An Oxford Anthology of English PoetryHoward Foster Lowry, Willard Thorp |
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... thing To give unto my lady : I name no thing , nor mean no thing , But as pretty a thing as may be . Twenty journeys would I make , And twenty ways would hie me , To make adventure for her sake To set some matter by me . But I would ...
... thing To give unto my lady : I name no thing , nor mean no thing , But as pretty a thing as may be . Twenty journeys would I make , And twenty ways would hie me , To make adventure for her sake To set some matter by me . But I would ...
Page 68
... thing is love ? WHAT thing is love ? for , well I wot , love is a thing . It is a prick , it is a sting , It is a pretty , pretty thing ; It is a fire , it is a coal , Whose flame creeps in at ev'ry hole ; And as my wit doth best devise ...
... thing is love ? WHAT thing is love ? for , well I wot , love is a thing . It is a prick , it is a sting , It is a pretty , pretty thing ; It is a fire , it is a coal , Whose flame creeps in at ev'ry hole ; And as my wit doth best devise ...
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... things are in decay ? For man is ev'ry thing , 10 And more : he is a tree , yet bears mo fruit ; A beast , yet is , or should be , more ; Reason and speech we onely bring ; Parrats may thank us , if they are not mute , They go upon the ...
... things are in decay ? For man is ev'ry thing , 10 And more : he is a tree , yet bears mo fruit ; A beast , yet is , or should be , more ; Reason and speech we onely bring ; Parrats may thank us , if they are not mute , They go upon the ...
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The Prologue of the Pardoners Tale | 29 |
The Prioresss Prologue | 38 |
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