The Student's Chaucer: Being a Complete Edition of His WorksMacmillan and Company, 1894 - 881 pages |
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... king to Chaucer in 1367 , in consideration of his services , as being one of the valets of the king's household . During 1368 and part of 1359 he was in London , and received his pension in person . In October , 1368 , his patron ...
... king to Chaucer in 1367 , in consideration of his services , as being one of the valets of the king's household . During 1368 and part of 1359 he was in London , and received his pension in person . In October , 1368 , his patron ...
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... king , who , on the celebration of the great festival at Windsor on St. George's day ( April 23 ) in 1374 , granted our poet a pitcher of wine daily , to be received from the king's butler . On May 10 of the same year , Chaucer took a ...
... king , who , on the celebration of the great festival at Windsor on St. George's day ( April 23 ) in 1374 , granted our poet a pitcher of wine daily , to be received from the king's butler . On May 10 of the same year , Chaucer took a ...
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... king Richard II .; for , in the Prologue to the Legend of Good Women , probably written during this period of his newly - acquired freedom from irksome duties , he expresses himself most gratefully towards her . If we may trust the ...
... king Richard II .; for , in the Prologue to the Legend of Good Women , probably written during this period of his newly - acquired freedom from irksome duties , he expresses himself most gratefully towards her . If we may trust the ...
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... King's Works at Westminster on July 12 , at a salary of 25 , a day ( more than 17. of our present money , at the least ) . 1390. In this year , Chaucer was also appointed Clerk of the Works at St. George's Chapel at Windsor , and was ...
... King's Works at Westminster on July 12 , at a salary of 25 , a day ( more than 17. of our present money , at the least ) . 1390. In this year , Chaucer was also appointed Clerk of the Works at St. George's Chapel at Windsor , and was ...
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... King Henry IV . CHARACTER OF CHAUCER . There is no space here for exhibiting fully the revelation of Chaucer's character as expressed by numerous passages in his works . We easily recognise in them a man of cheerful and genial nature ...
... King Henry IV . CHARACTER OF CHAUCER . There is no space here for exhibiting fully the revelation of Chaucer's character as expressed by numerous passages in his works . We easily recognise in them a man of cheerful and genial nature ...
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Page 409 - But natheles, whyl I have tyme and space, Er that I ferther in this tale pace, Me thinketh it acordaunt to resoun, To telle yow al the condicioun Of ech of hem, so as it semed me, And whiche they weren, and of what degree ; 40 And eek in what array that they were inne : And at a knight than wol I first biginne.
Page 551 - leve moder, leet me in! Lo, how I vanish, flesh, and blood, and skin! Allas! whan shul my bones been at reste? Moder, with yow wolde I chaunge my cheste, That in my chambre longe tyme hath be, Ye ! for an heyre clout to wrappe me ! " But yet to me she wol nat do that grace, For which ful pale and welked is my face.
Page 418 - The blisful martir quyte yow your mede. • 770 And wel I woot, as ye goon by the weye, Ye shapen yow to talen and to pleye; For trewely, confort ne mirthe is noon To ryde by the weye doumb as a stoon; And therfore wol I maken yow disport, As I seyde erst, and doon yow som confort.
Page 410 - But sore weep she if oon of hem were deed, Or if men smoot it with a yerde smerte : And al was conscience and tendre herte.
Page 413 - 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.
Page 411 - 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 341 - Of making ropen, and lad awey the corn ; And I come after, glening here and there, And am ful glad if I may finde an ere Of any goodly word that ye han left.
Page 551 - An old man and a povre with hem mette. This olde man ful mekely hem grette, And seyde thus, "now, lordes, god yow see!" The proudest of thise ryotoures three Answerde agayn, "what? carl, with sory grace, Why artow al forwrapped save thy face? Why livestow so longe in so greet age?
Page 539 - O Venus, that art goddesse of plesaunce, Sin that thy servant was this Chauntecleer, And in thy service dide al his poweer, More for delyt, than world to multiplye...
Page 303 - I see there is no bettre way, And that to late is now for me to rewe, To Diomede algate I wol be trewe.