Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer, Volume 1J.W. Parker, 1854 - English poetry |
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... Nicholas Brigham , a poet and man of erudition , that he died in 1400 ; and , as we learn incidentally from his own writings , and those of Gower and Occleve , 1 were . ' The biography by Sir N. Harris Nicolas is the most complete and ...
... Nicholas Brigham , a poet and man of erudition , that he died in 1400 ; and , as we learn incidentally from his own writings , and those of Gower and Occleve , 1 were . ' The biography by Sir N. Harris Nicolas is the most complete and ...
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... Nicholas Brigham , with the subjoined inscription , now nearly defaced , and a full - length of Chaucer , the head , costume , and attitude of which are taken from Occleve's portrait : — M. S. QUI FUIT ANGLORUM VATES TER MAXIMUS OLIM ...
... Nicholas Brigham , with the subjoined inscription , now nearly defaced , and a full - length of Chaucer , the head , costume , and attitude of which are taken from Occleve's portrait : — M. S. QUI FUIT ANGLORUM VATES TER MAXIMUS OLIM ...
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... Nicholas , at Varengeville , and I promise you that God will restore us in safety to France .'- Memoirs of Saint Louis . Part II . 1 A sleeveless coat worn in times past by noblemen in the wars , bi now only by heralds , and is called ...
... Nicholas , at Varengeville , and I promise you that God will restore us in safety to France .'- Memoirs of Saint Louis . Part II . 1 A sleeveless coat worn in times past by noblemen in the wars , bi now only by heralds , and is called ...
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... Nicholas's outward manners and real pursuits ; the incon- gruity between the hymn he chooses to sing and the plan he is concocting ; his oracular mode of declaring his vision ; the car- penter's excessive distress at the prospect of ...
... Nicholas's outward manners and real pursuits ; the incon- gruity between the hymn he chooses to sing and the plan he is concocting ; his oracular mode of declaring his vision ; the car- penter's excessive distress at the prospect of ...
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... Nicholas ; Of derne love he cowde and of solas ; And therwith he was sleigh and ful privé , And lik a mayden meke for to se . A chambir had he in that hostillerye Alone , withouten eny compaignye , Ful fetisly i - dight with herbes ...
... Nicholas ; Of derne love he cowde and of solas ; And therwith he was sleigh and ful privé , And lik a mayden meke for to se . A chambir had he in that hostillerye Alone , withouten eny compaignye , Ful fetisly i - dight with herbes ...
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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.