu for cause of dignitee, but ayeinward honour comth to dignitee for cause of vertu.
For it semeth that gentilesse be a maner preysinge that comth of the deserte of ancestres.
And ther-of comth that good gessinge, first of alle thing, forsaketh wrecches: certes, it greveth me to thinke right now the dyverse sentences that the poeple seith of me.
And thennes comth this eyr, that is so sote, That in my soule I fele it doth me bote.
The day goth faste, and after that comth eve, And yet com nought to Troilus Criseyde.
Were hit by window or by other gin, With swerde y-drawe, shortly he comth in 1785 Ther as she lay, this noble wyf Lucresse.
Chaucer has: 'Of whennes comth thyn answering so rude?
But for al that, yif I shal soothly sain, Yit hath the streem of Sitho nat y-broght From Athenes the ship; yit comth hit noght.
But this may be in many wyse, Of which I wil thee two devyse, As soun that comth of pype or harpe.
Thanne comth drede to biginne to werke any gode werkes; for certes he that is enclyned to sinne, him thinketh it is so greet an empryse for to undertake to doon werkes of goodnesse.
Thanne cometh sompnolence, that is sluggy slombringe, which maketh a man be hevy and dul in body and in soule; and this sinne comth of Slouthe.
Now comth Slouthe, that wol nat sufre noon hardnesse ne no penaunce.
Thanne comth the sinne of worldly sorwe, swich as is cleped tristicia, that sleeth man, as seint Paul seith.
And I seye, though the cause of sooth of this Comth of his sitting, yet necessitee Is entrechaunged, bothe in him and thee.
For al that comth, comth by necessitee; Thus to be lorn, it is my destinee.
For love of god, take every womman hede To werken thus, if it comth to the nede.
Now comth biwreying of conseil, thurgh which a man is defamed; certes, unnethe may he restore the damage.
Wherfore thise lordes ne sholde nat muche glorifyen hem in hir lordshipes, sith that by naturel condicion they been nat [619] lordes of thralles; but for that thraldom comth first by the desert of sinne.
Now comth the remedie agayns Lecherie, and that is, generally, Chastitee and Continence, that restreyneth alle the desordeynee moevinges that comen of fleshly talentes.
A man that hath trespased to a lord, and comth for to axe mercy and maken his accord, and set him doun anon by the lord, men wolde holden him outrageous, and nat worthy so sone for to have remissioun ne mercy.
Now comth Slouthe, that wol nat suffre noon hardnesse ne no penaunce.
Thanne cometh Sompnolence, that is, sluggy slombringe, which maketh a man be hevy and dul, in body and in soule; and this sinne comth of Slouthe.
Som tyme grucching comth of ire or prive hate, that norisseth rancour in herte, as afterward I shal declare.
After thiscomth the sinne of Iaperes, that been the develes apes; for they maken folk to laughe at hir Iaperie, as folk doon at [611] the gaudes of an ape.
Men say, He that comth every daie shall have a cocknaie, He that comth now and then, shall have a fat hen; But I gat not so muche in comyng seelde when, As a goode hens fether or a poore egshell.
Herke this conseil for thy sikernesse, Upon thy gladde day have in thy minde The unwar wo or harm that comth behinde.
For it semeth that gentilesse be a maner preysinge that comth of deserte of ancestres .
As why this fish, and nought that, comth to were'; Troil.
The negardye in keping hir richesse Prenostik is thou wolt hir tour assayle; Wikke appetyt comth ay before seknesse: 55 In general, this reule may nat fayle.
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