5191. 'But I know not whether it will profit.'

5223. I supply _Ne lak_ (defect) _in hem_, to make some sense; the F. text

does not help here. Half the line is lost; the rest means--'whom they, that

ought to be true and perfect in love, would wish to prove.'

5266. A proverbial phrase; not in the F. text.

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