Chaucer's Canterbury PilgrimageWilliam Blackwood and Sons, 1892 - 283 pages |
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Page 63
... carried the usual long bow , he had the archer's guard on his left arm , and every arrow in the sheaf attached to his girdle was a perfect one , with each of its feathers placed at the proper angle , so that it might fly true to the ...
... carried the usual long bow , he had the archer's guard on his left arm , and every arrow in the sheaf attached to his girdle was a perfect one , with each of its feathers placed at the proper angle , so that it might fly true to the ...
Page 64
... carried her rosary of pretty beads with large green ones occurring at regular intervals , and attached to it was a handsome brooch on which was engraved the device of an A , " surmounted by a crown , with the motto Amor vincit omnia ...
... carried her rosary of pretty beads with large green ones occurring at regular intervals , and attached to it was a handsome brooch on which was engraved the device of an A , " surmounted by a crown , with the motto Amor vincit omnia ...
Page 70
... carry off from the poorest widow of his district the most worthless thing she would give him , if he could not persuade her to give him anything better . He therefore drew in a large sum every year ; and , in fact , the amount of money ...
... carry off from the poorest widow of his district the most worthless thing she would give him , if he could not persuade her to give him anything better . He therefore drew in a large sum every year ; and , in fact , the amount of money ...
Page 77
... carried . They were evidently shrewd men of business , and such as would be well able to sustain the credit of the class to which they belonged , and to occupy places of honour on important public occasions ; indeed the income of each ...
... carried . They were evidently shrewd men of business , and such as would be well able to sustain the credit of the class to which they belonged , and to occupy places of honour on important public occasions ; indeed the income of each ...
Page 78
... carried a dagger under his arm , attached to a belt passing round his shoulder ; and he rode as all sailors do , just as he could ; his steed , likewise , being more remarkable for strength than for elegance . He was far more at home ...
... carried a dagger under his arm , attached to a belt passing round his shoulder ; and he rode as all sailors do , just as he could ; his steed , likewise , being more remarkable for strength than for elegance . He was far more at home ...
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