 WHYLOM, as olde stories tellen us, Ther was a duk that highte Theseus ; Of Athenes he was lord and governour, And in his tyme swich a conquerour, That gretter was ther noon under the sonne. Ful many a riche contree hadde he wonne ; What with his wisdom...  The Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer - Page 27by Geoffrey Chaucer - 1866 - 375 pagesFull view - About this book
 | William Shakespeare - 1805 - 392 pages
...— our renowned duke!] Thus, in Chaucer's Knight's Tale: " Whilom as olde stories tellen us, " There was a Duk that highte Theseus, " Of Athenes he was lord and governour," &c. Tynvhitt's edit. v. 861. Lidgate too, the monk of Bury, in his translation of the Tragedies of... | |
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 490 pages
...Poetical English Versions. THE KNIGHTES TALE, GEOFFREY CHAUCER. \Y HILOM, as old stories tellen us, There was a duk that highte Theseus ; Of Athenes he was lord and governour, And in his time swiche a conquerour, That greter was ther non under the sonne ; Ful many a riche contree had he... | |
 | John Dryden - English literature - 1808 - 496 pages
...English Versions. THE KNIGHTES TALE, BY GEOFFREY CHAUCER. \V HI I.OM, as old stories tellen us, There was a duk that highte Theseus ; Of Athenes he was lord and governour, And in his time swiche a conquerour, That greter was ther non under the sonne ; Ful many a riche contree had he... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 766 pages
...began with right a mery chere His tale anon, and saide as ye shul here, THE KNIGHTES TALE. WHILOM, as olde stories tellen us, Ther was a duk that highte...Theseus. Of Athenes he was lord and governour, And in his time swiche a conquerour, That greter was ther non under the Sonne. Ful many a riclie contree had he... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 388 pages
...began with right a mery chere His tale anon, and saide as ye shul here. THE KNIGHTES TALE. WHILOM, as olde stories tellen us, Ther was a duk that highte...Theseus. Of Athenes he was lord and governour, And in his time swiche a conquerour, That greter was ther non under the sonne Ful many a riche contree had he... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1830 - 364 pages
...His tale anon, and saide as ye shul here. THE KNIGHTES TALE. WHILOM, as olde stories tellen ug, a6i Ther was a duk that highte Theseus. Of Athenes he was lord and governour, And in his time swiche a conquerour, That greter was ther non under the sonne. Ful many a riche contree had he... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1830 - 368 pages
...His tale anon, and saide as ye shul here. THE KNIGHTES TALE. WHILOM, as olde stories tellen us, s6i Ther was a duk that highte Theseus. Of Athenes he was lord and governour, And in his time swiche a conquerour, That greter was ther non under the sonne. Ful many a riche contree had he... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages - 1845 - 348 pages
...forth our way ; And he began with right a mery chere His tale anon, and saide as ye shul here. WHILOM, as olde stories tellen us, Ther was a duk that highte...Theseus. Of Athenes he was lord and governour, And in his time swiche a conquerour, That greter was ther non under the sonne. Ful many a riche contree had he... | |
 | Percy Society - English literature - 1847 - 352 pages
...with right a merie chere, His tale, and seide right in this manere. 860 THE KNIGHTES TALE. WHILOM, as olde stories tellen us, Ther was a duk that highte...gretter was ther non under the sonne. Ful many a riche centre hadde he wonne ; That with his wisdam and his chivalrie He conquered al the regne of Femynye,... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1847 - 362 pages
...with right a merie chere, His tale, and seide right in this manere. 860 THE KSIGHTES TALE. WHILOM, as olde stories tellen us, Ther was a duk that highte...gretter was ther non under the sonne. Ful many a riche centre hadde he wonne ; That with his wisdam and his chivalrie He conquered al the regne of Femynye,... | |
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