The Prologue, the Knightes Tale, the Nonne Preestes Tale from the Canterbury TalesClarendon Press, 1898 - 262 pages |
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... anon , And made forward erly for to ryse , 30 To take our wey , ther as I yow devyse . But natheless , whyl I have tyme and space , 35 Er that I ferther in this tale pace , Me thinketh it acordaunt to resoun , To telle yow al the ...
... anon , And made forward erly for to ryse , 30 To take our wey , ther as I yow devyse . But natheless , whyl I have tyme and space , 35 Er that I ferther in this tale pace , Me thinketh it acordaunt to resoun , To telle yow al the ...
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... Anon he yaf the seke Ful redy hadde he his 1 Cm . I - drawe ; rest drawe . 8 man his bote . apothecaries , 420 425 2 Hl . ins . wel ; rest om . E. Hn . natureel .. 3 Hl . wondurly wel ; rest a ful greet deel . 5 E. Hn . hise ; Cm . hese ...
... Anon he yaf the seke Ful redy hadde he his 1 Cm . I - drawe ; rest drawe . 8 man his bote . apothecaries , 420 425 2 Hl . ins . wel ; rest om . E. Hn . natureel .. 3 Hl . wondurly wel ; rest a ful greet deel . 5 E. Hn . hise ; Cm . hese ...
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... anon ; And served us with vitaille at the beste . Strong was the wyn , and wel to drinke us leste . 750 A semely man our hoste 2 was with - alle For to han been a marshal in an halle ; A large man he was with eyen stepe , 4 A fairer ...
... anon ; And served us with vitaille at the beste . Strong was the wyn , and wel to drinke us leste . 750 A semely man our hoste 2 was with - alle For to han been a marshal in an halle ; A large man he was with eyen stepe , 4 A fairer ...
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... anon , with - outen wordes mo , And I wol erly shape me therfore . ' 805 This thing was graunted , and our othes swore 810 With ful glad herte , and preyden him also That he wold 2 vouche - sauf for to do so , And that he wolde been our ...
... anon , with - outen wordes mo , And I wol erly shape me therfore . ' 805 This thing was graunted , and our othes swore 810 With ful glad herte , and preyden him also That he wold 2 vouche - sauf for to do so , And that he wolde been our ...
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... Anon to drawen every wight bigan , And shortly for to tellen , as it was , Were it by aventure , or sort , or cas , 835 840 The sothe is this , the cut fil to the knight , 845 Of which ful blythe and glad was every wight ; And telle he ...
... Anon to drawen every wight bigan , And shortly for to tellen , as it was , Were it by aventure , or sort , or cas , 835 840 The sothe is this , the cut fil to the knight , 845 Of which ful blythe and glad was every wight ; And telle he ...
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Page 18 - Wyd was his parisshe, and houses fer a-sonder, But he ne lafte...
Page 5 - For Frensh of Paris was to hir unknowe. At mete wel y-taught was she with-alle ; She leet no morsel from hir lippes falle, Ne wette hir fingres in hir sauce depe.
Page 19 - He was a shepherde and no mercenarie. And though he holy were, and vertuous, He was to sinful man nat despitous,** Ne of his speche daungerous"* ne digne,*" But in his teching discreet and benigne.
Page 12 - Ther was also, ful riche of excellence. Discreet he was and of greet reverence — He semed swich, his wordes weren so wise.
Page 2 - In felawshipe, and pilgrims were they alle, That toward Caunterbury wolden ryde; The chambres and the stables weren wyde, And wel we weren esed atte beste.
Page 4 - 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 26 - That highte the Tabard, faste by the Belle. But now is tyme to yow for to telle How that we baren us that ilke night, Whan we were in that hostelrye alight. And after wol I telle of our viage, And al the remenaunt of our pilgrimage.
Page 20 - Or breke it, at a renning, with his heed. His berd as any sowe or fox was reed, And ther-to brood, as though it were a spade. Up-on the cop...
Page 26 - Or feyne thing, or finde wordes newe. He may nat spare, al-thogh he were his brother; He moot as wel seye o word as another.
Page 18 - 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?