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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... seen or heere ; 6 And seyde : Lord , to whom Fortune hath yeven Victorie , and as a conquerour to lyven , Nought greveth us youre glorie and honour ; 55 But we beseken mercy and socour . Have mercy on THE KNIGHTES TALE . 27.
... seen or heere ; 6 And seyde : Lord , to whom Fortune hath yeven Victorie , and as a conquerour to lyven , Nought greveth us youre glorie and honour ; 55 But we beseken mercy and socour . Have mercy on THE KNIGHTES TALE . 27.
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... seen his lady schal he nevere mo . Now deemeth as you luste , ye that can , 480 485 490 495 For I wol telle forth as I bigan . Whan that Arcite to Thebes comen was , Ful ofte a day he swelte and seyde alas , For seen his lady schal he ...
... seen his lady schal he nevere mo . Now deemeth as you luste , ye that can , 480 485 490 495 For I wol telle forth as I bigan . Whan that Arcite to Thebes comen was , Ful ofte a day he swelte and seyde alas , For seen his lady schal he ...
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... the which he hadde endured , He mighte wel , if that he bar him lowe , Lyve in Athenes evere more unknowe , And seen his lady wel neih day by day . 540 545 And right anon he chaungede his aray , And cladde THE KNIGHTES TALE . 4I.
... the which he hadde endured , He mighte wel , if that he bar him lowe , Lyve in Athenes evere more unknowe , And seen his lady wel neih day by day . 540 545 And right anon he chaungede his aray , And cladde THE KNIGHTES TALE . 4I.
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... seen ! But telleth me what mester men ye been , That ben so hardy for to fighten heere Withoute jugge or other officere , As it were in a lystes really ? ' This Palamon answerde hastily , 6 And seyde : Sire , what nedeth wordes mo ? We ...
... seen ! But telleth me what mester men ye been , That ben so hardy for to fighten heere Withoute jugge or other officere , As it were in a lystes really ? ' This Palamon answerde hastily , 6 And seyde : Sire , what nedeth wordes mo ? We ...
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... seen that wisdom ne richesse , Beauté ne sleighte , strengthe , ne hardynesse , Ne may with Venus holde champartye , For as hire lust the world than may sche gye , Lo , alle thise folk i - caught were in hire las , Til they for wo ful ...
... seen that wisdom ne richesse , Beauté ne sleighte , strengthe , ne hardynesse , Ne may with Venus holde champartye , For as hire lust the world than may sche gye , Lo , alle thise folk i - caught were in hire las , Til they for wo ful ...
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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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