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... ( Prol . 1. 47- ) 1. In Anglo - Saxon , fæder , bróthor , dohtor , took no inflexion in the genitive singular : this explains such phrases as ' fader day , ' ' fader soule , ' ' brother sone , ' ' doughter name . ' 2. The following ...
... ( Prol . 1. 47- ) 1. In Anglo - Saxon , fæder , bróthor , dohtor , took no inflexion in the genitive singular : this explains such phrases as ' fader day , ' ' fader soule , ' ' brother sone , ' ' doughter name . ' 2. The following ...
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... ( Prol . 1. 9. ) Number . The plural of adjectives is denoted by the final -e : — ' And smale fowles maken melodye . ' Adjectives of more than one syllable , and dicatively , mostly drop the -e in the plural . adjectives used pre- Some ...
... ( Prol . 1. 9. ) Number . The plural of adjectives is denoted by the final -e : — ' And smale fowles maken melodye . ' Adjectives of more than one syllable , and dicatively , mostly drop the -e in the plural . adjectives used pre- Some ...
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... ) Which has often the sense of what , what sort of : - ' Which a miracle ther bifel anoon . ' ( Knightes Tale , 1817 ; see Prol . 1. 40. ) It is not used exactly as a relative , as C 2 CHAUCER'S GRAMMAR . XXXV PRONOUNS. ...
... ) Which has often the sense of what , what sort of : - ' Which a miracle ther bifel anoon . ' ( Knightes Tale , 1817 ; see Prol . 1. 40. ) It is not used exactly as a relative , as C 2 CHAUCER'S GRAMMAR . XXXV PRONOUNS. ...
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... ( Prol . 1. 184. ) ( Knightes Tale , 1. 522. ) 6. That is a relative pronoun , but it is often used with the personal pronouns , in the following manner : - ( a ) That he who . ' A knight ther was , and that a worthy man , That fro the ...
... ( Prol . 1. 184. ) ( Knightes Tale , 1. 522. ) 6. That is a relative pronoun , but it is often used with the personal pronouns , in the following manner : - ( a ) That he who . ' A knight ther was , and that a worthy man , That fro the ...
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... ( Prol . 11. 70 , 71. ) But ( only ) takes a negative before it ; as , ' I nam but deed . ' ( Knightes Tale , 1. 416. ) 8. As , used before in , to , for , by , of , = considering , with re- spect to , so far as concerns . See Prol . 1 ...
... ( Prol . 11. 70 , 71. ) But ( only ) takes a negative before it ; as , ' I nam but deed . ' ( Knightes Tale , 1. 416. ) 8. As , used before in , to , for , by , of , = considering , with re- spect to , so far as concerns . See Prol . 1 ...
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Page 13 - PERSOUN of a toun; But riche he was of holy thoght and werk. He was also a lerned man, a clerk, That Cristes gospel trewely wolde preche; His parisshens devoutly wolde he teche.
Page 8 - For his science, and for his heigh renoun Of fees and robes hadde he many oon. So greet a purchasour was nowher noon. Al was fee simple to him in effect, His purchasing mighte nat been infect. 320 Nowher so bisy a man as he ther nas, And yet he semed bisier than he was.
Page 15 - To drawen folk to heven by fairnesse By good ensample, this was his bisynesse...
Page lxii - In felawshipe, and pilgrims were they alle, That toward Caunterbury wolden ryde; The chambres and the stables weren wyde, And wel we weren esed atte beste.
Page 121 - The gees for fere flowen over the trees; Out of the hyve cam the swarm of bees; So hidous was the noyse, a! benedicite! Certes, he Jakke Straw, and his meynee...
Page 5 - 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 23 - Greet chere made our hoste us everichon, And to the soper sette he us anon ; And served us with vitaille at the beste. Strong was the wyn, and wel to drynke us leste. A semely man our hoste was withalle For to been a marshal in an halle ; A large man he was with eyen stepe...
Page 7 - But al be that he was a philosophre, Yet hadde he but litel gold in cofre; But al that he mighte of his freendes hente...
Page 2 - But for to speken of hir conscience, She was so charitable and so pitous, She wolde wepe, if that she saugh a mous Kaught in a trappe, if it were deed or bledde. Of smale houndes hadde she, that she fedde With rosted flessh, or milk and wastel-breed. But soore 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 3 - The reule of seint Maure or of seint Beneit, By-cause that it was old and som-del streit, This ilke monk leet olde thinges pace, And held after the newe world the space. He yaf nat of that text a pulled hen, That seith, that hunters been nat holy men...