The Prologue, the Knightes Tale, the Nonne Prestes Tale from the Canterbury TalesClarendon Press, 1880 - 221 pages |
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Page vii
... Lady Blanche of Lancaster , at Reading , and at the famous joustings subsequently held at London in honour of the event . Life of Chaucer by Sir H. Nicolas . We have no means of ascertaining how he spent the INTRODUCTION . vii.
... Lady Blanche of Lancaster , at Reading , and at the famous joustings subsequently held at London in honour of the event . Life of Chaucer by Sir H. Nicolas . We have no means of ascertaining how he spent the INTRODUCTION . vii.
Page viii
... lady - love , tells us that for many years he dared not speak his feelings towards her , and when at last he did so ... ladies in attendance on Queen Philippa , and in 1366 a pension of 10 marks was granted to her . After the death of ...
... lady - love , tells us that for many years he dared not speak his feelings towards her , and when at last he did so ... ladies in attendance on Queen Philippa , and in 1366 a pension of 10 marks was granted to her . After the death of ...
Page ix
... lady name righte . She was therto bothe faire and bryghte , She haddë not hir name wronge . ' allow , grant . ( Dethe of Blaunche the Duchesse , ll . 947-950 . ) In the course of the next ten years ( 1370-1380 INTRODUCTION . ix.
... lady name righte . She was therto bothe faire and bryghte , She haddë not hir name wronge . ' allow , grant . ( Dethe of Blaunche the Duchesse , ll . 947-950 . ) In the course of the next ten years ( 1370-1380 INTRODUCTION . ix.
Page xi
... Ladies of the Chamber to Queen Philippa on Sept. 12 , 1366 , and subsequently . It is possible that Philippa Chaucer was a relative or namesake of Geoffrey , and that he married her in the spring or early summer of 1374 ; if not , he ...
... Ladies of the Chamber to Queen Philippa on Sept. 12 , 1366 , and subsequently . It is possible that Philippa Chaucer was a relative or namesake of Geoffrey , and that he married her in the spring or early summer of 1374 ; if not , he ...
Page xiv
... , for ye be my lady dere ; I am so sory now that ye been lyght , For , certes , but - yf ye make me hevy chere , Me were as leef be layd upon my bere . On Christmas Eve , 1399 , the poet covenanted for xiv INTRODUCTION .
... , for ye be my lady dere ; I am so sory now that ye been lyght , For , certes , but - yf ye make me hevy chere , Me were as leef be layd upon my bere . On Christmas Eve , 1399 , the poet covenanted for xiv INTRODUCTION .
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