Chaucer's Prologue and Knightes Tale: With Grammatical and Philological Notes. Designed to Serve as an Introduction to the Study of English LiteratureGinn & Company, 1904 |
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... cloth - makyng she hadde such an haunt , Sche passede hem of Ypres and of Gaunt . In al the parisshe wyf ne was ther noon That to the offryng byforn hire schulde goon , And if ther dide certeyn so wroth was sche , That sche was out of ...
... cloth - makyng she hadde such an haunt , Sche passede hem of Ypres and of Gaunt . In al the parisshe wyf ne was ther noon That to the offryng byforn hire schulde goon , And if ther dide certeyn so wroth was sche , That sche was out of ...
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... clothes blake ; But such a cry and such a woo they make , That in this world nys creature lyvynge , That herde such another weymentynge , And of this cry they nolde nevere stenten , Til they the reynes of his bridel henten . ' What folk ...
... clothes blake ; But such a cry and such a woo they make , That in this world nys creature lyvynge , That herde such another weymentynge , And of this cry they nolde nevere stenten , Til they the reynes of his bridel henten . ' What folk ...
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... lef the worste for me . And mete and drynke this night wil I brynge Inough for the , and clothes for thy beddynge . And if so be that thou my lady wynne , 735 740 745 750 755 And sle me in this woode ther I am inne THE KNIGHTES TALE . 47.
... lef the worste for me . And mete and drynke this night wil I brynge Inough for the , and clothes for thy beddynge . And if so be that thou my lady wynne , 735 740 745 750 755 And sle me in this woode ther I am inne THE KNIGHTES TALE . 47.
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... cloth of gold dyapred wel , Cam rydyng lyk the god of armes , Mars . His coote armure was of cloth of Tars , Cowched with perles whyte and rounde and grete . His sadel was of brend gold newe ybete ; A mantelet upon his schuldre hangyng ...
... cloth of gold dyapred wel , Cam rydyng lyk the god of armes , Mars . His coote armure was of cloth of Tars , Cowched with perles whyte and rounde and grete . His sadel was of brend gold newe ybete ; A mantelet upon his schuldre hangyng ...
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... clothes , and the remenant al That to the sacrifice longen schal ; The hornes fulle of meth , as was the gyse ; Ther lakkede nought to don hire sacrifise . Smokyng the temple , ful of clothes faire , This Emelye with herte debonaire ...
... clothes , and the remenant al That to the sacrifice longen schal ; The hornes fulle of meth , as was the gyse ; Ther lakkede nought to don hire sacrifise . Smokyng the temple , ful of clothes faire , This Emelye with herte debonaire ...
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adjective adverb anon Arcite Arcyte aventure berd bigan byforn caas called Chaucer companye construction construed couthe dative denotes deth devyse doon doun Emelye English felawe force French genitive gerund gerundial Goth Gower gret grete hath heed heere heih hence herte highte hire hond idea infinitive inflection knight kyng lady Latin literally lord lovede lust lyve maken Mars meaning moche Morris nought noun original Palamon person pleyn plural preposition pret preterite prisoun pronoun refers romede ryde sayn Scan schal sche schortly schulde sense sentence seyde seyn Shak signified speke sterte subj subjunctive swerd tale Thanne Thebes ther Theseus thilke thincan thing thou toun trewe tyme Tyrwhitt reads unto usually verb Wedgwood weren weye whan Wiclif withouten wolde word wyde yeer
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