Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer, Volume 1J.W. Parker, 1854 - English poetry |
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... gives us to understand also that the name is intended to represent grace , virtue , wisdom , and holy church , is nevertheless addressed throughout as a woman , to whom the writer offers up his homage with a vivacity that cannot be mis ...
... gives us to understand also that the name is intended to represent grace , virtue , wisdom , and holy church , is nevertheless addressed throughout as a woman , to whom the writer offers up his homage with a vivacity that cannot be mis ...
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... give it a colour of likelihood . John of Northampton was sent to Corfe castle in 1384 ; and in 1384 Chaucer is stated to have fled . The Duke of Lancaster , after an absence of three years , returned to England in 1389 ; and in 1389 ...
... give it a colour of likelihood . John of Northampton was sent to Corfe castle in 1384 ; and in 1384 Chaucer is stated to have fled . The Duke of Lancaster , after an absence of three years , returned to England in 1389 ; and in 1389 ...
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... give the reader a general idea of the nature of these changes and inflections , which the smallest acquaintance with German will enable him to apply in almost all cases . To begin with substantives : they are in many instances inflected ...
... give the reader a general idea of the nature of these changes and inflections , which the smallest acquaintance with German will enable him to apply in almost all cases . To begin with substantives : they are in many instances inflected ...
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... give , the imperfect singular is he gaf ; plural , they gave ( old form gaven ) ; in such cases , Tyr- whitt has invariably used the plural form with a subject in the singular . It will be seen that these inflexions are iden- tical with ...
... give , the imperfect singular is he gaf ; plural , they gave ( old form gaven ) ; in such cases , Tyr- whitt has invariably used the plural form with a subject in the singular . It will be seen that these inflexions are iden- tical with ...
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... give a few examples of his different metres , and to mark the syllables with the usual long and short signs . The heroic verse which Chaucer probably first introduced into English , is the prevailing one in The Canterbury Tales . In the ...
... give a few examples of his different metres , and to mark the syllables with the usual long and short signs . The heroic verse which Chaucer probably first introduced into English , is the prevailing one in The Canterbury Tales . In the ...
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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.