Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer, Volume 1J.W. Parker, 1854 - English poetry |
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Page 79
... sayde In al his lyf , unto no maner wight . He was a verray perfight gentil knight . But for to telle you of his aray , His hors was good , but he ne was nought gay . Of fustyan he wered a gepoun Al bysmoterud with his haburgeoun . For ...
... sayde In al his lyf , unto no maner wight . He was a verray perfight gentil knight . But for to telle you of his aray , His hors was good , but he ne was nought gay . Of fustyan he wered a gepoun Al bysmoterud with his haburgeoun . For ...
Page 108
... sayde thus : Lo , lordynges , trewely Ye ben to me right welcome hertily : For by my trouthe , if that I schal not lye , I ne saugh this yeer so mery a companye At oones in this herbergh as is now . Fayn wold I do yow merthe , wiste I ...
... sayde thus : Lo , lordynges , trewely Ye ben to me right welcome hertily : For by my trouthe , if that I schal not lye , I ne saugh this yeer so mery a companye At oones in this herbergh as is now . Fayn wold I do yow merthe , wiste I ...
Page 147
... sayde : ' To speke of real lynage and riches , Though that sche were a queen or a prynces , Ilk of yow bothe is worthy douteles To wedde when tyme is , but natheles I speke as for my suster Emelye , For whom ye have this stryf and ...
... sayde : ' To speke of real lynage and riches , Though that sche were a queen or a prynces , Ilk of yow bothe is worthy douteles To wedde when tyme is , but natheles I speke as for my suster Emelye , For whom ye have this stryf and ...
Page 148
... sayde , Say youre avys , and holdeth yow apayde . This is youre ende and youre conclusioun . ' Who loketh lightly now but Palamoun ? Who spryngeth up for joye but Arcite ? Who couthe tell , or who couthe endite , The joye that is made ...
... sayde , Say youre avys , and holdeth yow apayde . This is youre ende and youre conclusioun . ' Who loketh lightly now but Palamoun ? Who spryngeth up for joye but Arcite ? Who couthe tell , or who couthe endite , The joye that is made ...
Page 151
... sayde allas . Sufficeth this ensample oon or tuo , And though I couthe reken a thousend mo . The statu of Venus , glorious for to see , Was naked fletyng in the large see , And fro the navel doun all covered was With wawes grene , and ...
... sayde allas . Sufficeth this ensample oon or tuo , And though I couthe reken a thousend mo . The statu of Venus , glorious for to see , Was naked fletyng in the large see , And fro the navel doun all covered was With wawes grene , and ...
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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.