 For this ye knowen al so wel as I, Whoso shal telle a tale after a man, He moot reherce as ny as evere he kan Everich a word, if it be in his charge, Al speke he never so rudeliche and large, Or ellis he moot telle his tale untrewe, Or feyne thyng, or...  An Introduction to the Study of Chaucer - Page 47by Alexander Monfries - 1875 - 139 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - English literature - 1824 - 408 pages
...; For this ye knowen all as well as I, Whoso shall tell a Tale after a man He must rehears as nigh as ever he can, Every word if it be in his charge, All speak he never so rudely and so large ; Or else he muste tellen his tale untrue, Or feignen things... | |
 | Books - 1824 - 408 pages
...; For this ye knowen all as well as I, Whoso shall tell a Tale after a man He must rehears as nigh as ever he can, Every word if it be in his charge, All speak he never so rudely and so large ; Or else he muste tellen his tale untrue, Or feignen things... | |
 | Books - 1824 - 408 pages
...properly; For this ye knowen all as well as I, Whoso shall tell a Tale after a man He must rehears as nigh as ever he can, Every word if it be in his charge, All speak he never so rudely and so large ; Or else he muste tellen his tale untrue, Or feignen things... | |
 | John Saunders - 1845 - 292 pages
...For this ye knowen all so well as I, Who so shall tell a tale after a man, He must rehearse, as nigh as ever he can, Every word, if it be in his charge ; All speak he never so rudely and so large. Or else he muste tellen his tale untrue, Or feignen tiiings,... | |
 | English literature - 1856 - 642 pages
...the following words:— ' For this ye knowen al so wel as I, Who so schal telle a tale aftur a man, He moste reherce as neigh as ever he can Every word,...Al speke he never so rudely ne large; ! Or elles he most telle his tale untrewe, Or feyne thing, or fynde wordes newe.' It may here be said that Chaucer... | |
 | Richard Holt Hutton, Walter Bagehot - 1862 - 546 pages
...of art, and the necessity of truly exhibiting character : " Who so schal telle a tale aftur a man, He moste reherce, as neigh as ever he can, Every word,...'charge, Al speke he never so rudely ne large ; Or eiles he moot telle his tale untrewe." (Prologue, 11. 733-737.) But it is not the language of Chaucer... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1871 - 168 pages
...I, 730 Who so schal telle a tale after a man, He moste reherce, as neigh as ever he can, Everych a word, if it be in his charge, Al speke he never so...ne large ; Or elles he moot telle his tale untrewe, 735 article is often thus incorporated with words beginning with a vowel ; as, thce/le, for the eagle... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer, Bernhard ten Brink - 1871 - 48 pages
...wel as I, 780 Who so shal telle a tale after a man, He moot reherce, as ny as ever he kan, Everich a word, if it be in his charge, Al speke he never so rudly ne large; Or ellis he moot telle his tale untrewe, 735 Or feyne thyng, or fynde wordes newe.... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1871 - 134 pages
...I, 730 Who so schal telle a tale after a man, He moste reherce, as neigh as ever he can, Everych a word, if it be in his charge, Al speke he never so rud^ly ne large; Or elles he moot telle his tale untrewe, 735 article is often thus incorporated with... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - English poetry - 1879 - 742 pages
...wel as I, 730 Who so shal telle a tale after a man, He moote reherce as ny as evere he kan Everich a word, if it be in his charge, Al speke he never so rudeliche or large,8 Or ellis he moot telle his tale untrewe, Or feyne thyng, or fynde wordes newe.... | |
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