The Canterbury Tales of Chaucer, Volume 1J. Nichol, 1861 |
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Absolon accents according Alein allë ancient anon appears apprehend Arcite believe best MSS Boccaccio cæsura called Canterbury Canterbury Tales Chaucer clerk composed copy Custance Decameron Discourse Du Cange Duke edition Emily English eyen fable feminine French language go'th Godde's Gower Harl hath heartë Hickes iambic John King knight Knight's Tale lady Latin latter Layamon lord loven maken mentioned metre Monk Nicholas Nun's Nun's Priest observe original Ormulum Palamon participle passage perhaps Petrarch plural number poem poetry poets Pref prefixed printed probably Prologue pronounced quod rhyme Robert of Brunne Robert of Gloucester Roman Roman de Rou Rymer saidë Saxon seems shew signify speak Speght stanza story suppose syllables tale tell tellen thee Theseida Theseus thou translation unto verbs vers verse versification Wace wife withouten words write written Yeoman