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... Thou shalt him telle this message , That he uppon his latter age , To sette an end of al his werke , As he whiche is myn owne clerke , Do make his Testament of Love , As thou hast done thy shrift above , So that my courte yt may recorde ...
... Thou shalt him telle this message , That he uppon his latter age , To sette an end of al his werke , As he whiche is myn owne clerke , Do make his Testament of Love , As thou hast done thy shrift above , So that my courte yt may recorde ...
Page xii
... elles moote I dye . ' ' Oure host to japen he began , And than at erst he loked upon me And saydë thus , " What man art thou ? " quod he ; bably a faithful picture of Chaucer's personal appearance , agree- xii INTRODUCTION .
... elles moote I dye . ' ' Oure host to japen he began , And than at erst he loked upon me And saydë thus , " What man art thou ? " quod he ; bably a faithful picture of Chaucer's personal appearance , agree- xii INTRODUCTION .
Page xiii
... Thou lokest as thou woldest fynde an hare , For ever upon the ground I se the stare ; Approche ner , and loke merily . Now ware you , sires , and let this man have space , He in the waste is schape as wel as I ; This were a popet in an ...
... Thou lokest as thou woldest fynde an hare , For ever upon the ground I se the stare ; Approche ner , and loke merily . Now ware you , sires , and let this man have space , He in the waste is schape as wel as I ; This were a popet in an ...
Page xv
... thou seest thee biforn , Though he be not gentille born , Thou mayst wel seyn , this is in soth , That he is gentil , bycause he doth As longeth to a gentilman ; Of hem noon other deme I can , For certeynly withouten drede ( doubt ) , A ...
... thou seest thee biforn , Though he be not gentille born , Thou mayst wel seyn , this is in soth , That he is gentil , bycause he doth As longeth to a gentilman ; Of hem noon other deme I can , For certeynly withouten drede ( doubt ) , A ...
Page xxix
... thou , thow , Gen. thin ( thyn ) , thi ( thy ) , Dat . Aat the , thee , us . ye . your , youre . yow . PLURAL . SING . Mas . Fem . Neut . Nom . he , Gen. his , she , hir , hire , hit , it , his , Dat . } him , Acc . hir , hire , } hit ...
... thou , thow , Gen. thin ( thyn ) , thi ( thy ) , Dat . Aat the , thee , us . ye . your , youre . yow . PLURAL . SING . Mas . Fem . Neut . Nom . he , Gen. his , she , hir , hire , hit , it , his , Dat . } him , Acc . hir , hire , } hit ...
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Page 6 - For if he yaf, he dorste make avaunt, He wiste that a man was repentaunt. For many a man so hard is of his herte, He may nat wepe al-thogh him sore smerte. 230 Therfore, in stede of weping and preyeres, Men moot yeve silver to the povre freres.
Page 4 - The reule of seint Maure or of seint Beneit, By-cause that it was old and som-del streit, This ilke monk leet olde thinges pace, And held after the newe world the space. He yaf nat of that text a pulled hen, That seith, that hunters been nat holy men...
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Page 25 - And telle he moste his tale as was resoun, By forward and by co'mposicioun, As ye han herd ; what...
Page 156 - The man indeed ought not to cover his head, because he is the image and glory of God ; but the woman is the glory of the man.
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Page xlviii - 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...
Page 21 - For this ye knowen al so wel as I, Whoso shal telle a tale after a man, He moot reherce as ny as evere he kan Everich a word, if it be in his charge, Al speke he never so rudeliche and large, Or ellis he moot telle his tale untrewe, Or feyne thyng, or fynde wordes newe.
Page 24 - And shortly for to tellen, as it was, Were it by aventure, or sort,*
Page 11 - ... me, That on his shyne a mormal hadde he! For blankmanger, that made he with the beste. A Shipman was ther, wonynge fer by weste; For aught I woot, he was of Dertemouthe.