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... RICHES WHEN Prudence had heard her husband avaunt himself of his riches and of his money , dispreising the power of his adversaries , she spake and said in this wise : Certes , dear sir , I grant you that ye ben rich and mighty , and ...
... RICHES WHEN Prudence had heard her husband avaunt himself of his riches and of his money , dispreising the power of his adversaries , she spake and said in this wise : Certes , dear sir , I grant you that ye ben rich and mighty , and ...
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... riches ben good to ' em that well geten ' em and to him that well usen tho ' riches ; and therefore wol I shew you how ye shulen behave you in gathering of your riches , and in what manner ye shulen usen ' em . 1 First , ye shuln geten ...
... riches ben good to ' em that well geten ' em and to him that well usen tho ' riches ; and therefore wol I shew you how ye shulen behave you in gathering of your riches , and in what manner ye shulen usen ' em . 1 First , ye shuln geten ...
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... riches . And yet I say furthermore , that ye shulden always do your business to get you riches , so that ye get ' em with a good conscience . And the apostle saith , that there nis thing in this world , of which we shulden have so great ...
... riches . And yet I say furthermore , that ye shulden always do your business to get you riches , so that ye get ' em with a good conscience . And the apostle saith , that there nis thing in this world , of which we shulden have so great ...
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