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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... schal the world be served ? Lat Austyn have his swynk to him reserved . Therfore he was a pricasoúr aright ; 185 Greyhoundes he hadde as swifte as fowel in flight ; 190 Of prikyng and of huntyng for the hare Was al his lust , for no ...
... schal the world be served ? Lat Austyn have his swynk to him reserved . Therfore he was a pricasoúr aright ; 185 Greyhoundes he hadde as swifte as fowel in flight ; 190 Of prikyng and of huntyng for the hare Was al his lust , for no ...
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... schal pace The wisdom of an heep of lernede men ? 575 Of maystres hadde moo than thries ten , That were of lawe expert and curious ; Of which ther were a doseyn in that house , Worthi to be stiwárdz of rente and lond Of any lord that is ...
... schal pace The wisdom of an heep of lernede men ? 575 Of maystres hadde moo than thries ten , That were of lawe expert and curious ; Of which ther were a doseyn in that house , Worthi to be stiwárdz of rente and lond Of any lord that is ...
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... schal telle a tale after a man , 720 725 25 730 He moste reherce , as neigh as ever he can , Everych a word , if it be in his charge , Al speke he never so rudély ne large ; Or elles he moot telle his tale untrewe , 735 article is often ...
... schal telle a tale after a man , 720 725 25 730 He moste reherce , as neigh as ever he can , Everych a word , if it be in his charge , Al speke he never so rudély ne large ; Or elles he moot telle his tale untrewe , 735 article is often ...
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... schal not lye , I ne saugh this yeer so mery a companye At oones in this herbergh as is now . Fayn wold I do yow merthe , wiste I how . And of a merthe I am right now by thought , To doon you eese , and it schal coste nought . 755 760 ...
... schal not lye , I ne saugh this yeer so mery a companye At oones in this herbergh as is now . Fayn wold I do yow merthe , wiste I how . And of a merthe I am right now by thought , To doon you eese , and it schal coste nought . 755 760 ...
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... schal you seye , To morwe , whan ye riden by the weye , Now by my fadres soule that is deed , But ye be merye , smyteth of myn heed . Hold up youre hond withoute more speche . Oure counseil was not longe for to seche ; Us thought it nas ...
... schal you seye , To morwe , whan ye riden by the weye , Now by my fadres soule that is deed , But ye be merye , smyteth of myn heed . Hold up youre hond withoute more speche . Oure counseil was not longe for to seche ; Us thought it nas ...
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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.