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5.610: He hath envye to hym that in thyn herte sitteth,<br />
5.611: And poketh forth pride to preise thiselven.<br />
5.612: The boldnesse of thi bienfetes maketh thee blynd thanne<br />
5.613: And [so] worstow dryven out as dew, and the dore closed,<br />
5.614: Keyed and cliketted to kepe thee withouten<br />
5.615: Happily an hundred wynter er thow eft entre!<br />
5.616: Thus myghtestow lesen his love, to lete wel by thiselve,<br />
5.617: And [gete it ayein thorugh] grace [ac thorugh no gifte ellis].<br />
5.618: "Ac ther are seven sustren that serven Truthe evere<br />
5.619: And arn porters of the posternes that to the place longeth.<br />
5.620: That oon hatte Abstinence, and Humilite another;<br />
5.621: Charite and Chastite ben hise chief maydenes;<br />
5.622: Pacience and Pees, muche peple thei helpeth;<br />
5.623: Largenesse the lady, she let in ful manye —<br />
5.624: Heo hath holpe a thousand out of the develes punfolde.<br />
5.625: "And who is sib to thise sevene, so me God helpe,<br />
5.626: He is wonderly welcome and faire underfongen.<br />
5.627: And but if ye be sibbe to some of thise sevene —<br />
5.628: <strong>It</strong> is ful hard, by myn heed,' quod <strong>Piers</strong>, "for any of yow alle<br />
5.629: To geten ingong at any gate but grace be the moore!'<br />
5.630: "Now, by Crist!' quod a kuttepurs,-I have no kyn there.'<br />
5.631: " Ne I', quod an apeward,-by aught that I knowe.'<br />
5.632: "Wite God,' quod a wafrestere, "wiste I this for sothe,<br />
5.633: Sholde I never ferther a foot for no freres prechyng.'<br />
5.634: " Yis! ' quod <strong>Piers</strong> the <strong>Plowman</strong>, and poked hem alle to goode,<br />
5.635: "Mercy is a maiden there, hath myght over hem alle;<br />
5.636: And she is sib to alle synfulle, and hire sone also,<br />
5.637: And thorugh the help of hem two — hope thow noon oother —<br />
5.638: Thow myght gete grace there — so thow go bityme.'<br />
5.639: "Bi Seint Poul!' quod a pardoner, paraventure I be noght knowe<br />
there:<br />
5.640: I wol go fecche my box with my brevettes and a bulle with bisshopes<br />
lettres.<br />
5.641: "By Crist!' quod a commune womman, thi compaignie wol I folwe.<br />
5.642: Thow shalt seye I am thi suster.' I ne woot where thei bicome.<br />
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