The Canterbury Tales of Geoffrey Chaucer: A New Text with Illustrative Notes, Volume 24Percy Society, 1847 - Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages |
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Page xxxvii
... Harl . MS . , although affording a tolerable meaning , has appeared to me a decided bad one , I have changed it for a better , always ( when there is room for the least doubt ) giving the original reading of the manuscript in a foot ...
... Harl . MS . , although affording a tolerable meaning , has appeared to me a decided bad one , I have changed it for a better , always ( when there is room for the least doubt ) giving the original reading of the manuscript in a foot ...
Page xxxviii
... Harl . MS . of the Canterbury Tales , but I have resisted the temptation to correct them , because it appeared to me dangerous , in our present know- ledge of medieval English , to presume too far on our acquaintance with every nicety ...
... Harl . MS . of the Canterbury Tales , but I have resisted the temptation to correct them , because it appeared to me dangerous , in our present know- ledge of medieval English , to presume too far on our acquaintance with every nicety ...
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... 94. - faire . I have substituted this reading from other MSS . , in place of wel cowde he , given by the Harl . MS . , which appears to be a mere blundering repetition . And carf byforn his fadur at the table . A THE PROLOGUE . 5.
... 94. - faire . I have substituted this reading from other MSS . , in place of wel cowde he , given by the Harl . MS . , which appears to be a mere blundering repetition . And carf byforn his fadur at the table . A THE PROLOGUE . 5.
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... . 175. - olde thinges . This is the reading of most of the MSS . , and I have adopted it instead of that of the MS . Harl . , forby hem , which appears to give no clear sense . And helde aftur the newe world the space . He THE PROLOGUE . 9.
... . 175. - olde thinges . This is the reading of most of the MSS . , and I have adopted it instead of that of the MS . Harl . , forby hem , which appears to give no clear sense . And helde aftur the newe world the space . He THE PROLOGUE . 9.
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... Harl . reads , might gete and his frendes sende . 304. - gaf him . An allusion to the common practice , at this period , of poor scholars in the universities , who wandered about the country , beg- ging , to raise money to support them ...
... Harl . reads , might gete and his frendes sende . 304. - gaf him . An allusion to the common practice , at this period , of poor scholars in the universities , who wandered about the country , beg- ging , to raise money to support them ...
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Page xlii - Somtyme with the lord of Palatye, Ageyn another hethen in Turkye : And evermore he hadde a sovereyn prys. And though that he were worthy, he was wys, And of his port as meke as is a mayde. He never yet no vileinye ne sayde 70 In al his lyf, un-to no maner wight. He was a verray parfit gentil knight.
Page 17 - PERSOUN of a toun ; But riche he was of holy thought and werk. He was also a lerned man, a clerk, That Cristes gospel trewely wolde preche ; His parisshens devoutly wolde he teche.
Page 2 - But sore 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 5 - Ful swetely herde he confessioun, And plesaunt was his absolucioun; He was an esy man to yeve penaunce Ther as he wiste...
Page 20 - Ther nas no dore that he nolde heve of harre, 550 Or breke it, at a renning, with his heed. His berd as any sowe or fox was reed, And ther-to brood, as though it were a spade. Up-on the cop...
Page 78 - Ligurge him-self, the grete king of Trace; Blak was his berd, and manly was his face. The cercles of his eyen in his heed, They gloweden...
Page 6 - 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 103 - What is this world? what asketh men to have? Now with his love, now in his colde grave Allone, withouten any compaignye.
Page 7 - But he was lyk a maister or a pope. Of double worstede was his semycope, That rounded as a belle out of the presse. Somwhat he lipsed for his wantownesse To make his Englissh sweete upon his tonge.
Page 18 - He sette nat his benefice to hyre, And leet his sheep encombred in the myre, And ran to London, un-to seynt Poules, To seken him a chaunterie for soules...