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He implies that the French teachers receive money in advance, and then do nothing else but "take their eases and, as the renowned poet saith, Saulter, dancer, faire les tours, Boire vin blanc et vermeil, Et ne rien faire tous les jours Que conter escuz au soleil.
— from The Teaching and Cultivation of the French Language in England during Tudor and Stuart Times With an Introductory Chapter on the Preceding Period by K. Rebillon (Kathleen Rebillon) Lambley
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