The Canterbury tales of Geoffrey Chaucer: a new text with illustrative notes, Volume 2Percy Society, 1847 |
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... hond , A slyer boy was noon in Engelond ; Ful prively he had his espiaile , That taughte him wher he might avayle . He couthe spare of lecchours oon or tuo , To techen him to four and twenty mo . For though this Sompnour wood were as an ...
... hond , A slyer boy was noon in Engelond ; Ful prively he had his espiaile , That taughte him wher he might avayle . He couthe spare of lecchours oon or tuo , To techen him to four and twenty mo . For though this Sompnour wood were as an ...
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... hond , As eny hauk to lure in Engelond , That told him al the secré that thay knewe , For here acqueintaunce was not come of newe ; Thay were his approwours prively . He took himself a gret profyt therby : His maister knew nat alway ...
... hond , As eny hauk to lure in Engelond , That told him al the secré that thay knewe , For here acqueintaunce was not come of newe ; Thay were his approwours prively . He took himself a gret profyt therby : His maister knew nat alway ...
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... hond his trouthe laith , For to be sworne bretheren til thay deyen . In daliaunce forth thay ride and pleyen . 6980 6974 - Ye . This word is omitted in the Harl . MS . , probably by an oversight . 6987 - sworne bretheren . The custom of ...
... hond his trouthe laith , For to be sworne bretheren til thay deyen . In daliaunce forth thay ride and pleyen . 6980 6974 - Ye . This word is omitted in the Harl . MS . , probably by an oversight . 6987 - sworne bretheren . The custom of ...
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... hond , of foot , ne of myn eyghe sight . And for despyt he dronke moche more An hundrid part than he had doon byfore ; And right anoon , this irous cursid wrecche Let this knightes sone anoon biforn him fecche , Comaundyng hem thay ...
... hond , of foot , ne of myn eyghe sight . And for despyt he dronke moche more An hundrid part than he had doon byfore ; And right anoon , this irous cursid wrecche Let this knightes sone anoon biforn him fecche , Comaundyng hem thay ...
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... hond in his he laith ; " Lo here myn hond , in me schal be no lak . " " Now thanne , put thyn hond doun at my bak , " Sayde this man , " and grope wel byhynde , Bynethe my buttok , there schaltow fynde A thing , that I have hud in ...
... hond in his he laith ; " Lo here myn hond , in me schal be no lak . " " Now thanne , put thyn hond doun at my bak , " Sayde this man , " and grope wel byhynde , Bynethe my buttok , there schaltow fynde A thing , that I have hud in ...
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