Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer, Volume 1J.W. Parker, 1854 - English poetry |
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... anoon and said , What man , quoth he , should of his weeping stint That hath so great a causé for to weep ? * * * * Prudence answeredé , Certes well I wot Attempered weeping is no thing defended To him that sorrowful is , & c . This is ...
... anoon and said , What man , quoth he , should of his weeping stint That hath so great a causé for to weep ? * * * * Prudence answeredé , Certes well I wot Attempered weeping is no thing defended To him that sorrowful is , & c . This is ...
Page 109
... anoon , withouten wordes moo , And I wole erely schappe me therfore . ' This thing was graunted , and oure othus swore With ful glad herte , and prayden him also That he would vouchesauf for to doon so , And that he wolde ben oure ...
... anoon , withouten wordes moo , And I wole erely schappe me therfore . ' This thing was graunted , and oure othus swore With ful glad herte , and prayden him also That he would vouchesauf for to doon so , And that he wolde ben oure ...
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... anoon ; We dronken , and to reste wente echoon , Withouten eny lengere taryinge . sprynge , A morwe whan that the day bigan to Up roos oure ost , and was oure althur cok , 1 And gaderud us togider all in a flok , And forth we riden a ...
... anoon ; We dronken , and to reste wente echoon , Withouten eny lengere taryinge . sprynge , A morwe whan that the day bigan to Up roos oure ost , and was oure althur cok , 1 And gaderud us togider all in a flok , And forth we riden a ...
Page 118
... anoon , withoute eny abood His baner he desplayeth , ' and forth rood 1 The displaying of the banner was the summons to the troops to assemble for military service . So when Charles I. formally dis- played the royal standard , he ...
... anoon , withoute eny abood His baner he desplayeth , ' and forth rood 1 The displaying of the banner was the summons to the troops to assemble for military service . So when Charles I. formally dis- played the royal standard , he ...
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... anoon Ypolita the queene , And Emelye hir yonge suster schene , Unto the toun of Athenes to dwelle ; And forth he ryt ; ther is no more to telle . The reede statue of Mars with spere and targe So schyneth in his white baner large , That ...
... anoon Ypolita the queene , And Emelye hir yonge suster schene , Unto the toun of Athenes to dwelle ; And forth he ryt ; ther is no more to telle . The reede statue of Mars with spere and targe So schyneth in his white baner large , That ...
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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.