Canterbury Tales: The Prologue and Squire's TaleW.B. Clive, 1904 - 182 pages |
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... hath toold his tale " — show clearly that Chaucer had by this time modified his plan at least to the telling of one tale only by each pilgrim on each journey , and even this " tale " of tales is incomplete . for the outward journey ...
... hath toold his tale " — show clearly that Chaucer had by this time modified his plan at least to the telling of one tale only by each pilgrim on each journey , and even this " tale " of tales is incomplete . for the outward journey ...
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... hath ronne The ferthe part , and half an houre and moore [ = 10 a.m. ] , And though he were nat depe experte in loore , He wiste it was the eightetethe day [ = 18th April ] Of Aprill that is messager to May . " - B . 1-6 . Shipman's ...
... hath ronne The ferthe part , and half an houre and moore [ = 10 a.m. ] , And though he were nat depe experte in loore , He wiste it was the eightetethe day [ = 18th April ] Of Aprill that is messager to May . " - B . 1-6 . Shipman's ...
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... hath made use of a stratagem to destroy me , and there is no strength nor power but in God , the High , the Great ! Then he began to examine all the members of the horse ; and while he was doing so , he saw a thing like the head of a ...
... hath made use of a stratagem to destroy me , and there is no strength nor power but in God , the High , the Great ! Then he began to examine all the members of the horse ; and while he was doing so , he saw a thing like the head of a ...
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... hath quite defaste , And robd the world of threasure endlesse deare , The which mote have enriched all us heare . O cursed Eld ! the cankerworme of writs , How may these rimes , so rude as doth appeare , Hope to endure , sith workes of ...
... hath quite defaste , And robd the world of threasure endlesse deare , The which mote have enriched all us heare . O cursed Eld ! the cankerworme of writs , How may these rimes , so rude as doth appeare , Hope to endure , sith workes of ...
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... hath percëd to the roote , And bathëd every veyne in swich licour , Of which vertu engendred is the flour ; Whan Zephirus eek with his swetë breeth Inspired hath in every holt and heeth The tendre croppës , and the yongë sonne Hath in ...
... hath percëd to the roote , And bathëd every veyne in swich licour , Of which vertu engendred is the flour ; Whan Zephirus eek with his swetë breeth Inspired hath in every holt and heeth The tendre croppës , and the yongë sonne Hath in ...
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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.