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... lene was his hors as is a rake , And he was not right fat , I undertake ; But lokede holwe , and therto soberly . Ful thredbare was his overeste courtepy ( upper cloak ) , For he hadde geten him yit no benefice , Ne was so worldly for ...
... lene was his hors as is a rake , And he was not right fat , I undertake ; But lokede holwe , and therto soberly . Ful thredbare was his overeste courtepy ( upper cloak ) , For he hadde geten him yit no benefice , Ne was so worldly for ...
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adjective adverb agayn allied array called century Chaucer chere child Clerk dative dialect doon doughter Ellesmere ending English euery fader final French genitive gerund gives glad Gothic greet Grisild hath haue herte hold honour Icel INDIC Italy kind knowe leste literally lord lust maner markis meaning myghte neuer note to line nought nouns occurs origin p. s. pr past tense peple person Petrarch plural prefix prep present pron pronounced quod reading rime root Scan Scand sergeant seyde seye shal sholde short singular stem story strong subj suffix swich syllable Tale Ther thing thou tyme verbs vn-to vowel weak whan wolde word written
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