The Prologue, the Knightes Tale, the Nonne Prestes Tale from the Canterbury TalesClarendon Press, 1880 - 221 pages |
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... gold ful schene , On which was first i - write a crowned A , And after , Amor vincit omnia . Another NONNE with hire hadde sche , That was hire chapeleyne , and , PRESTES thre . A MONK ther was , a fair for the maistrie , An out ...
... gold ful schene , On which was first i - write a crowned A , And after , Amor vincit omnia . Another NONNE with hire hadde sche , That was hire chapeleyne , and , PRESTES thre . A MONK ther was , a fair for the maistrie , An out ...
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... gold y - wrought a curious pynne : A love - knotte in the grettere ende ther was . His heed was balled , that schon as eny glas , And eek his face as he hadde ben anoynt . He was a lord ful fat and in good poynt ; His eyen steepe , and ...
... gold y - wrought a curious pynne : A love - knotte in the grettere ende ther was . His heed was balled , that schon as eny glas , And eek his face as he hadde ben anoynt . He was a lord ful fat and in good poynt ; His eyen steepe , and ...
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... gold in cofre ; But al that he mighte of his frendes hente , On bookes and on lernyng he it spente , And busily gan for the soules preye 300 Of hem that yaf him wherwith to scoleye , Of studie took he most cure and most heede . Not oo ...
... gold in cofre ; But al that he mighte of his frendes hente , On bookes and on lernyng he it spente , And busily gan for the soules preye 300 Of hem that yaf him wherwith to scoleye , Of studie took he most cure and most heede . Not oo ...
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... gold in phisik is a cordial , Therfore he lovede gold in special . A good WIF was ther of byside BATHE , But sche was somdel deef , and that was skathe . Of cloth - makyng she hadde such an haunt , Sche passede hem of Ypres and of Gaunt ...
... gold in phisik is a cordial , Therfore he lovede gold in special . A good WIF was ther of byside BATHE , But sche was somdel deef , and that was skathe . Of cloth - makyng she hadde such an haunt , Sche passede hem of Ypres and of Gaunt ...
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... gold ruste , what schal yren doo ? 500 For if a prest be foul , on whom we truste , No wonder is a lewed man to ruste ; And schame it is , if that a prest take kepe , A [ foul ] schepherde [ to se ] and a clene schepe ; Wel oughte a ...
... gold ruste , what schal yren doo ? 500 For if a prest be foul , on whom we truste , No wonder is a lewed man to ruste ; And schame it is , if that a prest take kepe , A [ foul ] schepherde [ to se ] and a clene schepe ; Wel oughte a ...
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