The Prologue, the Knightes Tale, the Nonne Prestes Tale from the Canterbury TalesClarendon Press, 1880 - 221 pages |
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Page xxv
... temple of Clemenzia ; marches to Thebes ; kills Creon , & c . , and brings home Palemone and Arcita , who are ' Damnati ― ad eterna presone . ' Bk . iii . Emilia , walking in a garden and singing , is heard and seen first by Arcita ...
... temple of Clemenzia ; marches to Thebes ; kills Creon , & c . , and brings home Palemone and Arcita , who are ' Damnati ― ad eterna presone . ' Bk . iii . Emilia , walking in a garden and singing , is heard and seen first by Arcita ...
Page xxvii
... temples of all the gods , makes a formal prayer to Mars . The prayer , being personified , is said to go and find Mars in his Temple in Thrace , which is described ; and Mars , upon understanding the message , causes favourable signs to ...
... temples of all the gods , makes a formal prayer to Mars . The prayer , being personified , is said to go and find Mars in his Temple in Thrace , which is described ; and Mars , upon understanding the message , causes favourable signs to ...
Page xlv
... temple , miracle , obstacle , propre = tabl ' , templ ' , miracl ' , & c . 7. Final es is a distinct syllable in- ( a ) The genitive case singular of nouns ; as , ' sowe's eeres ' ( Prol . l . 556 ) ; ' kingës court ' ( Knightes Tale ...
... temple , miracle , obstacle , propre = tabl ' , templ ' , miracl ' , & c . 7. Final es is a distinct syllable in- ( a ) The genitive case singular of nouns ; as , ' sowe's eeres ' ( Prol . l . 556 ) ; ' kingës court ' ( Knightes Tale ...
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... temple , Of which achatours mighten take exemple For to be wyse in beyying of vitaille . For whether that he payde , or took by taille , Algate he waytede so in his achate , That he was ay biforn and in good state . Now is not that of ...
... temple , Of which achatours mighten take exemple For to be wyse in beyying of vitaille . For whether that he payde , or took by taille , Algate he waytede so in his achate , That he was ay biforn and in good state . Now is not that of ...
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... temple of the goddesse Clemence We han ben waytynge al this fourtenight ; Now help us , lord , syth it is in thy might . 60 65 70 I wrecche , which that wepe and waylle thus , Was whilom wyf to kyng Capaneus , That starf at Thebes ...
... temple of the goddesse Clemence We han ben waytynge al this fourtenight ; Now help us , lord , syth it is in thy might . 60 65 70 I wrecche , which that wepe and waylle thus , Was whilom wyf to kyng Capaneus , That starf at Thebes ...
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