The Poetical Works of Geoffrey ChaucerG. Richards, 1903 |
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... y - wis , So mochel prys ; and ther - to she So worthy is biloved be , That she wel oughte , of prys and right , Be cleped Rose of every wight . That it was May me thoughte tho , It is fyve yere or more ago ; That it was May , thus ...
... y - wis , So mochel prys ; and ther - to she So worthy is biloved be , That she wel oughte , of prys and right , Be cleped Rose of every wight . That it was May me thoughte tho , It is fyve yere or more ago ; That it was May , thus ...
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... y - wis , Through which the ground to preisen is . The briddes , that han left hir song , Whyl they han suffred cold so strong In wedres grille , and derk to sighte , Ben in May , for the sonne brighte , So glade , that they shewe in ...
... y - wis , Through which the ground to preisen is . The briddes , that han left hir song , Whyl they han suffred cold so strong In wedres grille , and derk to sighte , Ben in May , for the sonne brighte , So glade , that they shewe in ...
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... Y - frounced foule was hir visage , And grenning for dispitous rage ; Hir nose snorted up for tene . Ful hidous was she for to sene , Ful foul and rusty was she , this . Hir heed y - writhen was , y - wis , Ful grimly with a greet ...
... Y - frounced foule was hir visage , And grenning for dispitous rage ; Hir nose snorted up for tene . Ful hidous was she for to sene , Ful foul and rusty was she , this . Hir heed y - writhen was , y - wis , Ful grimly with a greet ...
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... y - wis , shal never lette Som blame upon the folk to sette . I trowe that if Envye , y - wis , Knewe the beste man that is On this syde or biyond the see , Yit somwhat lakken him wolde she . And if he were so hende and wys , That she ...
... y - wis , shal never lette Som blame upon the folk to sette . I trowe that if Envye , y - wis , Knewe the beste man that is On this syde or biyond the see , Yit somwhat lakken him wolde she . And if he were so hende and wys , That she ...
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... y - wis , Than she was wont in her yonghede . Unnethe hir - self she mighte fede ; So feble and eek so old was she That faded was al hir beautee . Ful salowe was waxen hir colour , Hir heed for - hoor was , whyt as flour . Y - wis ...
... y - wis , Than she was wont in her yonghede . Unnethe hir - self she mighte fede ; So feble and eek so old was she That faded was al hir beautee . Ful salowe was waxen hir colour , Hir heed for - hoor was , whyt as flour . Y - wis ...
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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.