Prologue to Chaucer's Canterbury Tales with Explanatory Notes, a Glossary, and a Life of the PoetLongmans, Green, and Company, 1871 |
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... called rhyme ; but otherwise , blank verse . 2. A foot consists of a certain number of syllables ( not necessarily all in the same word ) , of which one only is accented . A line is one foot or more than one . The quantity of each word ...
... called rhyme ; but otherwise , blank verse . 2. A foot consists of a certain number of syllables ( not necessarily all in the same word ) , of which one only is accented . A line is one foot or more than one . The quantity of each word ...
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... called Iambic pentameter -Iambic five - metre verse . It is often called heroic verse , because heroic or epic poetry is written in this verse . The following scale represents this species of verse as far as regards the measure or feet ...
... called Iambic pentameter -Iambic five - metre verse . It is often called heroic verse , because heroic or epic poetry is written in this verse . The following scale represents this species of verse as far as regards the measure or feet ...
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... called the Talbot ; but no part of the existing inn is of the age of Chaucer . LINE 21. - To wenden to go . = The old Saxon infinitive ended in an , which in the middle English was softened into en . LINE 23. - Was come . The nominative ...
... called the Talbot ; but no part of the existing inn is of the age of Chaucer . LINE 21. - To wenden to go . = The old Saxon infinitive ended in an , which in the middle English was softened into en . LINE 23. - Was come . The nominative ...
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... called ; from A.-S. cleopian , clypian , to call . LINE 123. - Ful semyly ; in seemly fashion . LINE 123. - Entuned in hire nose .- ' Some of the commentators object to the singing through the nose , and want to make ' voice ' of it ...
... called ; from A.-S. cleopian , clypian , to call . LINE 123. - Ful semyly ; in seemly fashion . LINE 123. - Entuned in hire nose .- ' Some of the commentators object to the singing through the nose , and want to make ' voice ' of it ...
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... called ' gris , ' or grey . In all likelihood the fur of the grey squirrel or the rabbit is meant . LINES 195-197 . - The meaning is : His hood was fastened under his chin with a golden pin , in the larger end of which was a ' love ...
... called ' gris , ' or grey . In all likelihood the fur of the grey squirrel or the rabbit is meant . LINES 195-197 . - The meaning is : His hood was fastened under his chin with a golden pin , in the larger end of which was a ' love ...
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Page 54 - For if he yaf, he dorste make avaunt, He wiste that a man was repentaunt. For many a man so hard is of his herte, He may nat wepe al-thogh him sore smerte. 230 Therfore, in stede of weping and preyeres, Men moot yeve silver to the povre freres.
Page 47 - But sore weep she if oon of hem were deed, Or if men smoot it with a yerde smerte : And al was conscience and tendre herte.
Page 59 - But al be that he was a philosophre, Yet hadde he but litel gold in cofre...
Page 42 - Picardie, And born him wel, as in so litel space, In hope to stonden in his lady grace. Embrowdid was he, as it were a mede Al ful of fresshe floures, white and reede.
Page 40 - Somtyme with the lord of Palatye, Ageyn another hethen in Turkye : And evermore he hadde a sovereyn prys. And though that he were worthy, he was wys, And of his port as meke as is a mayde. He never yet no vileinye ne sayde In al his lyf, un-to no maner wight. He was a verray parfit gentil knight.
Page 77 - 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 73 - A good man ther was of religioun, That was a poure PERSONE of a toun: But riche he was of holy thought and werk. He was also a lerned man, a clerk, That Cristes gospel trewely wolde preche. His parishens devoutly wolde he teche. Benigne he was, and wonder diligent, And in adversite ful patient: And swiche he was ypreyed often sithes.
Page 23 - And bathed every veyne in swich licour. Of which vertu engendred is the flour; Whan Zephirus eek with his swete breeth Inspired hath in every holt and heeth The tendre croppes...
Page 86 - A vernicle hadde he sowed on his cappe. His walet lay biforn him in his lappe, Bret-ful of pardoun come from Rome al hoot.