 | Geoffrey Chaucer - Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages - 1847 - 350 pages
...instead of that of theMS. Harl.,/or4y hem, which appears to give no clear sense. 10 THE CANTERBURY TALES. And helde aftur the newe world the space. 176 He gaf...likned to a fissche that is watirles ; This is to seyu, a monk out of his cloystre. But thilke text hild he not worth an oystre. And I seide his opinioun... | |
 | Percy Society - English literature - 1847 - 358 pages
...rules of St. Maure and St. Benet were the oldest forms of monastic discipline in the Romish church. And helde aftur the newe world the space. 176 He gaf...hen, That seith, that hunters been noon holy men; No that a monk, whan he is cloysterles, Is likned to a fissche that is watirles ; This is to seyn,... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - English poetry - 1854 - 294 pages
...old and somdel streyt, This ilke monk leet forby hem pace, And helde aftur the newe world the space." He gaf nat of that text a pulled hen, That seith,...he is cloysterles, Is likned to a fissche that is watirles;8 This is to seyn, a monk out of his cloystre. But thilke text hild he not worth an oystre.... | |
 | Philological Society (Great Britain) - Electronic journals - 1856 - 380 pages
...brimstone Ne oynement that wolde dense and byte, That him might helpen of his whelkes white (8.) Give:— He gaf nat of that text a pulled hen That seith that hunters been noon holy men. — Id. i. 85. Here, 'of is probably = ' for.' And, 'he gaf not of,' to be explained by, ' he would... | |
 | Friesland (Netherlands) - 1865 - 496 pages
...vs. 88. In hope to stonden in his lady grace. Vs. 179. a monk, when he is cloysterles, Js liJcened to a fissche that is watirles; This is to seyn, a monk out of his cloystre, NI. dat is te zeggen. Vs. 224. He was an esy man to geve penance Ther as he wiste to han a good pitance,... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1866 - 388 pages
...somdel streyt, This ilke monk leet forby hem pace, And helde aftur the newe world the space. He yaf nat of that text a pulled hen, That seith, that hunters...cloysterles, Is likned to a fissche that is watirles ; isu This is to seyn, a monk out of his cloystre. But thilke text hild he not worth an oystre. And... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages - 1867 - 282 pages
...streyt, This ilke monk leet [him] forby hem pace, 175 And held aftur the newe world the space. He yaf nat of that text a pulled hen, That seith, that hunters...cloysterles, Is likned to a fissche that is watirles, 180 This is to seyn, a monk out of his cloystre. But thilke text hild he not worth an oystre. And I... | |
 | Henry Walford Bellairs - 1868 - 318 pages
...string : — " A monk ther was, a fair for the maistrie, An out-rydere, that loved[e] venerye; He yaf nat of that text a pulled hen That seith, that hunters been noon holy men ; Therfore he was a pricasourb aright; Greyhoundes he hadde as swit'te as fowel in flight ; Of prikyng... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1869 - 308 pages
...streyt, This ilke monk leet olde thinges pace, 175 And held after the newe world the space. He yaf nat of that text a pulled hen, That seith, that hunters been noon holy men; Ne that a monk, whan- he is reccheles , Is likned to a fissch that is waterles; 180 This is to seyn, a monk out of his cloystre.... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1869 - 304 pages
...streyt, This ilke monk leet olde thinges pace, 175 And held after the newe world the space. He j'af nat of that text a pulled hen, That seith, that hunters been noon holy men; Ne that a monk, whan he is reccheles Is likned to a fissch that is waterles; 180 This is to seyn, a monk out of his cloystre.... | |
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And held after the newe world the space. He yaf nat of that text a pulled hen, That seith, that hunters been nat holy men... 
