The Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer: With Poems Formely Printed Withhis Or Attributed to HimG. Bell and Sons, 1906 |
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... lord the duc John of Lancastre , ” as said in MS . Trin . Coll . Camb . R. 3 , 20 , p . 130 ; The Complaint of Venus , ' which belongs to the foregoing , though written at a later period ; the poem called Anelida and Arcite , ' written ...
... lord the duc John of Lancastre , ” as said in MS . Trin . Coll . Camb . R. 3 , 20 , p . 130 ; The Complaint of Venus , ' which belongs to the foregoing , though written at a later period ; the poem called Anelida and Arcite , ' written ...
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... Lord Scrope to the Arms ' azure a bend or , ' in opposition to the claim of Sir Robert Grosvenor . As every personal anecdote relating to Chaucer deserves preservation , the concluding passage of his deposition will be read with ...
... Lord Scrope to the Arms ' azure a bend or , ' in opposition to the claim of Sir Robert Grosvenor . As every personal anecdote relating to Chaucer deserves preservation , the concluding passage of his deposition will be read with ...
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... Lord's Prayer , Hallowed be thy name ? is the translation of sanctifi- cetur nomen tuum . Kouthe , known , from kennen , to know , survives in our uncouth , unknown , strange . 3 Thomas à Becket , the Chancellor of Henry II . The King ...
... Lord's Prayer , Hallowed be thy name ? is the translation of sanctifi- cetur nomen tuum . Kouthe , known , from kennen , to know , survives in our uncouth , unknown , strange . 3 Thomas à Becket , the Chancellor of Henry II . The King ...
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... Lord de Joinville tells us that she came into his cabin in great distress , and that he said to her , Madame , vow to make a pilgrimage to my Lord Saint Nicholas , at Varengeville , and I promise you that God will restore us in safety ...
... Lord de Joinville tells us that she came into his cabin in great distress , and that he said to her , Madame , vow to make a pilgrimage to my Lord Saint Nicholas , at Varengeville , and I promise you that God will restore us in safety ...
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... lord of Palatye , ' Ageyn another hethene in Turkye : the cup went round , which was done ceremoniously , he was served first , and , therefore , began before all other nations , that is , natives of the several states of Germany , who ...
... lord of Palatye , ' Ageyn another hethene in Turkye : the cup went round , which was done ceremoniously , he was served first , and , therefore , began before all other nations , that is , natives of the several states of Germany , who ...
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