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... Blood - red color . 4 Bluish gray . 5 Silk . 6 Moderate in expenditure . 7 From . 8 Somewhat . 11 Great clothing markets on the Continent . 12 On Relic Sunday the congregation went up 9 Unfortunate . 10 Skill . 66 Gaunt , " modern Ghent ...
... Blood - red color . 4 Bluish gray . 5 Silk . 6 Moderate in expenditure . 7 From . 8 Somewhat . 11 Great clothing markets on the Continent . 12 On Relic Sunday the congregation went up 9 Unfortunate . 10 Skill . 66 Gaunt , " modern Ghent ...
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... blood . 635 6 Thanne wolde he speke , and crye as he were wood . And whan that he wel dronken hadde the wyn , Than wolde he speke no word but Latyn . A fewe termes hadde he , two or thre , That he had lerned out of som decree ; No ...
... blood . 635 6 Thanne wolde he speke , and crye as he were wood . And whan that he wel dronken hadde the wyn , Than wolde he speke no word but Latyn . A fewe termes hadde he , two or thre , That he had lerned out of som decree ; No ...
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... blood roial7 Of Thebes , and of sustren two y - born . Out of the tas the pilours han hem torn , 155 160 And han hem caried softe un - to the tente Of Theseus , and he ful sone hem sente To Athenës , to dwellen in prisoun Perpetuelly ...
... blood roial7 Of Thebes , and of sustren two y - born . Out of the tas the pilours han hem torn , 155 160 And han hem caried softe un - to the tente Of Theseus , and he ful sone hem sente To Athenës , to dwellen in prisoun Perpetuelly ...
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... blood Of Thebes , with his waste walles wyde . And Venus sleeth me on that other syde For Ielousye , and fere 5 of him Arcite . " Now wol I stinte 6 of Palamon a lyte , And lete him in his prison stille dwelle , And of Arcita forth I ...
... blood Of Thebes , with his waste walles wyde . And Venus sleeth me on that other syde For Ielousye , and fere 5 of him Arcite . " Now wol I stinte 6 of Palamon a lyte , And lete him in his prison stille dwelle , And of Arcita forth I ...
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... blood roial of Cadme 10 and Amphioun ; 11 Of Cadmus , which that was the firste man That Thebes bulte , or first the toun bigan , And of the citee first was crouned king , Of his linage am I , and his of - spring 670 675 680 685 690 4 ...
... blood roial of Cadme 10 and Amphioun ; 11 Of Cadmus , which that was the firste man That Thebes bulte , or first the toun bigan , And of the citee first was crouned king , Of his linage am I , and his of - spring 670 675 680 685 690 4 ...
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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...