Prologue and Knightes TaleGinn, 1901 - 313 pages |
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... trewe swynkere and a good was he , Lyvynge in pees and perfight charitee . God lovede he best with al his hoole herte At alle tymes , though him gamede or smerte , And thanne his neighebour right as himselve . He wolde threisshe , and ...
... trewe swynkere and a good was he , Lyvynge in pees and perfight charitee . God lovede he best with al his hoole herte At alle tymes , though him gamede or smerte , And thanne his neighebour right as himselve . He wolde threisshe , and ...
Page 29
... trewe knight , He wolde don so ferforthly his might Upon the tyraunt Creon hem to wreke , That al the people of Grece scholde speke How Creon was of Theseus y - served , As he that hadde his deth ful wel deserved . And right anoon ...
... trewe knight , He wolde don so ferforthly his might Upon the tyraunt Creon hem to wreke , That al the people of Grece scholde speke How Creon was of Theseus y - served , As he that hadde his deth ful wel deserved . And right anoon ...
Page 39
... trewe man hath doon mescheef , Gon at his large , and wher him lust may turne . But I moot ben in prisoun thurgh Saturne , And eek thurgh Juno , jalous and eek wood , That hath destruyed wel neyh al the blood Of Thebes , with his waste ...
... trewe man hath doon mescheef , Gon at his large , and wher him lust may turne . But I moot ben in prisoun thurgh Saturne , And eek thurgh Juno , jalous and eek wood , That hath destruyed wel neyh al the blood Of Thebes , with his waste ...
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... trewe careful herte , That schapen was my deth erst than my Ye slen me with youre eyhen , Emelye ; Ye ben the cause wherfore that I dye . Of al the remenant of myn other care Ne sette I nought the mountaunce of a tare , So that I couthe ...
... trewe careful herte , That schapen was my deth erst than my Ye slen me with youre eyhen , Emelye ; Ye ben the cause wherfore that I dye . Of al the remenant of myn other care Ne sette I nought the mountaunce of a tare , So that I couthe ...
Page 55
... trewe . Ye schul non other ende with me make , That oon of yow ne schal be deed or take . And if you thinketh this is wel i - sayd , Sayeth youre avys , and holdeth yow apayd . This is youre ende and youre conclusioun . ' Who loketh ...
... trewe . Ye schul non other ende with me make , That oon of yow ne schal be deed or take . And if you thinketh this is wel i - sayd , Sayeth youre avys , and holdeth yow apayd . This is youre ende and youre conclusioun . ' Who loketh ...
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adjective adverb anon Arcite Arcyte aventure berd byforn caas called Chaucer companye construction construed couthe dative denotes deth devyse doon doun Emelye English felawe force French genitive gerund gerundial Goth Gower gret grete hath heed heere heih hence herte highte hire hond idea infinitive inflection knight kyng lady Latin literally lord lovede lust lyve maken Mars meaning moche Morris nought noun original Palamon person plural preposition pret preterite prisoun pronoun refers romede ryde sayn Scan schal sche schort schortly schulde sense sentence seyde Shak signified speke sterte subj subjunctive swerd tale Thanne Thebes ther Theseus thilke thincan thing thou toun trewe tyme Tyrwhitt reads unto usually Venus verb Wedgwood Wel cowde weren weye whan Wiclif withouten wolde word wyde yeer