“The” Poetical Works “of Geoffrey Chaucer”, Volume 6Bell and Daldy, 1866 - 312 pages |
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... riche portraitures ; And bothe the ymages and the peyntures Gan I biholde bysyly . And I wole telle you redyly , Of thilk ymages the semblaunce , As fer as I have in remembraunce . Amyd saugh I a Hate stonde , That for hir wrathe , yre ...
... riche portraitures ; And bothe the ymages and the peyntures Gan I biholde bysyly . And I wole telle you redyly , Of thilk ymages the semblaunce , As fer as I have in remembraunce . Amyd saugh I a Hate stonde , That for hir wrathe , yre ...
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... riche a yeer was never noon Of briddes songe , and braunches grene . Therynne were briddes mo I wene , Than ben in alle the rewme of Fraunce . Ful blisful was the accordaunce , Of swete and pitous songe thei made , For alle this world ...
... riche a yeer was never noon Of briddes songe , and braunches grene . Therynne were briddes mo I wene , Than ben in alle the rewme of Fraunce . Ful blisful was the accordaunce , Of swete and pitous songe thei made , For alle this world ...
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... riche gold tresour Hir heed was tressed queyntely ; Hir sleves sewid fetously . 560 570 And for to kepe hir hondis faire Of gloves white she had a paire . And she hadde on a cote of grene Of cloth of Gaunt ; withouten wene , Wel semyde ...
... riche gold tresour Hir heed was tressed queyntely ; Hir sleves sewid fetously . 560 570 And for to kepe hir hondis faire Of gloves white she had a paire . And she hadde on a cote of grene Of cloth of Gaunt ; withouten wene , Wel semyde ...
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... riche am I , And that of oon thyng , namely , For I entende to no thyng But to my joye , and my pleyng , And for to kembe and tresse me . Aqueynted am I and pryvé With Myrthe , lord of this gardyne , That fro the lande of Alexandryne ...
... riche am I , And that of oon thyng , namely , For I entende to no thyng But to my joye , and my pleyng , And for to kembe and tresse me . Aqueynted am I and pryvé With Myrthe , lord of this gardyne , That fro the lande of Alexandryne ...
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... riche folk have fulle gret myght To helpe , and eke to greve a wyght . The beste and the grettest of valour Diden Rychesse ful gret honour , And besy were hir to serve , For that they wolde hir love deserve . 6 They cleped hir Lady ...
... riche folk have fulle gret myght To helpe , and eke to greve a wyght . The beste and the grettest of valour Diden Rychesse ful gret honour , And besy were hir to serve , For that they wolde hir love deserve . 6 They cleped hir Lady ...
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Page 294 - For whiche un-to your mercy thus I crye: Beth hevy ageyn, or elles mot I dye!
Page 304 - Upon my trouth I sey yow feithfully, That ye ben of my liffe and deth the quene ; For with my deth the trouth shal be sene. Youre two eyn, &c. II. 1. So hath youre beauty fro your herte chased Pitee, that me n' availeth not to pleyn : For daunger halt your mercy in his cheyne.
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Page 37 - For she right there hadde in present Unto a lady maad present Of a gold broche, ful wel «/-wrought. And certys it myssatte hir nought; For thorough hir smokke wrought with silk, The flesh was seen as white as mylk.
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Page 4 - Joly and gay, ful of gladnesse, Toward a ryver gan I me dresse, That I herd renne faste by ; For fairer playing non saugh I Than playen me by that ryvere, For from an hille that stood ther nere, Cam doun the...
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