 | Henry John Todd - Narrative poetry, English - 1810 - 468 pages
...olde dance. THE PERSONE. A good man ther was of religioun, That was a poure PERSONE of a toun : 480 But riche he was of holy thought and werk. He was also a lerned man, a clerk, That Cristes gospel trewely wolde preche. His parishens devoutly wolde he teche. Benigne he was, and wonder diligent, 485... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 766 pages
...she coude the oldc dance. A good man tber was of religioun, That was a poure PEBSONE of a toun : Bat riche he was of holy thought and werk. He was also a lerned man, a clerk, That Criates gospel trewely wolde preche. His parishens devoutly wolde he teche. Benigne he was, and won... | |
 | Ezekiel Sanford - English poetry - 1819 - 468 pages
...arte she coude the olde dance. A good man ther was of religioun, That was a poure PEHSONE of a toun : But riche he was of holy thought and werk. He was also a lerned man, a clerk, That Cristes gospel trewely wolde preche. His parishens devoutly wolde he teche. Benigne he was, and wonder diligent, And... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Authors, English - 1819 - 420 pages
...arte she coude the olde dance. A good man ther was of religioun, That was a poure Persone6 of a toun : But riche he was of holy thought and werk. He was also a lerned man, a clerk, That Cristes gospel trewely wolde preche. His parishens devoutly wolde he teche. 'T1ed. 2 Now; adv. 3 Knew. * A riding... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 388 pages
...arte she coude the olde dance. A good man ther was of religioun, That was a poure PERSONE of a toun: But riche he was of holy thought and werk. He was also a lerned man, a clerk, . That Cristes gospel trewely wolde preche. His parishens devoutly wolde he teche. Benigne he was, and wonder diligent, And... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...arte, she coude the olde dance. A good man t her was of religioun, That was a poure Persone of a toun : / trewely wolde preche ; His parishens devoutly would he teche. Benigne he was, and wonder diligent,... | |
 | 918 pages
...admit, make Chaucer's parish priest your model, probablv a sketch of the immortal Wickliffe. " Butriche he was of holy thought and werk, .• He was also a lerned man, a clerk, That Criste's gospel trewely wolde preche; His parishens devoutly wolde he teche. Benigne he was and wonder... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - 1827 - 330 pages
...ornamented version of Dryden: " A good man ther was of religioun, That was a poure parsone of a toun ; But riche he was of holy thought, and werk; He was also a lerned man, a clerk, That Cristes gospel trewely wolde preche; His parishens devoutly wolde he teche; Benigne he was and wonder diligent And... | |
 | John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) - English poetry - 1828 - 600 pages
...of a toun : («) Misfortune. (b) Weighed. (c) Tied. (rf) Now; adv, (c) Knew. (/) A riding petticoat. But riche he was of holy thought and werk. He was also a lerned man, a clerk, That Cristes gospel trewely wolde preche. His parishens devoutly wolde he teche. Benigne he was, and wonder diligent, And... | |
 | Mary Russell Mitford - Country life - 1828 - 268 pages
...ornamented version of Dryden : " A good man ther Was of religious That was a poure parsone of a toun ; Bat riche he was of holy thought, and werk ' He was also a lerned man, a clerk, ThatCristes gospel trewely wolde prech ; His parishens devoutly wolde he teche ; Benigne he was and... | |
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PERSOUN of a toun ; But riche he was of holy thought and werk. He was also a lerned man, a clerk, That Cristes gospel trewely wolde preche ; His parisshens devoutly wolde he teche. 
