Canterbury Tales: The Prologue and Squire's TaleW.B. Clive, 1904 - 182 pages |
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... But sikerly she hadde a fair forheed ; It was almoost a spannë brood I trowe , 155 For , hardily , she was nat undergrowe . Ful fetys was hir cloke , as I was war ; Of smal coral aboute hire arm she bar A peire PROLOGUE . 37.
... But sikerly she hadde a fair forheed ; It was almoost a spannë brood I trowe , 155 For , hardily , she was nat undergrowe . Ful fetys was hir cloke , as I was war ; Of smal coral aboute hire arm she bar A peire PROLOGUE . 37.
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... fair for the maistrie , An outridere that lovede venerie , 165 A manly man , to been an abbot able . Ful many a deyntee hors hadde he in stable , And whan he rood men myghte his brydel heere Gynglen in a whistlynge wynd als cleere , 170 ...
... fair for the maistrie , An outridere that lovede venerie , 165 A manly man , to been an abbot able . Ful many a deyntee hors hadde he in stable , And whan he rood men myghte his brydel heere Gynglen in a whistlynge wynd als cleere , 170 ...
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... fair prelaat . He was nat pale , as a forpynëd goost : 195 200 205 A fat swan loved he best of any roost ; His palfrey was as broun as is a berye . A FRERE ther was , a wantowne and a merye , A lymytour , a ful solempnë man , In alle ...
... fair prelaat . He was nat pale , as a forpynëd goost : 195 200 205 A fat swan loved he best of any roost ; His palfrey was as broun as is a berye . A FRERE ther was , a wantowne and a merye , A lymytour , a ful solempnë man , In alle ...
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... fair burgeys To sitten in a geldehalle on a deys . Everich for the wisdom that he kan Was shaply for to been an alderman . For catel hadde they ynogh and rente , And eek hir wyvës wolde it wel assente ; And ellës certeyn were they to ...
... fair burgeys To sitten in a geldehalle on a deys . Everich for the wisdom that he kan Was shaply for to been an alderman . For catel hadde they ynogh and rente , And eek hir wyvës wolde it wel assente ; And ellës certeyn were they to ...
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... fair and reed of hewe . She was a worthy womman al hir lyve ; Housbondes at chirchë dore she hadde fyve , Withouten oother compaignye in youthe , But ther - of nedeth nat to speke as nowthe ; 460 And thriës hadde she been at Jerusalem ...
... fair and reed of hewe . She was a worthy womman al hir lyve ; Housbondes at chirchë dore she hadde fyve , Withouten oother compaignye in youthe , But ther - of nedeth nat to speke as nowthe ; 460 And thriës hadde she been at Jerusalem ...
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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.