The Prologue to the Book of the Tales of Canterbury: The Knight's Tale. The Nun's Priest's TaleMacmillan Company, 1922 |
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... greet strengthe . And he hadde been somtime in chivachye In Flaundres , in Artoys , and Picardye , And born him wel , as of so litel space , In hope to stonden in his lady grace . Embrouded was he , as it were a mede Al ful of freshe ...
... greet strengthe . And he hadde been somtime in chivachye In Flaundres , in Artoys , and Picardye , And born him wel , as of so litel space , In hope to stonden in his lady grace . Embrouded was he , as it were a mede Al ful of freshe ...
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... greet disport , And ful plesaunt , and amiable of port , And peyned hir to countrefete chere Of Court , and to been estatlich of manere , And to ben holden digne of reverence . But , for to speken of hir conscience , She was so ...
... greet disport , And ful plesaunt , and amiable of port , And peyned hir to countrefete chere Of Court , and to been estatlich of manere , And to ben holden digne of reverence . But , for to speken of hir conscience , She was so ...
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... greet estat . Now certeynly he was a fair prelat ; He was nat pale as a for - pined goost . A fat swan loved he best of any roost . His palfrey was as broun as is a berie . A FRERE ther was , a wantoun and a merie , A limitour , a ful ...
... greet estat . Now certeynly he was a fair prelat ; He was nat pale as a for - pined goost . A fat swan loved he best of any roost . His palfrey was as broun as is a berie . A FRERE ther was , a wantoun and a merie , A limitour , a ful ...
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... greet reverence He semed swich , his wordes weren so wise . Justice he was ful often in assise , - wys , By patente and by pleyn commissioun ; For his science and for his heigh renoun Of fees and robes hadde he many oon . So greet a ...
... greet reverence He semed swich , his wordes weren so wise . Justice he was ful often in assise , - wys , By patente and by pleyn commissioun ; For his science and for his heigh renoun Of fees and robes hadde he many oon . So greet a ...
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... greet , was he ; Seynt Julian he was in his contree . His breed , his ale , was alweys after oon ; A bettre envined man was nowher noon . Withouten bake - mete was nevere his hous Of fish and flesh , and that so plentevous , It snewed ...
... greet , was he ; Seynt Julian he was in his contree . His breed , his ale , was alweys after oon ; A bettre envined man was nowher noon . Withouten bake - mete was nevere his hous Of fish and flesh , and that so plentevous , It snewed ...
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Page 1 - WHAN that Aprille with his shoures soote The droghte of March hath perced to the roote. And bathed every veyne in swich licour, Of which vertu engendred is the flour; Whan Zephirus eek with his sweete breeth Inspired hath in every holt and heeth The tendre croppes...
Page 274 - The intelligible forms of ancient poets, The fair humanities of old religion, The power, the beauty, and the majesty, That had their haunts in dale, or piny mountain. Or forest by slow stream, or pebbly spring, Or chasms and wat'ry depths; all these have vanished ; They live no longer in the faith of reason!
Page 23 - 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...
Page 192 - The tendre croppes, and the yonge sonne Hath in the Ram his halve cours yronne, And smale foweles maken melodye, That slepen al the nyght with open ye (So priketh hem nature in hir corages); Thanne longen folk to goon on pilgrimages, And palmeres for to seken straunge strondes...
Page 4 - With lokkes crulle, as they were leyd in presse. Of twenty yeer of age he was, I gesse. Of his stature he was of evene lengthe, And wonderly deliver, and greet of strengthe.
Page 147 - Or elles, if free choys be graunted me To do that same thing, or do it noght, Though god forwoot it, er that it was wroght ; Or if his witing streyneth nevere a del But by necessitee condicionel.
Page 21 - Or with a bretherhed to been withholde; But dwelte at hoom, and kepte wel his folde, So that the wolf ne made it nat miscarie ; He was a shepherde and no mercenarie. And though he holy were, and vertuous, He was to sinful man nat despitous, Ne of his speche daungerous ne digne, But in his teching discreet and benigne.
Page 13 - Souninge in moral vertu was his speche, And gladly wolde he lerne, and gladly teche.
Page 24 - Now is nat that of God a ful fair grace, That swich a lewed mannes wit shal pace The wisdom of an heep of lerned men?