The Prologue, the Knightes Tale, the Nonne Prestes Tale from the Canterbury TalesClarendon Press, 1880 - 221 pages |
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Page 69
... hour he walketh forth a paas Unto the lystes , ther hire temple was , 1360 And doun he kneleth , and , with humble cheere And herte sore , he seide as ye schul heere . ' Faireste of faire , o lady myn Venus , Doughter of Jove , and ...
... hour he walketh forth a paas Unto the lystes , ther hire temple was , 1360 And doun he kneleth , and , with humble cheere And herte sore , he seide as ye schul heere . ' Faireste of faire , o lady myn Venus , Doughter of Jove , and ...
Page 71
... hour inequal that Palamon Bigan to Venus temple for to goon , Up roos the sonne , and up roos Emelye , 1415 And to the temple of Diane gan sche hye . Hire maydens , that sche thider with hire ladde , Ful redily with hem the fyr they ...
... hour inequal that Palamon Bigan to Venus temple for to goon , Up roos the sonne , and up roos Emelye , 1415 And to the temple of Diane gan sche hye . Hire maydens , that sche thider with hire ladde , Ful redily with hem the fyr they ...
Page 149
... hour of which ( 1. 635 ) was dedicated to Venus ( 1. 678 ) and to lovers ' vows ( 1. 643 ) . ( Skeat . ) 1. 613. clarré . The French term claré seems simply to have denoted a clear transparent wine , but in its most usual sense a ...
... hour of which ( 1. 635 ) was dedicated to Venus ( 1. 678 ) and to lovers ' vows ( 1. 643 ) . ( Skeat . ) 1. 613. clarré . The French term claré seems simply to have denoted a clear transparent wine , but in its most usual sense a ...
Page 151
... hour dedicated to Venus , i . e . during the hour after sunrise on a Friday . If however this seem for a moment doubtful , all doubt is removed by the following lines : - 66 ' Right as the Friday , sothly for to telle , Now it schyneth ...
... hour dedicated to Venus , i . e . during the hour after sunrise on a Friday . If however this seem for a moment doubtful , all doubt is removed by the following lines : - 66 ' Right as the Friday , sothly for to telle , Now it schyneth ...
Page 155
... hour of the Sunday , reckoning from sunrise , belonged to the sun , the planet of the day ; the second to Venus , the third to Mercury , & c .; and con- tinuing this method of allotment , we shall find that the twenty - second hour also ...
... hour of the Sunday , reckoning from sunrise , belonged to the sun , the planet of the day ; the second to Venus , the third to Mercury , & c .; and con- tinuing this method of allotment , we shall find that the twenty - second hour also ...
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