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 PoetT. Tegg, 1839 |
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... means of the I should conjecture , that the neces- inverted comma . sity for taking this liberty with my author has not a dozen times during the whole course of my occurred labour . I In the advertisement to the present selection from the ...
... means of the I should conjecture , that the neces- inverted comma . sity for taking this liberty with my author has not a dozen times during the whole course of my occurred labour . I In the advertisement to the present selection from the ...
Page x
... mean those ornaments of this civilized age , and patterns to the civilized world , the ingenuous , intelligent , well in- formed , and artless young women of England . would fain hope that in the general fermentation of mind now going ...
... mean those ornaments of this civilized age , and patterns to the civilized world , the ingenuous , intelligent , well in- formed , and artless young women of England . would fain hope that in the general fermentation of mind now going ...
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... twenty marks , -no mean stipend at that period . This act was followed by an appointment to the office of gentleman of the king's privy chamber , with an addi- tional gratuity of twenty marks ; and shortly after , LIFE OF CHAUCER . 5.
... twenty marks , -no mean stipend at that period . This act was followed by an appointment to the office of gentleman of the king's privy chamber , with an addi- tional gratuity of twenty marks ; and shortly after , LIFE OF CHAUCER . 5.
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... means to secure to himself the succession , in the event of the demise of the aged king his father . And indeed , so passionately was he in love with dominion , that , rather than not be a king , he was content to ally himself with the ...
... means to secure to himself the succession , in the event of the demise of the aged king his father . And indeed , so passionately was he in love with dominion , that , rather than not be a king , he was content to ally himself with the ...
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... means they could devise they op pressed his adherents , while these in turn resorted to the common alternative of exciting popular commotions . In one instance , Chaucer himself was not an unimportant engine . A man named John Comberton ...
... means they could devise they op pressed his adherents , while these in turn resorted to the common alternative of exciting popular commotions . In one instance , Chaucer himself was not an unimportant engine . A man named John Comberton ...
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adown allé anon Antenor Arcite armés bliss bothé Calchas CANTERBURY TALES certés Chaucer cheer comen creáture Creseid Custánce dear death Diomed doth dread drede e'er ellés evereach eyen fair farforth fast flow'r friendés gentle glad go'th Goddés gold grace greaté Greekés hath heard heart hearté honour houndés HOUSE OF FAME iwis king kingés lady lest longé Lord lordés maken manner mighten moré muchel n'as n'is nathéless ne'er needés never newé night nought oldé owné Palamon Pandarus piteous pleasance poet Popés pray privily queen quod saidé sain saith salté shouldé sith sore sorrow soth spake stické sweet Tale tearés tell tellen thee therewithal Theseus thilké thine thing thou thought timé Troilus trow truély truth tway unto weren wife wight wise wist withouten woful word wordés worthy wouldé woulden youngé
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Page 49 - What is this world? what asketh men to have? Now with his love, now in his colde grave Allone, withouten any compaignye.
Page 4 - And preached, saying, There cometh one mightier than I after me, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.
Page 166 - He that me kepte from the false blame, While I was in the land amonges you, He can me keep from harm and eke from shame In the salt sea, although I see not how : As strong as ever he was, he is yet now : In him trust I, and in his mother dear, That is to me my sail and eke my steer.'» Her little child lay weeping in her arma ; And kneeling piteously to him she said — ' Peace, little son, I will do thee no harm...
Page 105 - And to the grove, of which that I you told, By aventure his way he gan to hold, To maken him a garland of the greves, Were it of woodbind or of hawthorn leaves ; • Saluteth.
Page 5 - Love,' where the poet is as evidently and avowedly referring to himself as poet well can, he speaks of the City of London that is " to me so dear and sweet, in which I was forth grown ; and more kindly love have I to that place, than to any other in earth ; as every kindly creature hath full appetite to that place of his kindly engendure, and to wiln [wish] rest and peace in that stead [place] to abide.
Page 283 - Till he the firste verse could all by rote. Nought wist he what this Latin was to say, For he so young and tender was of age ; But on a day his fellow 'gan he pray To expounden him this song in his language, Or tell him why this song was in usage.
Page 316 - But all thing, which that shineth as the gold, Ne is no gold, as I have herd it told; Ne every apple that is faire at eye, Ne is not good, what so men clap or crie.
Page 9 - ... and honoured prince in all Christendom ; and if the King of Scots have done you any despite or damage, ye may well amend it when it shall please you, as ye have done divers times er (ere) this. Sir, leave your musing, and come into the hall, if it please you ; your dinner is all ready.
Page 63 - Locke 3 curl'd as they were laid in press ; Of twenty years of age he was I guess.
Page 76 - Wide was his parish, and houses far asunder, But he ne left nought for no rain nor thunder, In sickness and in mischief, to visit The farthest in his parish much and lite Upon his feet and in his hand a staff...