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He gaf nat of that text a pulled hen , That seith , that hunters been noon holy men ; Ne that a monk , whan he is cloysterles , Is likned to a fissche that is watirles ; 176 This is to seyn , a monk out of his cloystre .
He gaf nat of that text a pulled hen , That seith , that hunters been noon holy men ; Ne that a monk , whan he is cloysterles , Is likned to a fissche that is watirles ; 176 This is to seyn , a monk out of his cloystre .
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In alle the ordres foure is noon that can So moche of daliaunce and fair langage . He hadde i - made many a fair mariage Of yonge wymmen , at his owne cost . Unto his ordre he was a noble post . Ful wel biloved , and famulier was he ...
In alle the ordres foure is noon that can So moche of daliaunce and fair langage . He hadde i - made many a fair mariage Of yonge wymmen , at his owne cost . Unto his ordre he was a noble post . Ful wel biloved , and famulier was he ...
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So gret a purchasour was ther nowher noon . Al was fee symple to him in effecte , 302 310 318 301. - might of his frendes hente . - This is the reading of most of the MSS . , and appears to be the right one . The MS .
So gret a purchasour was ther nowher noon . Al was fee symple to him in effecte , 302 310 318 301. - might of his frendes hente . - This is the reading of most of the MSS . , and appears to be the right one . The MS .
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His breed , his ale , was alway after oon ; A bettre envyned man was nowher noon . Withoute bake mete was never his hous , Of fleissch and fissch , and that so plentyvous , It snewed in his hous of mete and ...
His breed , his ale , was alway after oon ; A bettre envyned man was nowher noon . Withoute bake mete was never his hous , Of fleissch and fissch , and that so plentyvous , It snewed in his hous of mete and ...
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In al the parisshe wyf ne was ther noon , That to the offryng byforn hire schulde goon , And if ther dide , certeyn so wroth was sche , That sche was thanne out of alle charité . Hire keverchefs weren ful fyne of grounde ; I durste ...
In al the parisshe wyf ne was ther noon , That to the offryng byforn hire schulde goon , And if ther dide , certeyn so wroth was sche , That sche was thanne out of alle charité . Hire keverchefs weren ful fyne of grounde ; I durste ...
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Page 4 - 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.
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Page 10 - 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...
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| Title | Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 24 Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Percy Society |
| Author | Percy Society |
| Publisher | Percy Society, 1847 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 3 Aug 2007 |
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