"Liflode" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... Do-bet, . and Do-best the thridde," quod he, "Arn thre fair vertues, . and ben noght fer to fynde. Who so is trewe of his tunge, . and of his two handes, And thorugh his labour or thorugh his land, . his liflode wynneth,[50] And is trusty of his tailende, . taketh but his owene, And is noght dronklewe[51] ne dedeynous,[52] . Do-wel hym folweth. Do-bet dooth ryght thus; . ac he dooth much more; He is as lowe as a lomb, . and lovelich of speche, And helpeth alle men . after that hem ...
— English Satires • Various |
