The Canterbury Tales of Geoffrey Chaucer: A New Text with Illustrative Notes, Volume 24Percy Society, 1847 - Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages |
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... schal the world be served ? Lat Austyn have his swynk to him reserved . Therfore he was a pricasour aright : Greyhoundes he hadde as swifte as fowel in flight : Of prikyng and of huntyng for the hare Was al his lust , for no cost wolde ...
... schal the world be served ? Lat Austyn have his swynk to him reserved . Therfore he was a pricasour aright : Greyhoundes he hadde as swifte as fowel in flight : Of prikyng and of huntyng for the hare Was al his lust , for no cost wolde ...
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... schal pace The wisdom of an heep of lernede men ? Of maystres hadde moo than thries ten , That were of lawe expert and curious : Of which ther were a doseyn in an hous , Worthi to be stiwardes of rente and lond Of any lord that is in ...
... schal pace The wisdom of an heep of lernede men ? Of maystres hadde moo than thries ten , That were of lawe expert and curious : Of which ther were a doseyn in an hous , Worthi to be stiwardes of rente and lond Of any lord that is in ...
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... schal telle a tale aftur a man , He moste reherce , as neigh as ever he can , Every word , if it be in his charge , Al speke he never so rudely ne large ; Or elles he moot telle his tale untrewe , Or feyne thing , or fynde wordes newe ...
... schal telle a tale aftur a man , He moste reherce , as neigh as ever he can , Every word , if it be in his charge , Al speke he never so rudely ne large ; Or elles he moot telle his tale untrewe , Or feyne thing , or fynde wordes newe ...
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... 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 I how . And of a merthe I am right now bythought , To doon you eese , and it schal coste nought . 750 760 ...
... 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 I how . And of a merthe I am right now bythought , To doon you eese , and it schal coste nought . 750 760 ...
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... schal telle tales tweye , To Caunturburi - ward , I mene it so , And hom - ward he schal tellen othur tuo , Of aventures that ther han bifalle . And which of yow that bereth him best of alle , That is to seye , that telleth in this caas ...
... schal telle tales tweye , To Caunturburi - ward , I mene it so , And hom - ward he schal tellen othur tuo , Of aventures that ther han bifalle . And which of yow that bereth him best of alle , That is to seye , that telleth in this caas ...
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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...