The Canterbury Tales. The Second Nun's Tale
The minister and norice unto vices, Which that men call in English idleness, The porter at the gate is of delices; T'eschew, and by her...
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The minister and norice unto vices, Which that men call in English idleness, The porter at the gate is of delices; T'eschew, and by her contrar' her oppress, -- That is to say, by lawful business, -- Well oughte we to do our all intent Lest that the fiend through idleness us hent. For he, that with his thousand cordes sly Continually us waiteth to beclap, When he may man in idleness espy, He can so lightly catch him in his trap, Till that a man be hent right by the lappe, He is not ware the fiend hath him in hand; Well ought we work, and idleness withstand.…
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