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Page 119
On the 12th of July, the poet was appointed to the valuable office of clerk of the
king's works at the palace of Westminster, the Tower of London, the castle of
Berkhamstead, and the royal manors of Kennington, Eltham, Clarendon, Sheen,
...
On the 12th of July, the poet was appointed to the valuable office of clerk of the
king's works at the palace of Westminster, the Tower of London, the castle of
Berkhamstead, and the royal manors of Kennington, Eltham, Clarendon, Sheen,
...
Page 120
His name appears in the issue rolls , as continuing to receive his pension , until
the 1st of March , 1400 , when it was received for him by Henry Somere , the clerk
of the receipt of the exchequer , who is supposed to have been a relation of the ...
His name appears in the issue rolls , as continuing to receive his pension , until
the 1st of March , 1400 , when it was received for him by Henry Somere , the clerk
of the receipt of the exchequer , who is supposed to have been a relation of the ...
Page 122
It is not improbable that in the state in which he left it, the Wife of Bath's prologue
was the beginning of a portion of manuscript which contained the tales of the
Wife of Bath, the Friar, and the Sompnour; and perhaps those of the Clerk, the ...
It is not improbable that in the state in which he left it, the Wife of Bath's prologue
was the beginning of a portion of manuscript which contained the tales of the
Wife of Bath, the Friar, and the Sompnour; and perhaps those of the Clerk, the ...
Page 132
For many a man so hard is of his herte , A CLERK ther was of Oxenford also , He
may not wepe though him sore smerte . That unto logik hadde longe i - go .
Therfore in stede of wepyng and prayeres , Al so lene was his hors as is a rake ,
289 ...
For many a man so hard is of his herte , A CLERK ther was of Oxenford also , He
may not wepe though him sore smerte . That unto logik hadde longe i - go .
Therfore in stede of wepyng and prayeres , Al so lene was his hors as is a rake ,
289 ...
Page 134
He was also a lerned man , a clerk He waytud after no pompe ne reverence ,
That Cristes gospel truly wolde preche ; Ne maked him a spiced conscience , His
parischens devoutly wold he teche . But Cristes lore , and his apostles twelve ...
He was also a lerned man , a clerk He waytud after no pompe ne reverence ,
That Cristes gospel truly wolde preche ; Ne maked him a spiced conscience , His
parischens devoutly wold he teche . But Cristes lore , and his apostles twelve ...
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Page 158 - What is this world? What asketh men to have? Now with his love, now in his colde grave, Allone, withouten any compaignye...
Page 130 - Somtyme with the lord of Palatye, Ageyn another hethen in Turkye : And evermore he hadde a sovereyn prys. And though that he were worthy, he was wys, And of his port as meke as is a mayde. He never yet no vileinye ne sayde 70 In al his lyf, un-to no maner wight. He was a verray parfit gentil knight.
Page 223 - 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 132 - For if he yaf, he dorste make avaunt, He wiste that a man was repentaunt. For many a man so hard is of his herte, He may nat wepe al-thogh him sore smerte. 230 Therfore, in stede of weping and preyeres, Men moot yeve silver to the povre freres.
Page 131 - But sore weep she if oon of hem were deed, Or if men smoot it with a yerde smerte: And al was conscience and tendre herte.
Page 129 - And bathed every veyne in swich licour. Of which vertu engendred is the flour; Whan Zephirus eek with his swete breeth Inspired hath in every holt and heeth The tendre croppes...
Page 131 - Ful swetely herde he confessioun, And plesaunt was his absolucioun; He was an esy man to yeve penaunce Ther as he wiste...
Page 137 - WHILOM, as olde stories tellen us, Ther was a duk that highte Theseus; Of Athenes he was lord and governour, And in his tyme swich a conquerour, That gretter was ther non under the sonne. Ful many a riche contre...
Page 118 - Meanwhile in 1374 he was appointed Comptroller of the Customs and Subsidy of Wools, Skins, and Tanned Hides...
Page 233 - My brother shal be warisshed hastily; For I am siker that ther be sciences By whiche men make diverse apparences Swiche as thise subtile tregetoures pleye; For ofte at feestes have I wel herd seye That tregetours withinne an halle large Have maad come in a water and a barge, And in the halle rowen up and doun.
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| Title | The Canterbury Tales of Geoffrey Chaucer Issue 25 of Universal library |
| Author | Geoffrey Chaucer |
| Editor | Thomas Wright |
| Illustrated by | Thomas Wright |
| Publisher | N. Cooke, 1853 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 27 Nov 2006 |
| Length | 226 pages |
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