Caxton's Book of Curtesye by Unknown
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page 32 of 111 (28%)
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To see his seruantis aboute hym present
Haunte no halke / for the_n_ne ye wil be shente [Sidenote: or stick yourself in a corner.] Lete maner & mesure / be your gydes tweyne [Sidenote: Let Manners and Moderation guide you.] So shal ye best plese / I dar sauely seyne 126 [19] [Sidenote: Leaf 4 a.] Rewarde also the loke and_e_ contenaunce Of your maister / or of your souereyne [Sidenote: Look at your master's face;] So shal ye best preue what is his plesa[=n]ce 129 Or els displesaunce / this is soth serteyne [Sidenote: that'll show whether he's pleased or not.] The chere discouerith / often bothe tweyne And eke þ^e cher_e_ / somtyme may you addresse In thi_n_gis / þ^t la_n_gage may not them expresse 133 [20] And_e_ that ye her loke / kepe alway secree [Sidenote: Keep secret all you hear.] Besy reporte / of mischief is chief noryse Mykyl langage / may not al fawtles bee 136 Then_n_e do my childe / as techeth you the wyse Whiche vnto you / this lesson doth deuyse Here and see / and_e_ be styll_e_ in euery prees |
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