 We faren as he that dronke is as a mous; A dronke man wot wel he hath an hous, But he noot which the righte wey is thider; And to a dronke man the wey is slider. And certes, in this world so faren we; We seken faste after felicitee, But we goon wrong...  The British Poets: Including Translations ... - Page 37by British poets - 1822Full view - About this book
 | Five minutes daily readings - 1882 - 408 pages
...is of his meynie slain. Infinite harmes ben in this matere. We wote not what thing we praien here. We seken fast after felicite, But we go wrong ful often trewely. CHAUCER, The Knight fs Tale. CAN I not come to Thee, my God, for these So very many meeting hindrances,... | |
 | 1883 - 410 pages
...is of his meynie slain. Infinite harmes ben in this matere. We wote not what thing we praien here. We seken fast after felicite, But we go wrong ful often trewely. CHAUCER, The Knighttfs Tale. 7. CAN I not come to Thee, my God, for these So very many meeting hindrances,... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - Canterbury (England) - 1889 - 332 pages
...wot wel6 he hath an hous, But he noot which the righte wey is thider; 405 And to a dronke man the wey is slider; And certes, in this world so faren we ; We seken faste after felicitee, But we goon wrong ful often trewely. Thus may we seyen6 alle, and namely I,... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - Clarendon Press series - 1889 - 334 pages
...wot wel6 he hath an hous, But he noot which the righte wey is thider; 405 And to a dronke man the wey is slider; And certes, in this world so faren we ; We seken faste after felicitee, But we goon wrong ful ofien trewely. Thus may we seyen6 alle, and namely I,... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - English language - 1891 - 338 pages
...wot wel6 he hath an hous, But he noot which the righte wey is thider; 405 And to a dronke man the wey is slider; And certes, in this world so faren we ; We seken faste after felicitee, But we goon wrong ful often trewely. Thus may \ve seyen6 alle, and namely I,... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1892 - 348 pages
...wot wel3 he hath an hous, But he noot which the righte wey is thider; 405 And to a dronke man the wey is slider ; And certes, in this world so faren we ; We seken faste after felicitee, But we goon wrong ful often trewely. Thus may we seyen3 alle, and namely I,... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1894 - 928 pages
...man wot wel he hath an hous, But he noot which the righte wey is Under ; And to a dronke man the wey is slider. And certes, in this world so faren we ; We seken faste after felicitee, 1 266 But we goon wrong ful often, trewoly. Thus may weseyen alle, and namely... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1894 - 924 pages
...man wot wel he hath an linus. But he noot which the righte weyisthider; And to a dronke man the wey is slider. And certes, in this world so faren we ; We seken faste after felicitee, 1266 But we goon wrong ful often, trewoly. Thus may we seyen alle, and namely... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1898 - 348 pages
...wot wel3 he hath an hous, But he noot which the righte wey is thider; 405 And to a dronke man the wey is slider ; And certes, in this world so faren we; We seken faste after felicitee, But we goon wrong ful often trewely. Thus may we seyen3 alle, and namely I,... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - Authors, Medieval - 1907 - 840 pages
...woot wel he hath an hous, .But he noot which the righte wey is thider, And to a dronke man the wey is slider ; And certes in this world so faren we, — We seken faste after felicitee, But we goon wrong ful often, trewely. Thus may we seyen alle, and namely I,... | |
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