Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer, Volume 1J.W. Parker, 1854 - English poetry |
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... Adam , his owne scrivener ; but such a fashion would be incon- venient to one engaged in wood - craft . 2 This saint is represented as an old man of great stature , carrying Christ , in the form of a little child , upon his back over a ...
... Adam , his owne scrivener ; but such a fashion would be incon- venient to one engaged in wood - craft . 2 This saint is represented as an old man of great stature , carrying Christ , in the form of a little child , upon his back over a ...
Page 239
... Adam Bell , Clym of the Clough , and other bold outlaws of the same stamp , among whom must be classed Gamelyn . Indeed , he is associated , under the name of ' young Gamwel , ' with the heroic Earl of Huntingdon , in the ballad of ...
... Adam Bell , Clym of the Clough , and other bold outlaws of the same stamp , among whom must be classed Gamelyn . Indeed , he is associated , under the name of ' young Gamwel , ' with the heroic Earl of Huntingdon , in the ballad of ...
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... Adam spenser , me thinkth I faste to longe ; Adam spenser , now I bysech the , For the mochel love my fader loved the , Yf thou may come to the keyes , lese me out of bond , And I wil parte with the of my free lond . ' Thanne seyde Adam ...
... Adam spenser , me thinkth I faste to longe ; Adam spenser , now I bysech the , For the mochel love my fader loved the , Yf thou may come to the keyes , lese me out of bond , And I wil parte with the of my free lond . ' Thanne seyde Adam ...
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... Adam , whan I schal bygynne . ' ' Gamelyn , ' seyde Adam , by seynte Charité , I wil warne the byforn whan that it schal be ; Whan I twynk on the , loke for to goon , And cast awey the feteres , and com to me anoon . ' Adam , ' seide ...
... Adam , whan I schal bygynne . ' ' Gamelyn , ' seyde Adam , by seynte Charité , I wil warne the byforn whan that it schal be ; Whan I twynk on the , loke for to goon , And cast awey the feteres , and com to me anoon . ' Adam , ' seide ...
Page 254
... Adam on the pantrye litel he thought , But tuo goode staves to halle dore he brought . Adam loked on Gamelyn , and he was war anoon , And caste awey the feteres , and he bigan to goon : Tho he com to Adam , he took that oo staf , And ...
... Adam on the pantrye litel he thought , But tuo goode staves to halle dore he brought . Adam loked on Gamelyn , and he was war anoon , And caste awey the feteres , and he bigan to goon : Tho he com to Adam , he took that oo staf , And ...
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Absolon Adam adoun agayn Allas anon anoon answerde Arcite atte bigan brother byforn cæsura Canterbury Canterbury Tales champioun Chaucer church clerk companye couthe cowde Cristes deth doon dore doun Emelye felawe GEOFFREY CHAUCER Goddes goon goth gret grete Harl hath heed heere heih herte hire hond Johan John of Gaunt knight kyng lady leet litel loked lond lord lyve Mars means meller metre moche Nicholas noon nought Palamon Petrarch poems poet prisoun quod ryde saugh Saxon sayde schal sche scherreve schortly schulde seyde Gamelyn seye seynt Sir Harris Nicolas sone sorwe soth spak Speght speke sterte syllables tale temple Thanne Thebes ther therfore therto Theseus thou schalt thurgh trewe tyme Tyrwhitt unto watir weren whan wher whil withouten wolde woot word wyde yeer yonge
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Page 79 - Somtyme with the lord of Palatye, Ageyn another hethen in Turkye : And evermore he hadde a sovereyn prys. And though that he were worthy, he was wys, And of his port as meke as is a mayde. He never yet no vileinye ne sayde 70 In al his lyf, un-to no maner wight. He was a verray parfit gentil knight.
Page 178 - What is this world? what asketh men to have? Now with his love, now in his colde grave Allone, withouten any compaignye.
Page 80 - Embrouded was he, as it were a mede Al ful of fresshe floures, whyte and rede.
Page 107 - 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 75 - The holy blisful martir for to seeke, That hem hath holpen whan that they were seeke.
Page 77 - 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 115 - WHILOM, as olde stories tellen us, Ther was a duk that highte Theseus; Of Athenes he was lord and governour, And in his tyme swich a conquerour, That gretter was ther non under the sonne. Ful many a riche contre...
Page 92 - So chaunged he his mete and his soper. Ful many a fat partrich hadde he in mewe, And many a breem and many a luce in stewe.
Page 86 - Of prikyng and of huntyng for the hare Was al his lust, for no cost wolde he spare.