The Poetical Works of Geoffrey ChaucerG. Richards, 1903 |
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... Pite 209 3. The Book of the Duchesse 213 4. The Compleynt of Mars 5. The Parlement of Foules 247 256 6. A Compleint to his Lady 277 7. Anelida and Arcite 281 8. Chaucers Wordes unto Adam 293 9. The Former Age 294 10. Fortune 296 11 ...
... Pite 209 3. The Book of the Duchesse 213 4. The Compleynt of Mars 5. The Parlement of Foules 247 256 6. A Compleint to his Lady 277 7. Anelida and Arcite 281 8. Chaucers Wordes unto Adam 293 9. The Former Age 294 10. Fortune 296 11 ...
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... pite to take Of hem that sorwen for hir sake . And loke , for love of that relyke , That thou thenke non other lyke , For whom thou hast so greet annoy , Shal kisse thee er thou go away , And hold that in ful gret deyntee . And , for ...
... pite to take Of hem that sorwen for hir sake . And loke , for love of that relyke , That thou thenke non other lyke , For whom thou hast so greet annoy , Shal kisse thee er thou go away , And hold that in ful gret deyntee . And , for ...
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... pite , His cruel wil for to refreyne , Though I wepe alwey , and compleyne . And while I was in this torment , Were come of grace , by god sent , Fraunchyse , and with hir Pite Fulfild the botoun of bountee They go to Daunger anon ...
... pite , His cruel wil for to refreyne , Though I wepe alwey , and compleyne . And while I was in this torment , Were come of grace , by god sent , Fraunchyse , and with hir Pite Fulfild the botoun of bountee They go to Daunger anon ...
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... Pite ; ' We see ofte that humilitee Bothe ire , and also felonye Venquissheth , and also melancolye ; To stonde ... pite upon his peyn ; For Fraunchise wol , and I , Pite , That OF GEOFFREY CHAUCER 95.
... Pite ; ' We see ofte that humilitee Bothe ire , and also felonye Venquissheth , and also melancolye ; To stonde ... pite upon his peyn ; For Fraunchise wol , and I , Pite , That OF GEOFFREY CHAUCER 95.
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... Pite ; You thar no more afered be . ' ' I shal do right as ye wil , ' Saith Bialacoil , for it is skil , 6 Sith Daunger wol that it so be . ' Than Fraunchise hath him sent to me . Bialacoil at the biginning Salued me in his coming . No ...
... Pite ; You thar no more afered be . ' ' I shal do right as ye wil , ' Saith Bialacoil , for it is skil , 6 Sith Daunger wol that it so be . ' Than Fraunchise hath him sent to me . Bialacoil at the biginning Salued me in his coming . No ...
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ageyn Allas alwey anoon Arcite Beautee Bialacoil But-if certes certeyn chere chese compleynt comune coude daunce Daunger dede deeth delyt dere deth dide doon doth doun drede dryve entremete eyen fair fals fele feyne foules freend ful wel goon goth greet grene gret grete hath hede herde honde hoolly joye kepe lady leve litel loke lyve maketh maner mercy moche myn herte never no-thing nolde noon nought ofte peyne pite plesaunce pleyne quene quod rede richesse seide servyse seyde seye seyn Seynt shal shulde Sith slepe socour sone sore sorowe sorwe sothe speke swete swich thanne thee ther therfor therto thilke thing thoght thou shalt thought thurgh thyn trewe trouthe trowe tyme unto whan wher who-so whyl whyle whyt wight withouten wolde wolt wyde wyse y-wis yeve
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Page 297 - But-if he can, by som collusioun, Don his neighbour wrong or oppressioun. What causeth this, but wilful wrecchednesse, That al is lost, for lak of stedfastnesse...
Page 297 - Son tyme this world was so stedfast and stable, That mannes word was obligacioun, And now hit is so fals and deceivable, That word and deed, as in conclusioun, Ben no-thing lyk, for turned up so doun Is al this world for mede and wilfulnesse, That al is lost for lak of stedfastnesse.
Page 292 - So greet beaute, that no man may atteyne To mercy, though he sterve for the peyne. So hath your beaute fro your herte chaced Pitee, that me ne availeth not to pleyne ; For Daunger kait your mercy in his cheyne.
Page 248 - For out of olde feldes, as men seith, Cometh al this newe corn fro yeer to yere ; And out of olde bokes, in good feith, Cometh al this newe science that men lere.
Page 306 - For whiche un-to your mercy thus I crye : Beth hevy ageyn, or elles mot I dye ! Now voucheth sauf this day, or...
Page 300 - But al shal passe that men prose or ryme ; Take every man his turn, as for his tyme. Envoy. Scogan, that knelest at the stremes heed Of grace, of alle honour and worthinesse, In thende of which streme...
Page 293 - Thogh ye to me ne do no daliaunce. Nas never pyk walwed in galauntyne As I in love am walwed and y-wounde; For which full ofte I of my-self divyne That I am trewe Tristam the secounde.
Page 248 - The lyf so short, the craft so long to lerne, Th'assay so hard, so sharp the conquerynge, The dredful joye, alwey that slit so yerne: Al this mene I by Love, that my...
Page 294 - Werk wel thy-self, that other folk canst rede; And trouthe shal delivere, hit is no drede. Tempest thee noght al croked to redresse, In trust of hir that turneth as a bal : Gret reste stant...
Page 292 - Sin I fro Love escaped am so fat, I never thenk to ben in his prison lene; Sin I am free, I counte him not a bene. He may answere, and seye this or that; 30 I do no fors, I speke right as I mene.