Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer, Volume 1J.W. Parker, 1854 - English poetry |
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... neuter form and passive signification , exactly analogous to the Latin vapulo , to be beaten . The modern German is heissen , with the same meaning . Tathenes , for to dwellen in prisoun . Perpetuelly , 120 THE CANTERBURY TALES .
... neuter form and passive signification , exactly analogous to the Latin vapulo , to be beaten . The modern German is heissen , with the same meaning . Tathenes , for to dwellen in prisoun . Perpetuelly , 120 THE CANTERBURY TALES .
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Geoffrey Chaucer Robert Bell. Tathenes , for to dwellen in prisoun . Perpetuelly , he wolde no raunceoun . And this duk whan he hadde thus i - doon , He took his host , and hom he ryt anoon With laurer crowned as a conquerour ; And there ...
Geoffrey Chaucer Robert Bell. Tathenes , for to dwellen in prisoun . Perpetuelly , he wolde no raunceoun . And this duk whan he hadde thus i - doon , He took his host , and hom he ryt anoon With laurer crowned as a conquerour ; And there ...
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... prisoun , Of which I tolde yow , and telle schal ) Was evene joynyng to the gardeyn wal , Ther as this Emely hadde hire pleyyng . Bright was the sonne , and cleer that morwenynge , And Palamon , this woful prisoner , As was his wone ...
... prisoun , Of which I tolde yow , and telle schal ) Was evene joynyng to the gardeyn wal , Ther as this Emely hadde hire pleyyng . Bright was the sonne , and cleer that morwenynge , And Palamon , this woful prisoner , As was his wone ...
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... prisoun , for it may non othir be ; Fortune hath geven us this adversité . Som wikke aspect or disposicioun Of Saturne , by sum constellacioun , Hath geven us this , although we hadde it sworn ; So stood the heven whan that we were born ...
... prisoun , for it may non othir be ; Fortune hath geven us this adversité . Som wikke aspect or disposicioun Of Saturne , by sum constellacioun , Hath geven us this , although we hadde it sworn ; So stood the heven whan that we were born ...
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... prisoun help that we may scape . And if so be oure destine be schape By eterne word to deyen in prisoun , Of oure lynage haveth sum compassioun , That is so lowe y - brought by tyrannye . ' And with that word Arcite gan espye Wher as ...
... prisoun help that we may scape . And if so be oure destine be schape By eterne word to deyen in prisoun , Of oure lynage haveth sum compassioun , That is so lowe y - brought by tyrannye . ' And with that word Arcite gan espye Wher as ...
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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.