The POETS of GREAT BRITAIN CHAUCER to CHURCHILL. London Printed for John Bell British Library Stand Feb16787.. POETICAL WORKS OF GEOFF. CHAUCER. IN FOURTEEN VOLUMES. THE MISCELLANEOUS PIECES From Urry's Edition 1721, THE CANTERBURY TALES From Tyrwhitt's Edition 1775. Grete well CHAUCER whan ye mete--- Of ditees and of fonges glade, The which he---made, The londe fullfilled is over all. GOWER. My maister CHAUCER---chiefe paete of Bretayne---- Sith of our langage he was the lode-fterre---- The gold dewe dropys of fpeche and eloquence Into our tunge thrugh his excellence. The honour of English tong is dede---. My mayfter CHAUCER, floure of eloquence, Univerfel fadir in fcience--. This londis verray trefour and richeffe--- The firfte fynder of our fayre langage. LYDGATE. OCCLEVE. Venerabil! CHAUCER, principall poete but pere, In eloquence balme, condict and diall, O reverend CHAUCER! rofe of rethouris all, That raife in Brittane evir, quha reidis right VOL. XIII. EDINBURG: DOUGLAS. DUNBAR. AT THE Apollo Prels, BY THE MARTINS. |