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... breath and with the same note of praise . The matter was all they could understand or appreciate ; and Gower and Lydgate had as much material as Chaucer , if not more . In our own day the sudden addition to the reading public of a ...
... breath and with the same note of praise . The matter was all they could understand or appreciate ; and Gower and Lydgate had as much material as Chaucer , if not more . In our own day the sudden addition to the reading public of a ...
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28 swollen 29 nigh 30 breath 21 it ceases not 2 burnest up 3 4 nigh envy 5 when but. 2 were Bet thuhte the drem that he 1 Of harpe and pipe , than he2 nere , 3 Bet thuhte that he2 were i - shote Of harpe and pipe than of throte . Tho ...
28 swollen 29 nigh 30 breath 21 it ceases not 2 burnest up 3 4 nigh envy 5 when but. 2 were Bet thuhte the drem that he 1 Of harpe and pipe , than he2 nere , 3 Bet thuhte that he2 were i - shote Of harpe and pipe than of throte . Tho ...
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... away 46 the earth 47 they lie 48 wither 27 should 29 sorrow hold 37 sound 33 countenance 34 bow 22 a 35 men 36 scarcely 42 these nobles 43 25 36 a race ugly 40 weak " false 44 as 45 breath THE AGE OF CHAUCER ΙΟ CURSOR MUNDI.
... away 46 the earth 47 they lie 48 wither 27 should 29 sorrow hold 37 sound 33 countenance 34 bow 22 a 35 men 36 scarcely 42 these nobles 43 25 36 a race ugly 40 weak " false 44 as 45 breath THE AGE OF CHAUCER ΙΟ CURSOR MUNDI.
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... 16 bow 17 troubling 18 breath 19 then 20 cry 21 Hecate 22 succeed 28 fleece 25 chariot 26 rose 27 the air 28 clouds 29 those 30 hasten 31 hills 24 aware parts Of Othrin and Olimpe also , And ek of othre 22 JOHN GOWER.
... 16 bow 17 troubling 18 breath 19 then 20 cry 21 Hecate 22 succeed 28 fleece 25 chariot 26 rose 27 the air 28 clouds 29 those 30 hasten 31 hills 24 aware parts Of Othrin and Olimpe also , And ek of othre 22 JOHN GOWER.
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... breath . Small keep took he whom Fortune frowned on Or whom she lifted up into the throne Of high renown ; but as a living death , So dead alive , of life he drew the breath . The body's rest , the quiet of the heart , The travail's ...
... breath . Small keep took he whom Fortune frowned on Or whom she lifted up into the throne Of high renown ; but as a living death , So dead alive , of life he drew the breath . The body's rest , the quiet of the heart , The travail's ...
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Antistrophe arms art thou beauty breast breath bright Chaucer dark dead dear death delight dost doth doun dread dream earth eyes face fair fear flowers forto frae grace grief hand hast hath hear heart Heaven herte Hind Horn king kyng lady Lady of Shalott LAYAMON light live look Lord mind Mother Muse myght ne'er never night nought numbers nymph o'er Oxus pain poem praise quath quoth rest rose round Rustum sche shal shine sigh sight sing sleep smile soft song sorrow soul speke spirit stars stood sweet swich tears thanne thee ther thine thing thou art thought thro trewe twas Tydeus unto voice wacz weep whan wild wind wings wolde words wyde wyll wyth youth ΙΟ