The Riches of Chaucer: In which His Impurities Have Been Expunged, His Spelling Modernised, His Rhythm Accentuated and His Obsolete Terms Explained; Also Have Been Added a Few Explanatory Notes and a New Memoir of the Poet, Volume 1E. Wilson, 1835 - English poetry |
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... tellen you allé the condition Of each of them , so as it seeméd me , And which they weren , and of what degree , And eke in what array that they were in ; And at a knight then will I first begin . A Knight there was , and that a worthy ...
... tellen you allé the condition Of each of them , so as it seeméd me , And which they weren , and of what degree , And eke in what array that they were in ; And at a knight then will I first begin . A Knight there was , and that a worthy ...
Page 61
... tellen you of his array ; His horse was good , but he ne was not gay . Of fustián he weared a gipon 6 Allé besmotter'd 7 with his habergeon , 8 For he was late y come from his viáge , 9 And wenté for to done 10 his pilgrimage . With him ...
... tellen you of his array ; His horse was good , but he ne was not gay . Of fustián he weared a gipon 6 Allé besmotter'd 7 with his habergeon , 8 For he was late y come from his viáge , 9 And wenté for to done 10 his pilgrimage . With him ...
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... tellen atté last , 690 695 700 He was in church a nobl ' ecclesiast : Well could he read a lesson or a story , 705 But alderbest 6 he sang an offertory ; For well he wisté 8 when that song was sung He musté preach and well affile 9 his ...
... tellen atté last , 690 695 700 He was in church a nobl ' ecclesiast : Well could he read a lesson or a story , 705 But alderbest 6 he sang an offertory ; For well he wisté 8 when that song was sung He musté preach and well affile 9 his ...
Page 82
... tellen his Tale untrue , Or feignen thingés , or finden wordés new : He may not spare although he were his brother ; He must as well say one word as an other . 735 Christ spake himself full broad in holy writ , And well ye wote no ...
... tellen his Tale untrue , Or feignen thingés , or finden wordés new : He may not spare although he were his brother ; He must as well say one word as an other . 735 Christ spake himself full broad in holy writ , And well ye wote no ...
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... tellen Talés tway , To Canterbury ward I mean it so , 790 And homeward he shall tellen other two , Of aventures that whilom 9 have befall . And which of you that bear'th him best of all , That is to say , that telleth in this case Talés ...
... tellen Talés tway , To Canterbury ward I mean it so , 790 And homeward he shall tellen other two , Of aventures that whilom 9 have befall . And which of you that bear'th him best of all , That is to say , that telleth in this case Talés ...
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adown allé Arcite armés blissful bothé brother canón Canterbury Tales certés Chanticleer Chaucer child Christ Clerk's Tale courser creáture Custánce daughter dear death doth Duke ellés Emily evereach eyen fair fairé falsé farforth feast firsté friendés gentle go'th Goddés gold gone grace greaté haddé hath heart hearté honour houndés jeu parti John of Gaunt king knew knight lady longé lord lordés lust maken mannés marquis mattére merry mighté n'as N'ere n'is nathéless ne'er never newé noble nought NUN'S PRIEST'S TALE oldé owen Palamon piteous poet pooré Popés pray priest privily queen quod saidé sain saith salté shalt shouldé slain Som'nour sorrow spake stické Tale tell tellen Thebés thee There-where Theseus thilké thine thing thou timé truély truth tway unto weren wife wight wise wist withouten woful word wordés worthy wouldé youngé
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Page 68 - And busily gan for the soules pray Of them that gave him <25> wherewith to scholay* Of study took he moste care and heed. Not one word spake he more than was need; And that was said in form and reverence, And short and quick, and full of high sentence. Sounding in moral virtue was his speech, And gladly would he learn, and gladly teach.
Page 62 - In hope to standen in his lady's grace Embroidered was he, as it were a mead All full of freshe flowers white and red. Singing he was or fluting all the day : He was as fresh as is the month of May.
Page 239 - Such notes as, warbled to the string, Drew iron tears down Pluto's cheek, And made hell grant what love did seek. Or call up him that left half told The story of Cambuscan bold...
Page 135 - What is this world? — what asken men to have? Now with his love, now in his colde grave — Alone — withouten any company. Farewell my sweet — farewell mine Emily ! And softe take me in your armes tway For love of God, and hearkeneth what I say.
Page 82 - Who so shall telle a tale after a man, He moste reherse as neighe as ever he can : Everich word, if it be in his charge, All speke he, never so rudely and so large : Or elles he moste tellen his tale untrewe, Or feinen thinges, or finden wordes newe : He may not spare, although he were his brother, He moste as wel sayn o word as an other.
Page 64 - A manly man, to be an abbot able. Full many a dainty horse had he in stable ; And when he rode men might his bridle hear Jingling in a whistling wind as clear And eke as loud as doth the chapel bell.
Page 171 - Danced full oft in many a greene mead. This was the old opinion, as I read : I speak of many hundred years ago ; But now can no man see none elves mo...
Page 300 - A ha the fox ! and after him they ran, And eke with staves many another man ; Ran Colle our dogge, and Talbot, and Gerlond, And Malkin, with hire distaf in hire hond ; Ran cow and calf, and eke the veray hogges So fered...
Page 6 - Every man regarded her marvellously ; the king himself could not withhold his regarding of her, for he thought that he never saw before so noble nor so fair a lady : he was stricken therewith to the heart with a sparkle of fine love, that endured long after ; he thought no lady in the world so worthy to be beloved as she.
Page 74 - Full loth were him to cursen for his tithes ; But rather would he given out of doubt Unto his poore parishens about Of his offering, and eke of his substance ; He could in little thing have suffisance : Wide was his parish, and houses far asunder...