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... array that they were inne : And at a knight than wol I first biginne . 2 Thomas à Becket . 40 1 Go . 3 Happened . 4 A sleeveless jacket worn by heralds , the sign and name of the inn where Chaucer's pilgrims met . 5 Fallen by chance . 6 ...
... array that they were inne : And at a knight than wol I first biginne . 2 Thomas à Becket . 40 1 Go . 3 Happened . 4 A sleeveless jacket worn by heralds , the sign and name of the inn where Chaucer's pilgrims met . 5 Fallen by chance . 6 ...
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... array , His hors were goode , but he was nat gay . Of fustian he wered a gipoun 8 75 Al bismotered9 with his habergeoun.10 For he was late y - come from his viage , 11 And wente for to doon his pilgrimage.1 With him ther was his sone ...
... array , His hors were goode , but he was nat gay . Of fustian he wered a gipoun 8 75 Al bismotered9 with his habergeoun.10 For he was late y - come from his viage , 11 And wente for to doon his pilgrimage.1 With him ther was his sone ...
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... array telle I no lenger tale . A FRANKELEYN was in his compaignye ; Whyt was his berd , as is the dayesye . 325 330 Of his complexioun he was sangwyn . Wel loved he by the morwe a sop in wyn.8 To liven in delyt 9 was evere his wone , 10 ...
... array telle I no lenger tale . A FRANKELEYN was in his compaignye ; Whyt was his berd , as is the dayesye . 325 330 Of his complexioun he was sangwyn . Wel loved he by the morwe a sop in wyn.8 To liven in delyt 9 was evere his wone , 10 ...
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... array , 75 And maken al this lamentacioun , We losten alle our housbondes at that toun , Whyl that the sege ther - aboute lay . And yet the olde Creon , weylaway ! That lord is now of Thebes the citee , Fulfild of ire and of iniquitee ...
... array , 75 And maken al this lamentacioun , We losten alle our housbondes at that toun , Whyl that the sege ther - aboute lay . And yet the olde Creon , weylaway ! That lord is now of Thebes the citee , Fulfild of ire and of iniquitee ...
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... array , And cladde him as a povre laborer , And al allone , save oonly a squyer , That knew his privetee 2 and al his cas , Which was disgysed povrely , 3 as he was , To Athenes is he goon the nexte way . And to the court he wente up ...
... array , And cladde him as a povre laborer , And al allone , save oonly a squyer , That knew his privetee 2 and al his cas , Which was disgysed povrely , 3 as he was , To Athenes is he goon the nexte way . And to the court he wente up ...
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Page 41 - That Cristes gospel trewely wolde preche; His parisshens devoutly wolde he teche. Benigne he was, and wonder diligent, And in adversitee ful pacient; And swich he was y-preved ofte sythes.
Page 125 - Greet was th'effect, and heigh was his entente; Wei wiste he why, and what ther-of he mente; For with that faire cheyne of love he bond The fyr, the eyr, the water, and the lond In certeyn boundes, that they may nat flee; That same prince and that moevere...
Page 38 - But of his craft to rekene wel his tydes, His stremes and his daungers him bisydes, His herberwe and his mone, his lodemenage, Ther nas noon swich from Hulle to Cartage.
Page 28 - And to ben holden digne of reverence. But, for to speken of hir conscience, She was so charitable and so pitous, She wolde wepe, if that she sawe a mous Caught in a trappe, if it were deed or bledde.
Page 24 - But natheles, whyl I have tyme and space, Er that I ferther in this tale pace, Me thinketh it acordaunt to resoun, To telle yow al the condicioun Of ech of hem, so as it semed me, And whiche they weren, and of what degree ; 40 And eek in what array that they were inne : And at a knight than wol I first biginne.
Page 31 - 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 41 - This noble ensample to his sheep he yaf, That first he wroghte, and afterward he taughte...
Page 49 - Or feyne thing, or fynde wordes newe. He may nat spare, al-thogh he were his brother; He moot as wel seye o word as another. Crist spak him-self ful brode in holy writ, And wel ye woot, no vileinye is it. 740 Eek Plato seith, who-so that can him rede, The wordes mote be cosin to the dede.9 Also I prey yow to foryeve it me, Al...
Page 27 - In hope to stonden in his lady grace. Embrouded was he, as it were a mede Al ful of fresshe floures, whyte and rede. Singinge he was, or floytinge, al the day ; He was as fresh as is the month of May.
Page 50 - And of manhod him lakkede right naught. Eek therto he was right a mery man, And after soper pleyen he bigan, And spak of mirthe amonges othere thinges, Whan that we hadde maad our rekeninges...