Poetical Works: With an Essay on His Language and Versification and an Introductory Discourse. Together with Notes and a GlossaryRoutledge, Warne, and Routledge, 1860 |
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... sinne , and harlotries . Wel coude he stelen corne , and tollen thries . And yet he had a thomb of gold parde . A white cote and a blew hode wered he . A baggepipe wel coude he blowe and soune , And therwithall he brought us out of ...
... sinne , and harlotries . Wel coude he stelen corne , and tollen thries . And yet he had a thomb of gold parde . A white cote and a blew hode wered he . A baggepipe wel coude he blowe and soune , And therwithall he brought us out of ...
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... sinne , and eke a gret folie To apeiren any man , or him defame , And eke to bringen wives in swiche a name . Thou mayst ynough of other thinges sain . This dronken Miller spake ful sone again , And sayde ; Leve brother Oseweld , Who ...
... sinne , and eke a gret folie To apeiren any man , or him defame , And eke to bringen wives in swiche a name . Thou mayst ynough of other thinges sain . This dronken Miller spake ful sone again , And sayde ; Leve brother Oseweld , Who ...
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... sinne , No more in loking than ther shal in dede . This ordinance is said ; go , God thee spede . To - morwe at night , whan men ben all aslepe , Into our kneding tubbes wol we crepe , And sitten ther , abiding Goddes grace . Go now thy ...
... sinne , No more in loking than ther shal in dede . This ordinance is said ; go , God thee spede . To - morwe at night , whan men ben all aslepe , Into our kneding tubbes wol we crepe , And sitten ther , abiding Goddes grace . Go now thy ...
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... sinne by no wey : And for despit , he compassed his thought To maken hire on shameful deth to dey . He waiteth whan the constable is away , And prively upon a night he crepte In Hermegildes chambre while she slepte . Wery , forwaked in ...
... sinne by no wey : And for despit , he compassed his thought To maken hire on shameful deth to dey . He waiteth whan the constable is away , And prively upon a night he crepte In Hermegildes chambre while she slepte . Wery , forwaked in ...
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... sinne is many a creature . O mighty God , if that it be thy will , Sin thou art rightful juge , how may it be That thou wolt soffren innocence to spill , And wicked folk regne in prosperitee ? A good Custance , alas ! so wo is me , That ...
... sinne is many a creature . O mighty God , if that it be thy will , Sin thou art rightful juge , how may it be That thou wolt soffren innocence to spill , And wicked folk regne in prosperitee ? A good Custance , alas ! so wo is me , That ...
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Page 7 - And shortly for to tellen, as it was, Were it by aventure, or sort,*" or cas,** The sothe is this, the cut fil to the...
Page 5 - In honour detteles, but if he were wood, Or live as scarsly, as him list desire; And able for to helpen all a shire In any cas that mighte fallen or happe; And yet this manciple sette hir aller cappe.
Page 132 - Ne made never shoutes half so shrille, Whan that they wolden any Fleming kille, As thilke day was maad upon the fox.
Page 2 - Beneit, Because that it was olde and somdele streit, This ilke monk lette olde thinges pace, And held after the newe world the trace. He yave not of the text a pulled hen, That saith, that hunters ben not holy men...
Page 128 - His combe was redder than the fin cora.ll, Enbattelled, as it were a castel wall. His bill was black, and as the jet it shone ; Like asure were his legges and his tone ; His nailes whiter than the lily flour, And like the burned gold was his colour.
Page 70 - is worth a bene; For wedlok is so esy and so clene, That in this world it is a paradys.
Page 4 - A good man ther was of religioun, That was a poure PERSONE of a toun: But riche he was of holy thought and werk. He was also a lerned man, a clerk, That Cristes gospel trewely wolde preche. His parishens devoutly wolde he teche. Benigne he was, and wonder diligent, And in adversite ful patient: And swiche he was ypreyed often sithes.
Page 3 - A CLERK ther was of Oxenford also, That un-to logik hadde longe y-go. As lene was his hors as is a rake, And he nas nat right fat, I undertake; But loked holwe, and ther-to soberly.
Page 332 - O yonge fresshe folkes, he or she, In which that love up groweth with your age, Repeyreth hoom from worldly vanitee, And of your herte up-casteth the visage To thilke god that after his image Yow made, and thinketh al nis but a fayre This world, that passeth sone as floures fayre.
Page 3 - 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.