 | Charles Mills - Chivalry - 1825 - 838 pages
...Chaucer, we have a delightful picture of the manners of the squire : — " Singing he was or floyting all the day, He was as fresh as is the month of May. * He could songs make, and well endite, Just and eke dance, and well pourtraie and write ; So hole... | |
 | Charles Mills - Chivalry - 1825 - 442 pages
...Chaucer, we have a delightful picture of the manners of the squire : — " Singing he was or floyting all the day, He was as fresh as is the month of May. * He could songs make, and well endite, Just and eke dance, and well pourtraie and write ; So hole... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - Bibliography - 1826 - 384 pages
...pronunciation of his time, must have been felt to be eminently sweet and beautiful, as for example : " Well could he sit on horse, and fair-e ride. He could-e song-es make, and well endict, Juste and eke dance, and well pour tray and write. So hot he lov-ed, that by nighterdale He... | |
 | Books - 1826 - 382 pages
...pronunciation of his time, must have been felt to be eminently sweet and beautiful, as for example : " Well could he sit on horse, and fair-e ride. He could-e song-es make, and well endict, Juste and eke dance, and well pour tray and write. So hot he lov-ed, that by nighterdale He... | |
 | Royal Robbins - 1831 - 750 pages
...exercises, .were commingled. Chaucer delightfully paints the softer employment. " Singing he was or floyting all the day, He was as fresh as is the month of May, He could songri make, and well endite, Just and eke dunce, and well pourtraie and write; So hote he... | |
 | Royal Robbins - World geography - 1833 - 676 pages
...exercises, were commingled. Chaucer delightfully paints the softer employment. " Singing he was or floyting all the day, He was as fresh as is the month of May, , He could songs make, and well endite, Just and eke dance, and well pourtraie and write ; So hole... | |
 | Hennebon - 1835 - 968 pages
...have served for the model of old Chaucer's charming description :— " Singing he was, or floyting all the day, He was as fresh as is the month of May, He could songs make, and well endite, Just, and eke dance, and well pourtraie and write, So hole he... | |
 | Royal Robbins - History - 1837 - 732 pages
...exercises, were commingled. Chaucer delightfully paints the softer employment. " Singing he was or floyting all the day, He was as fresh as is the month of May, He could songs make, and well endite, Just and eke dance, and well pourtraie and write ; So hole he... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - English poetry - 1841 - 506 pages
...was he, as it were a mead All crowded with fresh flowers, white and red. Singing he was, or fluting all the day : He was as fresh as is the month of May. Short was his gown, with sleeves right long and wide Well could he sit his horse, and fairly ride. He could make songs, and letters... | |
 | Leigh Hunt - 1841 - 378 pages
...Embroidered was he, as It were a mead All full of freshe Howres, white and rtd: Singing be was or floy ting 3 all the day : He was as fresh as is the month of May: * » * * Courteous he was, lowly and serviceable, And carved before his father at the table. [Which... | |
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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. 
