 | Henry John Todd - Narrative poetry, English - 1810 - 470 pages
...esy man to give penance, Ther as he wiste to han a good pitance : For unto a poure ordre for to give 225 Is signe that a man is wel yshrive. For if he gave, he dorste make avant, He wiste that a man was repentant. For many a man so hard is of his herte,... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages - 1867 - 282 pages
...himself, more than a curat, For of his ordre he was liceuciat. 220 Ful sweet[e]ly herde he confessioun, And plesaunt was his absolucioun ; He was an esy man to yeve penance Ther as he wiste han a good pitance; For unto a povre ordre for to yeve 225 Is signe that a... | |
 | Henry Walford Bellairs - 1868 - 318 pages
...himself, more than a curat, For of his ordre he was licenciat. For sweet[e]ly herde he confessioun, And plesaunt was his absolucioun ; He was an esy man to yeve penance Ther as he wiste han a good pitance : He knew wel the tavernes in every toun, And every ostiller... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer, Bernhard ten Brink - 1871 - 48 pages
...self, moore than a curat, For of his ordre he was licenciat. 220 Ful sweetly herde he confessioun, And plesaunt was his absolucioun. He was an esy man to yeve penaunce, Ther as he wist to have a good pitaunce. For unto a poure ordre for to yive, 225 For if he yaf, he dorste make... | |
 | Alexander Monfries - 1875 - 152 pages
...himself, more than a curat, For of his ordre he was licenciat. 220 Ful sweetely herde he confessioun, And plesaunt was his absolucioun ; He was an esy man to yeve penance Ther as he wiste han a good pitance ; For unto a povre ordre for to ?/eve 225 Is signe that... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1877 - 288 pages
...absolucioun; He was an esy man to ^eve penaunce Ther as he wiste han a good pitaunce ; = For unto a poure ordre for to .yive 225 Is signe that a man is wel i-schrive. For if he_yaf, he dorste make avaunt, He wiste that a man was repentaunt. For many a man... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - English poetry - 1880 - 626 pages
...himself, more than a curat, For of his ordre he was licentiat 5. Ful swetely herde he confessioun, And plesaunt was his absolucioun ; He was an esy man to yeve penaunce Ther as he wiste han 5 a good pitaunce ; For unto a poure ordre for to yive Is signe that- a man is wel i-schrive. For... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages - 1880 - 304 pages
...himself, more than a curat,. For of his ordre he was licentiat. 220 Ful sweetely herde he confessioun, And plesaunt was his absolucioun; He was an esy man to .yeve penaunce Ther as he wiste han a good pitaunce j For unto a poure ordre for to jive 225 Is signe that a man is wel i-schrive.... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1880 - 108 pages
...himself, more than a curat, For of his ordre he was licentiat. 220 Ful sweetely herde he confessioun, And plesaunt was his absolucioun ; He was an esy man to yeve penaunce Ther as he wiste han a good pitaunce ; For unto a poure ordre for to yive 226 Is signe that a man is wel i-schrive.... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - 1880 - 628 pages
...himself, more than a curat, For of his ordre he was licentiat 3. Ful swetely herde he confessioun, And plesaunt was his absolucioun ; He was an esy man to yeve penaunce Ther as he wiste han ea good pitaunce ; For unto a poure ordre for to yive Is signe that a man is wel i-schrive. For... | |
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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. 
