The Prologue to the Canterbury Tales: With Notes, Plan of Preparation, Examination Papers, and Glossary by J.M.D. MeiklejohnW.& R. Chambers, 1882 - 96 pages |
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... ther as I yow devyse . But natheles , whil I have tyme and space , 35 Or that I forther in this tale pace , Me thinketh it acordaunt to resoun , To telle yow al the condicioun Of eche of hem , so as it semede me , And whiche they weren ...
... ther as I yow devyse . But natheles , whil I have tyme and space , 35 Or that I forther in this tale pace , Me thinketh it acordaunt to resoun , To telle yow al the condicioun Of eche of hem , so as it semede me , And whiche they weren ...
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... ther was his sone , a yong SQUYER , 80 And wente for to doon his pilgrimage . A lovyere , and a lusty bacheler , 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 ...
... ther was his sone , a yong SQUYER , 80 And wente for to doon his pilgrimage . A lovyere , and a lusty bacheler , 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 ...
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... Ther was also a Nonne , a PRIORESSE , That of hire smylyng was ful symple and coy ; Hire gretteste ooth ne was but by seynt Loy ; 120 And sche was cleped madame Eglentyne . Ful wel sche sang the servise divyne , Entuned in hire nose ful ...
... Ther was also a Nonne , a PRIORESSE , That of hire smylyng was ful symple and coy ; Hire gretteste ooth ne was but by seynt Loy ; 120 And sche was cleped madame Eglentyne . Ful wel sche sang the servise divyne , Entuned in hire nose ful ...
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... ther was , a fair for the maistrie , 165 An out - rydere , that lovede venerye ; A manly man , to ben an abbot able . Ful many a deynté hors hadde he in stable : And whan he rood , men mighte his bridel heere Gynglen in a whistlyng wynd ...
... ther was , a fair for the maistrie , 165 An out - rydere , that lovede venerye ; A manly man , to ben an abbot able . Ful many a deynté hors hadde he in stable : And whan he rood , men mighte his bridel heere Gynglen in a whistlyng wynd ...
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... Ther as this lord was kepere of the selle , The reule of seynt Maure or of seint Beneyt , Bycause that it was old and somdel streyt , This ilke monk leet olde thinges pace , And held after the newe world the space . He yaf nat of that ...
... Ther as this lord was kepere of the selle , The reule of seynt Maure or of seint Beneyt , Bycause that it was old and somdel streyt , This ilke monk leet olde thinges pace , And held after the newe world the space . He yaf nat of that ...
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adverb atte berd bettre bokeler But-if called Canterbury Canterbury Tales Chaucer Clepen clerk Cogs Courtepy couthe dative dialect Doublet Edward III English eyghen Fader French accent ful fair genitive German Grammar gret guttural hath heed Heih Hence hire hond hood horse John of Gaunt Julius Cæsar king knarre knight language Latin Leet line 29 line 46 Lond London lord lovede Low Lat manere Maunciple meaning Mede mery metathesis Milton moche modern moot morwe note on line nought noun oldest past tense phrase pilgrimage pilgrims pleyn plural pronunciation reed reeve saugh Sawtrie says schal sche schort schulde Scotch Scotland Seynt Shak Shakspeare shire smerte Sompnour Sondry speke spelling stoor Street Swynk syllable Tabard tale ther therto tyme Uppon verb Vileinye vitaille weak verb Wel cowde weren weye whan wight wolde Wonyng woot worthi wyde yeer