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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... side a swerd and a bokeler , And on that other side a gay daggere , Harneised wel , and sharp as poynt of spere ; A Cristofre on his brest of silver shene . An horn he bar , the bawdrik was of grene ; A forster was he , soothly , as I ...
... side a swerd and a bokeler , And on that other side a gay daggere , Harneised wel , and sharp as poynt of spere ; A Cristofre on his brest of silver shene . An horn he bar , the bawdrik was of grene ; A forster was he , soothly , as I ...
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... side ; His mouth as greet was as a greet forneys ; He was a janglere and a goliardeys , And that was most of sinne and harlotryes . Wel coude he stelen corn ° and tollen thryes ; And yet he hadde a thombe of gold , pardee ! A whyt cote ...
... side ; His mouth as greet was as a greet forneys ; He was a janglere and a goliardeys , And that was most of sinne and harlotryes . Wel coude he stelen corn ° and tollen thryes ; And yet he hadde a thombe of gold , pardee ! A whyt cote ...
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... surcote of pers upon he hade , And by his side he bar a rusty blade . Of Northfolk was this reve of which I telle , Biside a toun men clepen Baldeswelle . 605 610 615 620 Tukked he was as is a frere aboute , ° THE PROLOGUE 25 25.
... surcote of pers upon he hade , And by his side he bar a rusty blade . Of Northfolk was this reve of which I telle , Biside a toun men clepen Baldeswelle . 605 610 615 620 Tukked he was as is a frere aboute , ° THE PROLOGUE 25 25.
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... ; ther nis no remedye . ' Upon that other side Palamon , Whan that he wiste Arcite was agon , Swich sorwe he maketh that the grete tour 1255 1260 1265 1270 1275 Resouneth of his youling and clamour . The pure fettres 52 THE KNIGHT'S TALE.
... ; ther nis no remedye . ' Upon that other side Palamon , Whan that he wiste Arcite was agon , Swich sorwe he maketh that the grete tour 1255 1260 1265 1270 1275 Resouneth of his youling and clamour . The pure fettres 52 THE KNIGHT'S TALE.
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... side For jalousye and fere of him Arcite . ' Now wol I stinte of Palamon a lite And lete him in his prison stille dwelle , And of Arcita forth I wol yow telle . The somer passeth , and the nightes longe Encresen double wise the peynes ...
... side For jalousye and fere of him Arcite . ' Now wol I stinte of Palamon a lite And lete him in his prison stille dwelle , And of Arcita forth I wol yow telle . The somer passeth , and the nightes longe Encresen double wise the peynes ...
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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?