Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages: The Canterbury tales of Geoffrey ChaucerPercy Society, 1847 - English literature |
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Percy Society. But riche he was of holy thought and werk . He was also a lerned man , a clerk , That Cristes gospel truly wolde preche . His parischens devoutly wold he teche . Benigne he was , and wondur diligent , And in adversité ful ...
Percy Society. But riche he was of holy thought and werk . He was also a lerned man , a clerk , That Cristes gospel truly wolde preche . His parischens devoutly wold he teche . Benigne he was , and wondur diligent , And in adversité ful ...
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... thought from a French epigram , — " Nos grands docteurs du cherubin visage . " 648. - Questio quid juris . " This kind of question occurs frequently in Ralph de Hengham . After having stated a case , he adds , quid juris ? and then ...
... thought from a French epigram , — " Nos grands docteurs du cherubin visage . " 648. - Questio quid juris . " This kind of question occurs frequently in Ralph de Hengham . After having stated a case , he adds , quid juris ? and then ...
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... thought he rood al of the newe get , Dischevele , sauf his cappe , he rood al bare . Suche glaryng eyghen hadde he , as an hare . A vernicle hadde he sowed on his cappe . His walet lay byforn him in his lappe , Bret ful of pardoun come ...
... thought he rood al of the newe get , Dischevele , sauf his cappe , he rood al bare . Suche glaryng eyghen hadde he , as an hare . A vernicle hadde he sowed on his cappe . His walet lay byforn him in his lappe , Bret ful of pardoun come ...
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... thought it nas nat worth to make it wys , And graunted him withoute more avys , 780 And bad him seie his verdite , as him leste . " Lordynges , " quoth he , " now herkeneth for the beste ; But taketh not , I pray you , in disdayn ; This ...
... thought it nas nat worth to make it wys , And graunted him withoute more avys , 780 And bad him seie his verdite , as him leste . " Lordynges , " quoth he , " now herkeneth for the beste ; But taketh not , I pray you , in disdayn ; This ...
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... thought that how the venged god Mercurie Byforn him stood , and bad him to be murye . His slepy yerd in hond he bar upright ; An hat he wered upon his heres bright . Arrayed was this god ( as he took keepe ) As he was whan that Argous ...
... thought that how the venged god Mercurie Byforn him stood , and bad him to be murye . His slepy yerd in hond he bar upright ; An hat he wered upon his heres bright . Arrayed was this god ( as he took keepe ) As he was whan that Argous ...
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Page ix - Meanwhile in 1374 he was appointed Comptroller of the Customs and Subsidy of Wools, Skins, and Tanned Hides...
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.
Page 24 - He sette nat his benefice to hyre, And leet his sheep encombred in the myre, And ran to London, un-to seynt Poules, To seken him a chaunterie for soules...
Page 23 - PERSOUN of a toun ; But riche he was of holy thought and werk. He was also a lerned man, a clerk, That Cristes gospel trewely wolde preche ; His parisshens devoutly wolde he teche.
Page 32 - He seyde, he hadde a gobet of the seyl That se'ynt Peter hadde, whan that he wente Up-on the see, til Jesu Crist him hente. He hadde a croys of latoun, ful of stones, And in a glas he hadde pigges bones.
Page 11 - Ful swetely herde he confessioun, And plesaunt was his absolucioun; He was an esy man to yeve penaunce Ther as he wiste...
Page 33 - 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 25 - The MILLER was a stout carl for the nones: Ful big he was of braun and eek of bones; That proved wel, for over-al ther he cam, At wrastling he wolde have alwey the ram.
Page 26 - Ther nas no dore that he nolde heve of harre, 550 Or breke it, at a renning, with his heed. His berd as any sowe or fox was reed, And ther-to brood, as though it were a spade. Up-on the cop...
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...