Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer, Volume 1J.W. Parker, 1854 - English poetry |
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Page 71
... lond , And seyde , Farwel housbond rewtheles ! ' And up sche rist , and walketh doun the stronde Toward the schip , hir folweth al the prees ; And ever sche preyeth hir child to hold his pees , And took hir leve , and with an holy ...
... lond , And seyde , Farwel housbond rewtheles ! ' And up sche rist , and walketh doun the stronde Toward the schip , hir folweth al the prees ; And ever sche preyeth hir child to hold his pees , And took hir leve , and with an holy ...
Page 86
... lond . And for to festne his hood undur his chyn He hadde of gold y - wrought a curious pyn : A love - knotte in the gretter ende ther was . His heed was ballid , and schon as eny glas , And eek his face as he hadde be anoynt . He was a ...
... lond . And for to festne his hood undur his chyn He hadde of gold y - wrought a curious pyn : A love - knotte in the gretter ende ther was . His heed was ballid , and schon as eny glas , And eek his face as he hadde be anoynt . He was a ...
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... lond Of any lord that is in Engelond , To make him lyve by his propre good , In honour detteles , but if he were wood , Or lyve as scarsly as he can desire ; And able for to helpen al a schire In any caas that mighte falle or happe ...
... lond Of any lord that is in Engelond , To make him lyve by his propre good , In honour detteles , but if he were wood , Or lyve as scarsly as he can desire ; And able for to helpen al a schire In any caas that mighte falle or happe ...
Page 143
... lond is banyscht on his heed , For which he hath i - served to be deed . glare of the sun , he shades his eyes with his hand , and , becoming aware of the state of the case , he puts spurs to his horse , and dashes in between the ...
... lond is banyscht on his heed , For which he hath i - served to be deed . glare of the sun , he shades his eyes with his hand , and , becoming aware of the state of the case , he puts spurs to his horse , and dashes in between the ...
Page 149
... lond ther nas no craftys man , That geometry or arsmetrike can , Ne portreyour , ne kerver of ymages , That Theseus ne gaf hem mete and wages The theatre for to maken and devyse . And for to don his right and sacrifise , 1 He est - ward ...
... lond ther nas no craftys man , That geometry or arsmetrike can , Ne portreyour , ne kerver of ymages , That Theseus ne gaf hem mete and wages The theatre for to maken and devyse . And for to don his right and sacrifise , 1 He est - ward ...
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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.