 Tragedie is to seyn, a certeyn storie, As olde bookes maken us memorie, Of hym that stood in greet prosperitee And is yfallen out of heigh degree Into myserie, and endeth wrecchedly, And they ben versified communely Of six feet, which men clepen exametron.  Works - Page 119by Geoffrey Chaucer - 1899 - 771 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - English poetry - 1879 - 738 pages
...Edward, Or ellis, first, tragedies wol I telle, Of whiche I have an hundred in my celle.8 " Tragedie 4 is to seyn a certeyn storie, As olde bookes maken...greet prosperitee And is yfallen out of heigh degree In to myserie, and endeth wrecchedly ; And they ben versified communely 759° Of six feet, which men... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1880 - 766 pages
...Edward, Or ellis, first, tragedies wol I telle, Of whiche I have an hundred in my celle.1 " Tragedie 4 is to seyn a certeyn storie, As olde bookes maken...greet prosperitee And is yfallen out of heigh degree In to myserie, and endeth wrecchedly ; And they ben versified communely 7590 Of six feet, which men... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1894 - 508 pages
...l\nnrlr1'vl 1n ]1|V rpllp "Tragedie is to seyn a certeyn storie, As olde bookes maken us mem6rie, ~~ Of hvm that stood in greet prosperitee, And is y-fallen out...of heigh degree Into myserie, and endeth wrecchedly ; 3145 3150 3155 3I6o 3145. borel, common. 3146. wrecehed, H" feble, Petw. symple. ympes, saplings.... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages - 1896 - 346 pages
...seyn a certeyn storie, As olde bookes maken us mem6rie, Of hym that stood in greet prosperitee, 3165 And is y-fallen out of heigh degree Into myserie,...exametron. In prose eek been endited many oon, 3170 And eek in meetre in many a sondry wyse ; Lo, this declaryng oghte ynogh suffise." SELECTION FROM THE... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - Authors, Medieval - 1907 - 840 pages
...I Or ellis, first, tragedies wol I telle, 3161 Of whiche I have an hundred in my celle. ' Tragedie is to seyn a certeyn storie, As olde bookes maken...prose eek been endited many oon, 3170 3137. lust, H ivtV. 3138. ful, om. H5. 3152. Lussheburghes, base coins imported from Lu--emburg. 119 3171-3233 THE... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1904 - 842 pages
...tragedies wol I telle, 3161 Of whiche I have an hundred in my cclle. ' Tragedie is to seyn a certcyn gayn hym take, Or on youre man a werre make, 3530...as ye lust devise? If Love hath caught hym in his communcly Of six feet, which men clepen exametron. In prose eek been endited many oon, 3170 3137. lust,... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1905 - 344 pages
...seyn a certeyn storie, As olde bookes maken us mem6rie, Of hym that stood in greet prosperitee, 3165 And is y-fallen out of heigh degree Into myserie,...exametron. In prose eek been endited many oon, 3170 And eek in meetre in many a sondry wyse ; Lo, this declaryng oghte ynogh suffise." SELECTION FROM THE... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1907 - 536 pages
...316, telle, VP yout telle. imported from Luxemburg. 3165. hym, H4 hem. 1 366 CANTERBURY TALES GROUP B And they ben versified communely Of six feet, which...exametron. In prose eek been endited many oon, 3170 And eek in meetre in many a sondry wyse ; Lo, this declaryng oghte ynogh suffise. Now herkneth, if... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages - 1915 - 508 pages
...I haue an hundred in my 55 celle. ^"Tragedie is to seyn a certeyn stone— As olde bookes maken vs memorie — Of hym that stood in greet prosperitee, And is yfallen out of heigh degree In-to myserie,~and endeth wrecched- 60 ly; And they ben versified communely Of .VI. feet, which men clepefn]... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer, Max Kaluza - English language - 1919 - 252 pages
...seyn a certeyn storie, As olde bookes maken vs memorie, Of hym that stood in greet prosperitee 3 1 65 And is yfallen out of heigh degree Into myserie and...they ben versified communely Of six feet which men clepe exametron. In prose eek been endited many oon 3170 And eek in meetre in many a sondry wyse. Lo,... | |
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