 | Percy Society - English literature - 1847 - 360 pages
...Tyrwhitt, appears to have originated with some one who did not know the meaning of the other word. Upon the cop right of his nose he hade A werte, and...and wyde. A swerd and a bocler baar he by his side. 560 His mouth as wyde was as a gret forneys. He was a jangler, and a golyardeys, And that was most... | |
 | Percy Society - English literature - 1847 - 358 pages
...mentions a wrestling.match at Westminster, in the year 2222, at which a ram was the prize."—Tyrwhilt. Upon the cop right of his nose he hade A werte, and theron stood a tuft of heres, Eeede as the berstles of a souwes eeres. His nose-thurles blake were and wyde. A swerd and a bocler... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages - 1853 - 248 pages
...rennyng with his heed. His herd as ony sowe or fox was reed, And therto brood, as though it were a spade. Upon the cop right of his nose he hade A werte, and therou -stood a tuft of heres, Keede as the berstles of a souwes eeres. His nose-thurles blake were... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - English poetry - 1854 - 294 pages
...rennyng with his heed. His berd as ony sowe or fox was reed, And therto brood, as though it were a spade. Upon the cop right of his nose he hade A werte, and...and wyde. A swerd and a bocler baar he by his side, His mouth as wyde was as a gret forneys. He was a jangler, and a golyardeys, And that was most of synne... | |
 | Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1865 - 244 pages
...spade. TTpon the cop right of his nose he hade top A werte, and theron stood a tuft of heres, Keede as the berstles of a souwes eeres. His nose-thurles blake were and wyde. nostrils A swerd and a bocler baar he by his side, His mouth as wyde was as a gret forneys. furnace... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1866 - 388 pages
...rennyng with his heed. His berd as ony sowe or fox was reed, And therto brood, as though it were a spade. Upon the cop right of his nose he hade A werte, and...His nose-thurles blake were and wyde. A swerd and a boeler baar he by his side, His mouth as wyde was as a gret forneys. He was aj angler, and a golyardeys,... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages - 1867 - 282 pages
...rennyng with his heed. His berd as ony sowe or fox was reed, And therto brood, as though it were a spade. Upon the cop right of his nose he hade A werte, and...and wyde. A swerd and a bocler baar he by his side, His mouth as wyde was as a gret forneys. He was a jangler, and a golyardeys, And that was most of synne... | |
 | William Brighty Rands - 1869 - 350 pages
...rennyng with his heed. His berd as ony sowe or fox was reed, And therto brood, as though it were a spade. Upon the cop right of his nose he hade A werte, and...and wyde. A swerd and a bocler baar he by his side, His mouth as wyde was as a gret forneys. He was aj angler, and a golyardeys, And that was most of synne... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1869 - 304 pages
...rennyng with his heed. His berd as ony sowe or fox was reed, And therto brood, as though it were a spade. Upon the cop right of his nose he hade A werte, and theron stood a tuft of heres, 555 Reede as the berstles of a sowes eeres. His nose-thurles blake were and wyde. A swerd and bocler... | |
 | Adenes (called Le Roi.) - 1869 - 188 pages
...with his heed. His berd as ony sowe or fox was reed, And thereto brood, as though it were a spade. Upon the cop right of his nose he hade A werte, and thereon stoode a tuft of heeres, Reede as the berstles of a sowe's eares." The difficulties of such... | |
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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... 
