With lokkes crulle, as they were leyd in presse. Of twenty yeer of age he was, I gesse. Of his stature he was of evene lengthe, And wonderly deliver, and greet of strengthe. And he had been somtyme in chivachye, In Flaundres, in Artoys, and Picardye,... The Canterbury Tales - Page 2by Geoffrey Chaucer - 1903 - 367 pagesFull view - About this book
| Henry John Todd - Narrative poetry, English - 1810 - 468 pages
...strengthe. And he hadde be somtime in chevachie, 85 In Flaundres, in Artois, and in Picardie, And borne him wel, as of so litel space, In hope to stonden in his ladies grace. Embrouded was he, as it were a mede Alle ful of fresshe floures, white and rede. 90 Singing... | |
| Henry John Todd - Narrative poetry, English - 1810 - 466 pages
...strengthe. And he hadde be somtime in chevachie, 85 In Flaundres, in Artois, and in Picardie, And borne him wel, as of so litel space, In hope to stonden in his ladies grace. Embrouded was he, as it were a mede Alle ful of fresshe floures, white and rede. 9(5... | |
| Thomas Campbell - Authors, English - 1819 - 432 pages
...strengthe. And he hadde be somtime in chevachie6, In Flaundres, in Artois, and in Picardie, And borne him wel, as of so litel space, In hope to stonden in his ladies grace. Embrouded7 was he, as it were a mede Alte ful of fresshc floures, white and rede. Singing... | |
| British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 400 pages
...strengthe. And he hadde be somtime in chevachie, In Flaundres, in Artois, and in Picardie, And borne him wel, as of so litel space, In hope to stonden in his ladies grace. Embrouded was he, as it were a mede Alle ful of fresshe floures, white and rede. Singing... | |
| John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) - English poetry - 1828 - 600 pages
...strengthe. And he hadde be somtime in chevachie, (c) In Flaundres, in Artois, and in Picardie, And borne him wel, as of so litel space, In hope to stonden in his ladie's grace. Embrouded (d) was he, as it were a mede Alle ful of freshe floures, white and rede.... | |
| Constable and co, ltd - 1829 - 666 pages
...of strengthe ; And he hadde he sometime in Chevachie, In Flandres, in Artois, in Ficardic. And borne him wel, as of so litel space, In hope to stonden in his lady's grace. J'.niti) uiuU'd was he, as it were a mode, Alle ful of freshe floures white and rede... | |
| Geoffrey Chaucer - 1830 - 368 pages
...strengthe. And he hadde be somtime in chevachie, In Flaundres, in Artois, and in Picardie, And borne him wel, as of so litel space, In hope to stonden in his ladies grace. Embrouded was he, as it were a mede Alle ful of fresshe floures, white and rede. Singing... | |
| Geoffrey Chaucer - 1830 - 364 pages
...strengthe. And he hadde be somtime in chevachie, In Flaundres, in Artois, and in Picardie, a6 And borne him wel, as of so litel space, In hope to stonden in his ladies grace. Fjnbrouded was he, as it were a mede Alle ful of fresshe floures, white and rede. Singing... | |
| Robert Southey - English poetry - 1831 - 1038 pages
...srrengthe. And he hadde be somtime in chevachie, » In Flaundres, in Artois, and in Picardie, And borne him wel, as of so litel space, In hope to stonden in his ladies grace. Embronded was he, as it were a mcde Alie ful of freshe floures, white and rede. Singing... | |
| 320 pages
...[been] sometime in chevachie [in military expeditions] In Flaundres, in Artois, and Picardie, And borne him wel, as of so litel space, In hope to stonden in his ladies grace. Embrouded [embroidered] was he, as it were ft mede Alle ful of freshe floures, white... | |
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