 | Geoffrey Chaucer - Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages - 1847 - 358 pages
...forms of monastic discipline in the Romish church. And helde aftur the newe world the space. 176 He gaf nat of that text a pulled hen, That seith, that hunters been noon holy men ; Ne that a monk, whan he is cloysterles, Is likned to a fissche that is watirles ; This... | |
 | Percy Society - English literature - 1847 - 352 pages
...by hem, which appears to give no clear sense. And helde aftur the newe world the space. 176 He gaf nat of that text a pulled hen, That seith, that hunters been noon holy men ; Ne that a monk, whan he is cloysterles, Is likned to a fissche that is watirles ; This... | |
 | Percy Society - English literature - 1847 - 358 pages
...forms of monastic discipline in the Romish church. And helde aftur the newe world the space. 176 He gaf nat of that text a pulled hen, That seith, that hunters been noon holy men; No that a monk, whan he is cloysterles, Is likned to a fissche that is watirles ; This... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages - 1853 - 248 pages
...streyt, This ilke monk leet olde thinges pace, 175 And helde aftur the newe world the space. He gaf nat of that text a pulled hen, That seith, that hunters been noon holy men; Ne that a monk, whan he is cloysterles, Is likned to a fissche that is watirles ; This... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - English poetry - 1854 - 294 pages
...somdel streyt, This ilke monk leet forby hem pace, And helde aftur the newe world the space." He gaf nat of that text a pulled hen, That seith, that hunters been noon holy men ; Ne that a monk, whan he is cloysterles, Is likned to a fissche that is watirles;8 This... | |
 | Philological Society (Great Britain) - Electronic journals - 1856 - 380 pages
...oynement that wolde dense and byte, That him might helpen of his whelkes white (8.) Give:— He gaf nat of that text a pulled hen That seith that hunters been noon holy men. — Id. i. 85. Here, 'of is probably = ' for.' And, 'he gaf not of,' to be explained... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1866 - 388 pages
...Beneyt, Bycause that it was old and somdel streyt, This ilke monk leet forby hem pace, And helde aftur the newe world the space. He yaf nat of that text a pulled hen, That seith, that hunters been noon holy men ; Ne that a monk, whan he is cloysterles, Is likned to a fissche that is watirles ; isu... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages - 1867 - 282 pages
...Bycause that it was old and somdel streyt, This ilke monk leet [him] forby hem pace, 175 And held aftur the newe world the space. He yaf nat of that text a pulled hen, That seith, that hunters been noon holy men; Ne that a monk, whan he is cloysterles, Is likned to a fissche that is watirles, 180... | |
 | Henry Walford Bellairs - 1868 - 318 pages
...the'same string : — " A monk ther was, a fair for the maistrie, An out-rydere, that loved[e] venerye; He yaf nat of that text a pulled hen That seith, that hunters been noon holy men ; Therfore he was a pricasourb aright; Greyhoundes he hadde as swit'te as fowel in flight... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages - 1868 - 784 pages
...del streit / This ilke Monk / leet olde thynges pace And heeld / after the newe world the space 176 He yaf nat of that text a pulled hen That seith / that hunters beth nat hooly men Ne that a Monk / whan he is recchelees Is likned / til a fissb / fat is waterlees... | |
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The reule of seint Maure or of seint Beneit, By-cause that it was old and som-del streit, This ilke monk leet olde thinges pace, And held after the newe world the space. He yaf nat of that text a pulled hen, That seith, that hunters been nat holy men... 
