English of the XIVth Century: Illustrated by Notes, Grammatical and Philological, on Chaucer's Prologue and Knight's Tale : Designed to Serve as an Introduction to the Study of English LiteratureGinn, Heath & Company, 1872 - 313 pages |
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... hond he bar a mighty bowe . A not - heed hadde he with a broun visage . Of woode - craft wel cowde he al the usage . Upon his arm he bar a gay bracer , And by his side a swerd and a bokeler , And on that other side a gay daggere ...
... hond he bar a mighty bowe . A not - heed hadde he with a broun visage . Of woode - craft wel cowde he al the usage . Upon his arm he bar a gay bracer , And by his side a swerd and a bokeler , And on that other side a gay daggere ...
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... hond a staf . This noble ensample to his scheep he yaf , That first he wroughte , and after that he taughte , Out of the gospel he tho wordes caughte , And this figure he addede eck therto , That if gold ruste , what schal yren doo ...
... hond a staf . This noble ensample to his scheep he yaf , That first he wroughte , and after that he taughte , Out of the gospel he tho wordes caughte , And this figure he addede eck therto , That if gold ruste , what schal yren doo ...
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... hond withoute more speche . ' Oure counseil was not longe for to seche ; Us thoughte it nas nat worth to make it wys , And grauntede him withoute more avys , And bad him scie his verdite , as him leste . ' Lordynges , ' quoth he , now ...
... hond withoute more speche . ' Oure counseil was not longe for to seche ; Us thoughte it nas nat worth to make it wys , And grauntede him withoute more avys , And bad him scie his verdite , as him leste . ' Lordynges , ' quoth he , now ...
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... hond he bar uprighte ; An hat he werede upon his heres brighte . Arrayed was this god ( as he took keepe ) As he was whan that Argous took his sleepe ; 6 And seyde him thus : To Athenes schalt thou wende ; Ther is the schapen of thy wo ...
... hond he bar uprighte ; An hat he werede upon his heres brighte . Arrayed was this god ( as he took keepe ) As he was whan that Argous took his sleepe ; 6 And seyde him thus : To Athenes schalt thou wende ; Ther is the schapen of thy wo ...
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... hond . For I defye the seurté and the bond Which that thou seyst I have maad to the . What , verray fool , think wel that love is fre ! And I wol love hire mawgre al thy might . But , for as muche thou art a worthy knight , And wilnest ...
... hond . For I defye the seurté and the bond Which that thou seyst I have maad to the . What , verray fool , think wel that love is fre ! And I wol love hire mawgre al thy might . But , for as muche thou art a worthy knight , And wilnest ...
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adjective adverb anon Arcite Arcyte aventure berd 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 schort 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 Wel cowde weren weye whan Wiclif withouten wolde word wyde yeer
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Page 17 - Ther nas no dore that he nolde heve of harre, 550 Or breke it, at a renning, with his heed. His berd as any sowe or fox was reed, And ther-to brood, as though it were a spade. Up-on the cop...
Page 114 - So that heymen of thys lond, that of her blod come, Holdeth alle thulke speche that hii of hem nome; Vor bote a man couthe French me tolth of hym wel lute : Ac lowe men holdeth to Englyss and to her kunde speche yute.
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Page 2 - In felawshipe, and pilgrims were they alle, That toward Caunterbury wolden ryde ; The chambres and the stables weren wyde, And wel we weren esed atte beste.