Chaucer's Canterbury PilgrimageWilliam Blackwood and Sons, 1892 - 283 pages |
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Page 13
... learned and afterwards adopted the more artistic and polished diction of the Italian school . In all likelihood he knew both Boccaccio and Petrarch personally , though it is somewhat strange that , borrowing so largely from the former ...
... learned and afterwards adopted the more artistic and polished diction of the Italian school . In all likelihood he knew both Boccaccio and Petrarch personally , though it is somewhat strange that , borrowing so largely from the former ...
Page 61
... learned ; and then , when we came to know the man , the soul of honour , the perfection of kindliness and consideration for others , brave in war , prudent in counsel , modest in demeanour , and dignified in speech and action , we one ...
... learned ; and then , when we came to know the man , the soul of honour , the perfection of kindliness and consideration for others , brave in war , prudent in counsel , modest in demeanour , and dignified in speech and action , we one ...
Page 87
... learned the golden rule , 2 and he made it the guide of his life , ever resolving to act upon it , whatever fortune the doing of it might bring him . He was careful to comply with all the demands of the Church , and to contribute what ...
... learned the golden rule , 2 and he made it the guide of his life , ever resolving to act upon it , whatever fortune the doing of it might bring him . He was careful to comply with all the demands of the Church , and to contribute what ...
Page 91
... learned carpentering in his youth , he was a handy man about his farm , and saved much expense in that way . Ever since his master had entered upon his property , he had , year by year , given a clear state- ment of its value ; and no ...
... learned carpentering in his youth , he was a handy man about his farm , and saved much expense in that way . Ever since his master had entered upon his property , he had , year by year , given a clear state- ment of its value ; and no ...
Page 136
... learned regarding the Lady Constance ; and the Sultan was so impressed with what they told him , that he could think of nothing except her beauty and her goodness . He fell to " sighing like a furnace , " as all true lovers do , and he ...
... learned regarding the Lady Constance ; and the Sultan was so impressed with what they told him , that he could think of nothing except her beauty and her goodness . He fell to " sighing like a furnace , " as all true lovers do , and he ...
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