Canterbury Tales: The Prologue and Squire's TaleW.B. Clive, 1904 - 182 pages |
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... cause of such behaviour , and for answer the falcon shrieked again and fell to the ground in a swoon . Canacee took her in her lap , and , when she recovered consciousness , the falcon told a pitiful story , how her Chaucer Sq . 2 lover ...
... cause of such behaviour , and for answer the falcon shrieked again and fell to the ground in a swoon . Canacee took her in her lap , and , when she recovered consciousness , the falcon told a pitiful story , how her Chaucer Sq . 2 lover ...
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... cause that it was old and som - del streit , — This ilkë Monk leet oldë thyngës pace 175 And heeld after the newë world the space . He gaf nat of that text a pullëd hen That seith that hunters beth nat hooly men , Ne that a Monk whan he ...
... cause that it was old and som - del streit , — This ilkë Monk leet oldë thyngës pace 175 And heeld after the newë world the space . He gaf nat of that text a pullëd hen That seith that hunters beth nat hooly men , Ne that a Monk whan he ...
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... cause of everich maladye , • Were it of hoot , or cold , or moyste , or drye , 420 And where they engendred and of what humour ; He was a verray parfit praktisour . The cause y - knowe and of his harm the roote , Anon he gaf the sikë ...
... cause of everich maladye , • Were it of hoot , or cold , or moyste , or drye , 420 And where they engendred and of what humour ; He was a verray parfit praktisour . The cause y - knowe and of his harm the roote , Anon he gaf the sikë ...
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... cause Why that assembled was this compaignye In Southwerk at this gentil hostelrye , That highte the Tabard , fastë by the Belle . But now is tymë to you for to telle 720 How that we baren us that ilkë nyght , Whan we were in that ...
... cause Why that assembled was this compaignye In Southwerk at this gentil hostelrye , That highte the Tabard , fastë by the Belle . But now is tymë to you for to telle 720 How that we baren us that ilkë nyght , Whan we were in that ...
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... cause he was a man of heigh prudence , And eek an officer - out for to ryde , To seen hir graunges and hire bernes wyde " ; which gives the true explanation of the word — an officer of a monastery or abbey , whose duty was to look after ...
... cause he was a man of heigh prudence , And eek an officer - out for to ryde , To seen hir graunges and hire bernes wyde " ; which gives the true explanation of the word — an officer of a monastery or abbey , whose duty was to look after ...
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A. J. WYATT ageyn B.Sc berd biforn BRIGGS Camb Cambalo Cambyuskan Canacee Canterbury Canterbury Tales century Chaucer courtepy doon dooth Ellesmere English falcon French fressh Friar gentil Glossary greet habergeon haddë hath heed heere heigh Hengwrt Henry herte hire hise horse Icel John of Gaunt king Knight Knight's Tale kyng Latin lines LL.D M.A. Lond M.A. Oxon magic magyk manere Matriculation Monk's Tale myghte noght noon Nun's Nun's Priest's Tale oother pilgrims prep pres pret Prologue and Tale pron saugh Second Edition seyde seyn shal sholde Skeat solempne speke Squire's Tale story swich Tabard tellen Text-Book ther Therfore thyng Troilus and Cressida Tutorial tyme Tyrwhitt unto verb W. H. Low Wel koude whan withouten wolde woot word wyde yeer
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Page 4 - Tales, their humours, their features, and the very dress, as distinctly as if I had supped with them at the Tabard in Southwark.
Page 23 - Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote The droghte of Marche hath perced to the roote, And bathed every veyne in swich licour. Of which vertu engendred is the flour...
Page 24 - In Gernade at the seege eek hadde he be Of Algezir, and riden in Belmarye. At Lyeys was he, and at Satalye, Whan they were wonne, and in the Grete See At many a noble armee* hadde he be.
Page 5 - He must have been a man of a most wonderful comprehensive nature, because, as it has been truly observed of him, he has taken into the compass Of his Canterbury Tales the various manners and humours (as we now call them) of the whole English nation, in his age. Not a single character has escaped him.
Page 24 - Ful worthy was he in his lordes werre, And therto hadde he riden, no man ferre, As wel in Cristendom as in Hethenesse, And evere honoured for his worthynesse. At Alisaundre he was, whan it was wonne; Ful ofte tyme he hadde the bord bigonne...
Page 27 - She leet no morsel from hir lippes falle, Ne wette hir fyngres in hir sauce depe; Wel koude she carie a morsel and wel kepe 130 That no drope ne fille upon hire brest.
Page 25 - With lokkes crulle, as they were leyd in presse. Of twenty yeer of age he was, I gesse. Of his stature he was of evene lengthe, And wonderly deliver, and greet of strengthe.
Page 39 - His mouth as greet was as a greet forneys. He was a janglere and a goliardeys, 560 And that was moost of synne and harlotries. Wel koude he stelen corn and tollen thries, And yet he hadde a thombe of gold, pardee.
Page 43 - Ne was ther swich another pardoner. For in his male he hadde a pilwe-beer, Which that he seyde was Oure Lady veyl. 695 He seyde he hadde a gobet of the seyl That Seint Peter hadde, whan that he wente Upon the see, til Jhesu Crist hym hente.