The Student's Chaucer: Being a Complete Edition of His WorksMacmillan and Company, 1894 - 881 pages |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 84
Page 6
... swich solace , swich joye , and play , I trowe that never man ne say , As in that place delitous . The gardin was not daungerous To herberwe briddes many oon . So riche a tyerd was never noon Of briddes songe , and braunches grene ...
... swich solace , swich joye , and play , I trowe that never man ne say , As in that place delitous . The gardin was not daungerous To herberwe briddes many oon . So riche a tyerd was never noon Of briddes songe , and braunches grene ...
Page 8
... swich melodye 675 Was herd of man that mighte dye . Swich swete song was hem among , That me thoughte it no briddes song , Sir Mirthe ; for my desiring Was him to seen , over alle thing , His countenaunce and his manere : That sighte ...
... swich melodye 675 Was herd of man that mighte dye . Swich swete song was hem among , That me thoughte it no briddes song , Sir Mirthe ; for my desiring Was him to seen , over alle thing , His countenaunce and his manere : That sighte ...
Page 9
... swich refreininge , It sat hir wonder wel to singe . Hir vois ful cleer was and ful swete . She was nought rude ne unmete , But couthe y - now of swich doing As longeth unto caroling : For she was wont in every place To singen first ...
... swich refreininge , It sat hir wonder wel to singe . Hir vois ful cleer was and ful swete . She was nought rude ne unmete , But couthe y - now of swich doing As longeth unto caroling : For she was wont in every place To singen first ...
Page 13
... swich plentee sende 1145 Of gold and silver for to spende Withoute lakking or daungere , As it were poured in a garnere . Largesse . And after on the daunce wente LARGESSE , that sette al hir entente 1150 For to be honourable and free ...
... swich plentee sende 1145 Of gold and silver for to spende Withoute lakking or daungere , As it were poured in a garnere . Largesse . And after on the daunce wente LARGESSE , that sette al hir entente 1150 For to be honourable and free ...
Page 14
... swich an age As Youthe his leef , and swich corage . The lusty folk + thus daunced there , And also other that with hem were , That weren alle of hir meynee ; Ful hende folk , and wys , and free , And folk of fair port , trewely , The ...
... swich an age As Youthe his leef , and swich corage . The lusty folk + thus daunced there , And also other that with hem were , That weren alle of hir meynee ; Ful hende folk , and wys , and free , And folk of fair port , trewely , The ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
agayn allas alwey anon anoon answerde ayein biforn certes certeyn chere cleped comen comune conseil coude Criseyde Crist dede deeth dere dide doon doun drede dryve fader freend goddes gode goon goth greet gret grete hath heer herd herte hevene hond hous in-to joye kepe lady leve litel loke lord maken manere mede myn herte never night no-thing noon nought ofte Pandarus peyne preye quod rede resoun richesse saugh seint seith seyde seye seyn shal sholde sholden shul shulde sinne sith sone sonne sorwe speke swete swich tale thanne thee ther therfore thilke thing thise thogh thou shalt thurgh thyn toun trewe Troilus trouthe tyme un-to up-on verray werkes whan who-so whyl wight wikked with-outen wolde womman woot wroot wyse y-wis yeve
Popular passages
Page 418 - For if he yaf, he dorste make avaunt, He wiste that a man was repentaunt. For many a man so hard is of his herte, He may nat wepe al-thogh him sore smerte. Therefore, in stede of weping and preyeres, Men moot yeve silver to the povre freres.
Page 415 - To feme halwes, couthe in sondry londes ; And specially, from every shires ende Of Engelond, to Caunterbury they wende, The holy blisful martir for to seke, That hem hath holpen, whan that they were seke.
Page 546 - But ye that holden this tale a folye, As of a fox, or of a cok and hen, Taketh the moralitee, good men.
Page 421 - This noble ensample to his sheep he yaf, That first he wroghte, and afterward he taughte ; Out of the gospel he tho wordes caughte ; And this figure he added eek ther-to, That if gold ruste, what shal iren do...
Page 417 - A love-knotte in the gretter ende ther was. His heed was balled, that shoon as any glas, And eek his face, as he had been anoint. He was a lord ful fat and in good point...
Page 416 - Harneised wel, and sharp as point 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 gesse. Ther was also a Nonne, a PRIORESSE, That of hir smyling was ful simple and coy; Hir gretteste ooth was but by se•ynt Loy; 120 And she was cleped madame Eglentyne.
Page 416 - In hope to stonden in his lady grace. Embrouded was he, as it were a mede Al ful of fresshe floures, whyte and rede. 90 Singinge he was, or floytinge, al the day ; He was as fresh as is the month of May.
Page 425 - Shal have a soper at our aller cost Here in this place, sitting by this post, Whan that we come agayn fro Caunterbury. And for to make yow the more mery, I wol my-selven gladly with yow ryde, Eight at myn owne cost, and be your gyde.
Page 416 - For Frensh of Paris was to hir unknowe. At mete wel y-taught was she with-alle; She leet no morsel from hir lippes falle, Ne wette hir fingres in hir sauce depe.
Page 419 - For his science, and for his heigh renoun Of fees and robes hadde he many oon. So greet a purchasour was nowher noon. Al was fee simple to him in effect, His purchasing mighte nat been infect. 320 Nowher so bisy a man as he ther nas, And yet he semed bisier than he was.