The Canterbury tales of Geoffrey Chaucer: a new text with illustrative notes, Volume 2Percy Society, 1847 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 17
Page 1
... sompnour telle a game : Pardé , ye may wel knowe by the name , That of a sompnour may no good be sayd ; I pray that noon of yow be evel apayd ; A sompnour is a renner up and doun 6858. - Auctorités . 6850 6860 " Auctoritas was the usual ...
... sompnour telle a game : Pardé , ye may wel knowe by the name , That of a sompnour may no good be sayd ; I pray that noon of yow be evel apayd ; A sompnour is a renner up and doun 6858. - Auctorités . 6850 6860 " Auctoritas was the usual ...
Page 2
... Sompnour be . " “ Nay , ” quoth the Sompnour , " let him say to me What so him list ; whan it cometh to my lot , By God ! I schal him quyten every grot . I schal him telle which a gret honour Is to ben a fals flateryng lymytour , And ...
... Sompnour be . " “ Nay , ” quoth the Sompnour , " let him say to me What so him list ; whan it cometh to my lot , By God ! I schal him quyten every grot . I schal him telle which a gret honour Is to ben a fals flateryng lymytour , And ...
Page 3
... sompnour redy to his 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 redy to his 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 ...
Page 4
... Sompnour , " i - put out of oure cures . " " Pees ! with meschaunce and with mesaventures ! " Thus sayd our host , " and let him telle his tale . Now telleth forth , although the Sompnour gale , Ne spareth nought , myn owne maister ...
... Sompnour , " i - put out of oure cures . " " Pees ! with meschaunce and with mesaventures ! " Thus sayd our host , " and let him telle his tale . Now telleth forth , although the Sompnour gale , Ne spareth nought , myn owne maister ...
Page 5
... sompnour knew a leccheour , Or avoutier , or ellis a paramour : And for that was the fruyt of al his rent , Therfore theron he set al his entent . And so bifel , that oones on a day This sompnour , ever wayting on his pray , Rod forth ...
... sompnour knew a leccheour , Or avoutier , or ellis a paramour : And for that was the fruyt of al his rent , Therfore theron he set al his entent . And so bifel , that oones on a day This sompnour , ever wayting on his pray , Rod forth ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
agayn allas anoon answerde biforn Canace certes certeyn chanoun comun counseil couthe Crist dede deere deth doon doth doughter doun drede dryve entent frendes frere fuyr fynde Goddes goon goth gret grete Grisildes Harl hath heere herd herte heven hire hond hous housbond kepe Lansd lenger litel lord lyve maner matiere mayde Melibeus moche myn herte natheles never night noon nought oonly oughne pacience peyne poeple prest PROLOGE quod sche resoun Salamon saith sapience saugh sayde sayn schal schewe schulde seint sire sith sompnour sone sorwe soth spak speke suffre synne tale thanne thay ther therfore thilke thing thou schalt thre thurgh toun trewe trouthe tyme Tyrwhitt Tyrwhitt reads unto werk werre whan wher wight wise withouten wolde womman woot word y-nough ye ben ye schul yonge