 WHYLOM, 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 noon under the sonne. Ful many a riche contree hadde he wonne ; What with his wisdom...  The Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer - Page 27by Geoffrey Chaucer - 1866 - 375 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Dante Alighieri - 1870 - 486 pages
...The Duke of Athens is Theseus. Chaucer gives him the same title in The Knightes Tale : — " Whilom, as olde stories tellen us, Ther was a duk that highte Theseus. Of Athenes he was lord and governour, That greter was ther non under the sonne. Ful many a rich contree had he wonne. What with his wisdom... | |
 | Dante Alighieri - 1870 - 480 pages
...The Duke of Athens is Theseus. Chaucer gives him the same title in The Knightes Tale: — " Whilom, as olde stories tellen us, Ther was a duk that highte Theseus, Of Athenes he was lord and govemour, That greter was ther non under the sonoe. Ful many a rich contree had he wonne. What with... | |
 | Dante Alighieri - 1871 - 438 pages
...Duke of Athens is Theseus. 265 Chaucer gives him the same title in The Knight es Tale: — " Whilom, as olde stories tellen us, Ther was a duk that highte Theseus. Of Athencs he was lord and governour, That greter was ther non under the sonne. Ful many a rich contree... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages - 1872 - 384 pages
...bigan with right a merie chere His tale anon, and seide in this manere. THE KNIGHTES TALE. WHILOM, as olde stories tellen us, Ther was a duk that highte...conquerour, That gretter was ther non under the sonne. 5 Ful many a riche contre" hadde he wonne; That with his wisdam and his chivalrie He conquerede al... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer, Stephen Haskins Carpenter - English language - 1872 - 342 pages
...bigan with right a merie chere His tale anon, and seide in this manere. THE KNIGHTES TALE. WH1LOM, as olde stories tellen us, Ther was a duk that highte...governour, And in his tyme swich a conquerour, That grettere was ther non under the sonne. s Ful many a riche contre hadde he wonne ; That with his wisdam... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages - 1874 - 304 pages
...bigan with right a merie chere His tale anon, and seide in this manere. THE KNIGHTES TALE. WHILOM, as olde stories tellen us, Ther was a duk that highte Theseus; ^. » Of Athenes he was lord and gpyernour, And in his tyme swich a conquerour, That gretter was ther non under the sonne. Ful many... | |
 | William Carew Hazlitt - 1875 - 464 pages
...remains " in gioia e in diporto con la sua dona nobile e corteuse." 2. The Knight es Tale. WHILOM, as olde stories tellen us, Ther was a duk that highte...gretter was ther non under the sonne. Ful many a riche centre hadde he wonne ; That with his wisdam and his chivalrie He conquerede al the regne of Femenye,... | |
 | William Shakespeare - Fairy plays - 1877 - 216 pages
...materials for this play. The Knightes Tale, from which the poet drew very little, opens thus : " Whilom, as olde stories tellen us, Ther was a duk that highte...gretter was ther non under the sonne. Ful many a riche contra" hadde he wonne ; That with his wisdam and his chivalrie He conquered al the regne of Femynye,*... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1877 - 216 pages
...materials for this play. The Knightes Tale, from which the poet drew very little, opens thus : " Whilom, as olde stories tellen us, Ther was a duk that highte...gretter was ther non under the sonne. Ful many a riche centre* hadde he wonne ; That with his wisdam and his chivalrie He conquered al the regne of Femynye,*... | |
 | William Shakespeare - Fairy plays - 1877 - 212 pages
...materials for this play. The Knightes Tale, from which the poet drew very little, opens thus : " Whilom, as olde stories tellen us, Ther was a duk that highte...conquerour, That gretter was ther non under the sonne. Fill many a riche contre^ hadde he wonne ; That with his wisdam and his chivalrie He conquered al the... | |
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