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... goon , ther is namoore to telle , The bren , as I best kan , now moste I selle , D 477 , 478 . I made hym of the same wode ( i.e. jealousy ) a croce , D 484 . For if that they were put to swiche assayes , The gold of hem that hath now ...
... goon , ther is namoore to telle , The bren , as I best kan , now moste I selle , D 477 , 478 . I made hym of the same wode ( i.e. jealousy ) a croce , D 484 . For if that they were put to swiche assayes , The gold of hem that hath now ...
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... goon , gon , go , to go : indic . pr . 1 , 2 , 3 s . go , goost or gost , gooth or goth ; pl . goon , gon , go ; imperative , go ; pl . gooth ; pp . goon , gon , go ; pt . tense is supplied by yede or wente . been , ben , be , to be ...
... goon , gon , go , to go : indic . pr . 1 , 2 , 3 s . go , goost or gost , gooth or goth ; pl . goon , gon , go ; imperative , go ; pl . gooth ; pp . goon , gon , go ; pt . tense is supplied by yede or wente . been , ben , be , to be ...
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... goon on pilgrimages , And palmeres for to seken straungė strondes , To ferné halwės , kowthe in sondry londes ; And specially , from every shires ende Of Engėlond , to Caunturbury they wende , The hooly blisful martir for to seke , That ...
... goon on pilgrimages , And palmeres for to seken straungė strondes , To ferné halwės , kowthe in sondry londes ; And specially , from every shires ende Of Engėlond , to Caunturbury they wende , The hooly blisful martir for to seke , That ...
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... goon to vigiliės al bifore , And have a mantel roialliche y - bore . The Cook A Cook they hadde with hem for the nones , To boille the chiknės with the marybones And poudré - marchant tart and galyngale ; 370 375 380 Wel koude he knowe ...
... goon to vigiliės al bifore , And have a mantel roialliche y - bore . The Cook A Cook they hadde with hem for the nones , To boille the chiknės with the marybones And poudré - marchant tart and galyngale ; 370 375 380 Wel koude he knowe ...
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... goon ; And if ther dide , certeyn so wrooth was she , That she was out of alle charitee . Hir coverchiefs ful fyne weren of ground , I dorstė swere they weyèden ten pound , — That on a Sonday weren upon hir heed . Hir hosen weren of fyn ...
... goon ; And if ther dide , certeyn so wrooth was she , That she was out of alle charitee . Hir coverchiefs ful fyne weren of ground , I dorstė swere they weyèden ten pound , — That on a Sonday weren upon hir heed . Hir hosen weren of fyn ...
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Page 1 - That slepen al the nyght with open ye (So priketh hem nature in hir corages). — Thanne longen folk to goon on pilgrimages.
Page 3 - 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 lengthe, And wonderly deliver, and greet of strengthe.
Page 3 - No Cristen man so ofte of his degree. In Gernade at the seege eek hadde he be Of Algezir, and riden in Belmarye. At Lyeys was he and at Satalye, Whan they were wonne; and in the Crete See At many a noble armee hadde he be.
Page 1 - THE GENERAL PROLOGUE 1 HERE BYGYNNETH THE BOOK OF THE TALES OF CAUNTERBURY WHAN that Aprille with his shoures soote The droghte of March hath perced to the roote. And bathed every veyne in swich licour, Of which vertu engendred is the flour; Whan Zephirus eek with his sweete breeth Inspired hath in every holt and heeth The tendre croppes, and the yonge sonne Hath in the Ram his halfe cours yronne, And smale foweles maken melodye, That slepen al the nyght with open eye, So priketh hem nature in hir...
Page 14 - Ther nas noon swich from Hulle to Cartage. Hardy he was, and wys to undertake; 405 With many a tempest hadde his berd been shake.
Page 2 - A knyght ther was, and that a worthy man, That fro the tyme that he first bigan To riden out, he loved chivalrie, Trouthe and honour, fredom and curteisie.
Page 96 - graunt mercy of youre loore, But nathelees, as touchyng Daun Catoun, That hath of wysdom swich a greet renoun, Though that he bad no dremes for to drede, By God, men may in olde bookes rede Of many a man moore of...
Page 15 - To speke of phisik and of surgerye, For he was grounded in astronomye.
Page 17 - Up-on his feet, and in his hand a staf. 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 xxiii - And saveour, as doun in this worlde here, Out of this toune help me through your might, Sin that ye wole nat been my tresorere ; For I am shave as nye as any frere.