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" 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. "
The Canterbury Tales of Geoffrey Chaucer: A New Text with Illustrative Notes - Page 7
by Geoffrey Chaucer - 1847
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Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the ..., Volume 24

Percy Society - English literature - 1847 - 358 pages
...For ther was he not like a cloysterer, 261 With a thredbare cope, as a pore scoler, But he was like a maister or a pope. Of double worstede was his semy-cope,...wantounesse, To make his Englissch swete upon his tungc ; And in his harpyng, whan that he hadde sunge, His eyghen twynkeled in his heed aright, 269...
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The History of Ludlow and Its Neighbourhood: Forming a Popular Sketch of the ...

Thomas Wright - Ludlow (England) - 1852 - 574 pages
...like a maister or a pope. Of double worstede was his semy-cope, That rounded was as a belle out of a presse." Somwhat he lipsede, for wantounesse, To make...hadde sunge, His eyghen twynkeled in his heed aright, As don the sterres in the frosty night." No part of England could boast so many monastic establishments,...
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The History of Ludlow and Its Neighbourhood: Forming a Popular Sketch of the ...

Thomas Wright - Ludlow (England) - 1852 - 558 pages
...was his semy-cope, That rounded was as a belle out of a presse.' Somwhat he lipsede, for wantonnesse, To make his Englissch swete upon his tunge; And in...hadde sunge, His eyghen twynkeled in his heed aright, As don the sterres in the frosty night." No part of England could boast so many monastic establishments,...
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The History of Ludlow and Its Neighbourhood: Forming a Popular Sketch of the ...

Thomas Wright - Ludlow (England) - 1852 - 570 pages
...helpe. For ther was he not like a cloysterer, With a thredbare cope, as a pore scoler, But he was like a maister or a pope. Of double worstede was his semy-cope, That rounded was as a belle out of a presse.' Somwhat he lipsede, for wantounesse, To make his Englissch swete upon his tunge; And in...
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The History of Ludlow and Its Neighbourhood: Forming a Popular Sketch of the ...

Thomas Wright - Ludlow (England) - 1852 - 574 pages
...helpe. For ther was he not like a cloysterer, With a thredbare cope, as a pore scoler, But he was like a maister or a pope. Of double worstede was his semy-cope, That ronnded was as a belle out of a presse/ Somwhat he lipsede, for wantounesse, To make his Englissch...
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Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer, Volume 1

Geoffrey Chaucer - English poetry - 1854 - 294 pages
...cloysterer, With a thredbare cope3 as a pore scoler, But he was like a maister or a pope. Of double worsteds was his semy-cope, That rounded was as a belle out...Englissch swete upon his tunge; And in his harpyng, whau that he hadde sunge, His eyghen twynkeled in his heed aright, As don the sterres in the frosty...
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De Vrije Fries, Volume 10

Friesland (Netherlands) - 1865 - 496 pages
...volgt, ten teeken der groote verwarring, to delen, in vs. 247 boven aangehaald.) Vs. 26(5. SomwJiat he lipsede for wantounesse To make his Englissch swete upon his tunge. Uit malligheid lispte hij (de monnik) zoo wat, om zijn Engelsch op zijne tong liefelijk te maken. Vs....
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The Prologue, the Knightes Tale, the Nonne Preestes Tale: From the ...

Geoffrey Chaucer - Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages - 1867 - 282 pages
...ther was he not like a cloysterer, With a thredbare cope as a pore scoler, But he was like a^maister or a pope. Of double worstede was his semy-cope, That rounded was as- a belle out "of presse. 265 Somwhat he lipsede, for [his] wantounesse, To make his ^Englissch swete upon his tunge ; And in...
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The Ellesmere Ms. of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales

Geoffrey Chaucer - Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages - 1868 - 784 pages
...there he was nat lyk a Cloystrer "With a thredbare cope / as is a poure scoler 260 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 264 To make his englissh" /...
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Chaucer's England, by Matthew Browne

William Brighty Rands - 1869 - 346 pages
...helpe. For ther was he not like a cloysterer, With a thredbare cope as a pore scoler, But he was like a maister or a pope. Of double worstede was his semy-cope,...hadde sunge, His eyghen twynkeled in his heed aright, As don the sterres in the frosty night. This worthi lymytour was called Huberd.' This pleasant vagabond...
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