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Geoffrey Chaucer Robert Bell. AUCTOR PRETIOSA FACIT Chancer N J THE ANNOTATED EDITION OF THE ENGLISH POETS. Bancroft Collection . Purchased in 1893 . JOHN W. PARKER AND SON WEST STRAND. LENOX LIBRARY.
Geoffrey Chaucer Robert Bell. AUCTOR PRETIOSA FACIT Chancer N J THE ANNOTATED EDITION OF THE ENGLISH POETS. Bancroft Collection . Purchased in 1893 . JOHN W. PARKER AND SON WEST STRAND. LENOX LIBRARY.
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... JOHN W. PARKER AND SON , WEST STRAND . Already Published . POETICAL WORKS OF JOHN DRYDEN , including 1854 .
... JOHN W. PARKER AND SON , WEST STRAND . Already Published . POETICAL WORKS OF JOHN DRYDEN , including 1854 .
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Geoffrey Chaucer Robert Bell. Already Published . POETICAL WORKS OF JOHN DRYDEN , including the most complete collection ... JOHN OLDHAM . In One Volume . With Memoir and Notes . 28. 6d . POETICAL WORKS OF EDMUND WALLER . With Memoir and ...
Geoffrey Chaucer Robert Bell. Already Published . POETICAL WORKS OF JOHN DRYDEN , including the most complete collection ... JOHN OLDHAM . In One Volume . With Memoir and Notes . 28. 6d . POETICAL WORKS OF EDMUND WALLER . With Memoir and ...
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... be finally supplied for combining the whole Collection into a chronological Series . London : JOHN W. PARKER and SON , West Strand . POETICAL WORKS OF GEOFFREY CHAUCER EDITED BY ROBERT BELL VOLUME The English Poets .
... be finally supplied for combining the whole Collection into a chronological Series . London : JOHN W. PARKER and SON , West Strand . POETICAL WORKS OF GEOFFREY CHAUCER EDITED BY ROBERT BELL VOLUME The English Poets .
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Geoffrey Chaucer Robert Bell. POETICAL WORKS OF GEOFFREY CHAUCER EDITED BY ROBERT BELL VOLUME I LONDON LONDON : SAVILL AND EDWARDS , PRINTERS , CHANDOS -. JOHN W. PARKER AND SON WEST STRAND. 1854.
Geoffrey Chaucer Robert Bell. POETICAL WORKS OF GEOFFREY CHAUCER EDITED BY ROBERT BELL VOLUME I LONDON LONDON : SAVILL AND EDWARDS , PRINTERS , CHANDOS -. JOHN W. PARKER AND SON WEST STRAND. 1854.
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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.