The jelous swan, agens hire deth that syngith.
The first vertue, sone, if thou wilt lerne, Is to restreyne and kepen wel thy tonge.
Ther n' is no werkman whatever he be, That may both werken wel and hastily. This wol be done at leisure parfitly.
Nowher so besy a man as he ther was, And yet he semed bisier than he was.