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Quote:
Originally Posted by Tom Wells
Ed,
Reading Tusser is a drudgerie unless you're fluent in Old English!
The quote above is, in the original:
I probably read right over that, or maybe even didn't quite get there before drowsiness and/or frustration set in 
Anyway, thanks for the mental exercise!
For those who'd like a sample, the Gutenberg site has a copy you can read or download for free here: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/51764/51764-0.txt
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The Olde English will work our noodles pretty good unless you happen to be a researcher accustomed the the different sentence construction and variations of the words we use today. The modern translation delivers the important message. 
Ed
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