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 1     I|        that, there is a week of abstinence ordained like to Lent and
 2     I|      three reasons wherefore in abstinence is holden the number of
 3     I|        away, there abide in the abstinence but thirty-six days. And
 4     I|        to make the body lean by abstinence, and to get wings by prayer. ~
 5    II|  outward a clerk, and did great abstinence making his body lean and
 6   III|     which many ween to do great abstinence without eating flesh. For
 7   III|         Ambrose was of so great abstinence that he fasted every day
 8   III|     which he burnt. He did much abstinence for to bring his flesh low,
 9   III|     then forthon lived in great abstinence and holy life, like as the
10   III|     that she was over feeble by abstinence as for her age, and warned
11   III|          that is to wit: Faith, abstinence, patience, magnanimity,
12   III|         the which persevered in abstinence, and in chastity to her
13     V|   served our Lord in much great abstinence. And was of much great and
14    VI|       much as of sorrow, ne the abstinence of meats availeth not so
15    VI|       in which he lived long in abstinence, and two monks with him.
16    VI|     over his flesh by continual abstinence in making it lean. Over
17    VI|        and there lived in great abstinence with four score disciples,
18    VI|         fastings, and did great abstinence, and then the angel warned
19    VI|        towards herself of great abstinence and of great mercy. She
20    VI|   beaten them. She did so great abstinence, that at the table of her
21    VI|     poverty. And though she did abstinence, yet was she liberal to
22    VI| Oxenford. He was a man of great abstinence, and ate so little meat
23   VII|     holy hermits lived in great abstinence and devotion a glorious
24   VII|       life in great penance and abstinence, and he governed his monks
25   VII|         was many years in great abstinence in desert, and tormened
26   VII|        so much that by force of abstinence he right greatly had made
27   VII|       deed. Charitable, full of abstinence, founded in humility, adorned
28   VII|         leave the custom of his abstinence, he after this great labour
29   VII|        He chastised his body by abstinence of meat and drink and made