The Canterbury tales of Geoffrey Chaucer: a new text with illustrative notes, Volume 2Percy Society, 1847 |
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... maner lourynge cheere Upon the Sompnour , but for honesté No vileyns worde yit to him spak he . But atte last he sayd unto the wyf , Dame , " quod he , " God give yow good lyf ! Ye han her touchid , al so mot I the , In scole matier ...
... maner lourynge cheere Upon the Sompnour , but for honesté No vileyns worde yit to him spak he . But atte last he sayd unto the wyf , Dame , " quod he , " God give yow good lyf ! Ye han her touchid , al so mot I the , In scole matier ...
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... maner cryme , Which needith not to reherse at this tyme , Of usur , and of symony also ; But certes lecchours did he grettest woo ; Thay schulde synge , if thay were hent ; And smale tythers thay were fouly schent , If eny persoun wold ...
... maner cryme , Which needith not to reherse at this tyme , Of usur , and of symony also ; But certes lecchours did he grettest woo ; Thay schulde synge , if thay were hent ; And smale tythers thay were fouly schent , If eny persoun wold ...
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... maner caas . " " O Thomas , jeo vous dy , Thomas , Thomas , This makth the feend , this moste ben amendid . Ire is a thing that highe God defendid , And therof wold I speke a word or tuo . " 66 Now , maister , " quod the wyf , " er that ...
... maner caas . " " O Thomas , jeo vous dy , Thomas , Thomas , This makth the feend , this moste ben amendid . Ire is a thing that highe God defendid , And therof wold I speke a word or tuo . " 66 Now , maister , " quod the wyf , " er that ...
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... maner wise No drynke , which that dronke might hem make , But ther in abstinence prey and wake , Lest that thay dedin : tak heed what I say— But thay ben sobre that for the pepul pray- War that I say - no mor : for it suffisith . Oure ...
... maner wise No drynke , which that dronke might hem make , But ther in abstinence prey and wake , Lest that thay dedin : tak heed what I say— But thay ben sobre that for the pepul pray- War that I say - no mor : for it suffisith . Oure ...
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... maner glose ; That specially our swete Lord Jhesus Spak this by freres , whan he sayde thus , Blessed be thay that pover in spirit ben . And so forth in the gospel ye may seen , Whether it be likir oure professioun , Or heris that ...
... maner glose ; That specially our swete Lord Jhesus Spak this by freres , whan he sayde thus , Blessed be thay that pover in spirit ben . And so forth in the gospel ye may seen , Whether it be likir oure professioun , Or heris that ...
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