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then is he like
young _foxes_. ]

{and} yif he be a p{re}ue awaito{ur} yhid {and} 3464
reioyse? hym to rauysshe by wyles. ? ou shalt seyne
hym lyke to ? e fox whelpes.

[Sidenote: Is he intemperate in his anger? then men will compare
him to a raging _lion_. ]

? And yif he be distempre
{and} quaki? for ire men shal wene ? at he bere?
? e corage of a lyou{n}.

[Sidenote: If he be a coward, he will be likened to a _hart_.
]

{and} yif he be dredeful {and} fleynge 3468
and drede? ? inges ? at ne au? ten nat ben dred. men
shal holde hym lyke to ? e h{er}te. [[pg 122]]

[Sidenote: If he be slow, dull, and lazy, then is he like an
_ass_. ]

{and} yif he be slowe
{and} astoned {and} lache. he lyue? as an asse.

[Sidenote: Is he fickle and inconstant? Then is he like a _bird_. ]

{and} yif he
be ly? t {and} vnstedfast of corage {and} chaunge? ay his 3472
studies.