The Canterbury Tales of Geoffrey Chaucer: A New Text with Illustrative Notes, Volume 24Percy Society, 1847 - Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages |
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... sayde In al his lyf , unto no maner wight . He was a verray perfight gentil knight . But for to telle you of his aray : His hors was good , but he ne was nought gay . 74 53.- Pruce . The knights of the Teutonic order , in Prussia , were ...
... sayde In al his lyf , unto no maner wight . He was a verray perfight gentil knight . But for to telle you of his aray : His hors was good , but he ne was nought gay . 74 53.- Pruce . The knights of the Teutonic order , in Prussia , were ...
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... sayde thus ; " Lo , lordynges , trewely Ye ben to me right welcome hertily : For by my trouthe , if that I schal not lye , I ne saugh this yeer so mery a companye At oones in this herbergh , as is now . Fayn wold I do yow merthe , wiste ...
... sayde thus ; " Lo , lordynges , trewely Ye ben to me right welcome hertily : For by my trouthe , if that I schal not lye , I ne saugh this yeer so mery a companye At oones in this herbergh , as is now . Fayn wold I do yow merthe , wiste ...
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... 1820 1828. - fayre and wele . The MS . Harl . reads every dele , evidently a mere blundering repetition by the scribe of the conclusion of the preced- ing line . And he hem graunted mercy , and thus he sayde 74 THE CANTERBURY TALES .
... 1820 1828. - fayre and wele . The MS . Harl . reads every dele , evidently a mere blundering repetition by the scribe of the conclusion of the preced- ing line . And he hem graunted mercy , and thus he sayde 74 THE CANTERBURY TALES .
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... sayde : 1830 " To speke of real lynage and riches , Though that sche were a queen or a prynces , Ilk of yow bothe is worthy douteles To wedde when tyme is , but natheles I speke as for my suster Emelye , For whom ye have this stryf and ...
... sayde : 1830 " To speke of real lynage and riches , Though that sche were a queen or a prynces , Ilk of yow bothe is worthy douteles To wedde when tyme is , but natheles I speke as for my suster Emelye , For whom ye have this stryf and ...
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... sayde , Say youre avys , and holdeth yow apayde . This is youre ende , and youre conclusioun . " Who loketh lightly now but Palamoun ? Who spryngeth up for joye but Arcite ? Who couthe telle , or who couthe endite , The joye that is ...
... sayde , Say youre avys , and holdeth yow apayde . This is youre ende , and youre conclusioun . " Who loketh lightly now but Palamoun ? Who spryngeth up for joye but Arcite ? Who couthe telle , or who couthe endite , The joye that is ...
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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...