The Canterbury Tales of Geoffrey Chaucer: A New Text with Illustrative Notes, Volume 24Percy Society, 1847 - Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages |
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... Tales appear to have been the compilation of Chaucer's latter years ; for they contain allusions to events so late as the year 1386 , and if ( as there appears little room for doubt ) there are allusions in the Man of Lawes Tale to the ...
... Tales appear to have been the compilation of Chaucer's latter years ; for they contain allusions to events so late as the year 1386 , and if ( as there appears little room for doubt ) there are allusions in the Man of Lawes Tale to the ...
Page xvii
... Tale , — al the love of Palamon and Arcite , Of Thebes , though the storie is knowen lite ; " as well as the life of St. Cecilia , or the Second Nonnes Tale , - " And made the life also of Saint Cecile . " It is quite clear that we ...
... Tale , — al the love of Palamon and Arcite , Of Thebes , though the storie is knowen lite ; " as well as the life of St. Cecilia , or the Second Nonnes Tale , - " And made the life also of Saint Cecile . " It is quite clear that we ...
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... tales told by the pilgrims , but also to describe their journey , And all the remnant of their pilgrimage [ ver . 726 ] ; including , probably , their adventures at Canterbury as well as upon the road . If we add , that the tales ...
... tales told by the pilgrims , but also to describe their journey , And all the remnant of their pilgrimage [ ver . 726 ] ; including , probably , their adventures at Canterbury as well as upon the road . If we add , that the tales ...
Page xix
... tales of the knight , miller , reve , and cook , and in placing them im- mediately after the general prologue , and it is therefore probable that they were left in that state by Chaucer . The Cookes Tale was evidently left unfinished by ...
... tales of the knight , miller , reve , and cook , and in placing them im- mediately after the general prologue , and it is therefore probable that they were left in that state by Chaucer . The Cookes Tale was evidently left unfinished by ...
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... tale of Gamelyn to fill up what he supposed a lacuna , but whence he obtained this tale it is difficult to conjecture . Tyrwhitt is so entirely wrong in saying that this tale is not found in any manuscript of the first authority , that ...
... tale of Gamelyn to fill up what he supposed a lacuna , but whence he obtained this tale it is difficult to conjecture . Tyrwhitt is so entirely wrong in saying that this tale is not found in any manuscript of the first authority , that ...
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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...