The Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer, Volume 4Clarendon Press, 1894 |
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... king , wyf . Such is the usual habit of the scribe , but he often changes i into y before m and n , to make his writing clearer ; such a precaution is needless in modern printing . Thus , in l . 42 , I replace the scribe's bigynne by ...
... king , wyf . Such is the usual habit of the scribe , but he often changes i into y before m and n , to make his writing clearer ; such a precaution is needless in modern printing . Thus , in l . 42 , I replace the scribe's bigynne by ...
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... king William were falle . Therto he coude endyte , and make a thing , Ther coude no wight pinche at his wryting ; And every statut coude he pleyn by rote . He rood but hoomly in a medlee cote Girt with a ceint of silk , with barres ...
... king William were falle . Therto he coude endyte , and make a thing , Ther coude no wight pinche at his wryting ; And every statut coude he pleyn by rote . He rood but hoomly in a medlee cote Girt with a ceint of silk , with barres ...
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... king Capaneus , That starf at Thebes , cursed be that day ! And alle we , that been in this array , And maken al this lamentacioun , We losten alle our housbondes at that toun , Why that the sege ther - aboute lay . And yet now the olde ...
... king Capaneus , That starf at Thebes , cursed be that day ! And alle we , that been in this array , And maken al this lamentacioun , We losten alle our housbondes at that toun , Why that the sege ther - aboute lay . And yet now the olde ...
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... king , He faught , and slough him manly as a knight In pleyn bataille , and putte the folk to flight ; And by assaut he wan the citee after , ( 120 ) 980 985 ( 130 ) And rente adoun bothe wal , and sparre , and rafter ; And to the ...
... king , He faught , and slough him manly as a knight In pleyn bataille , and putte the folk to flight ; And by assaut he wan the citee after , ( 120 ) 980 985 ( 130 ) And rente adoun bothe wal , and sparre , and rafter ; And to the ...
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... king , Of his linage am I , and his of - spring By verray ligne , as of the stok royal : And now I am so caitif and so thral , That he , that is my mortal enemy , I serve him as his squyer povrely . And yet doth Iuno me wel more shame ...
... king , Of his linage am I , and his of - spring By verray ligne , as of the stok royal : And now I am so caitif and so thral , That he , that is my mortal enemy , I serve him as his squyer povrely . And yet doth Iuno me wel more shame ...
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Page 10 - 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 17 - Ther nas no dore that he nolde heve of harre, 550 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 281 - And with that word he fley doun fro the beem, For it was day, and eek his hennes alle; And with a chuk he gan hem for to calle, For he had founde a corn, lay in the yerd.
Page 3 - Lettow hadde he reysed and in Ruce, No Cristen man so ofte of his degree. In Gernade at the sege eek hadde he be Of Algezir, and riden in Belmarye.
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 21 - He hadde a croys of latoun, ful of stones, And in a glas he hadde pigges bones. 700 But with thise relikes, whan that he fond A povre person dwelling up-on lond, Up-on a day he gat him more moneye Than that the person gat in monthes tweye.
Page 288 - Lo, swich it is for to be recchelees, And necligent, and truste on flaterye. But ye that holden this tale a folye, As of a fox, or of a cok and hen, Taketh the moralitee, good men.
Page 13 - With us ther was a DOCTOUR OF PHISYK, In al this world ne was ther noon him lyk To speke of phisik and of surgerye; For he was grounded in astronomye.
Page 22 - In Southwerk, at this gentil hostelrye, 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 7 - 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...