 But ye that holden this tale a folye, As of a fox, or of a cok and hen, Taketh the moralite, goode men.  Works - Page 140by Geoffrey Chaucer - 1899 - 771 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1869 - 304 pages
...holde his pees.' Lo, such it is for to be recheles, 615 And necgligent, and truste on flaterie. But _ye that holden this tale a folye, As of a fox, or of a cok and hen, Taketh the moralite" therof, goode men. For seint Poul saith, that al that writen is, 620 To oure doctrine it is i-write... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1869 - 308 pages
...holde his pees.' Lo, such it is for to be recheles, 615 And necgligent, and truste on flaterie. But _ye that holden this tale a folye, As of a fox, or of a cok and hen, Taketh the moralite" therof, goode men. For seint Poul saith, that al that writen is, 6zo To oure doctrine it is i-write... | |
 | Literature - 1918 - 966 pages
...somehow or another in making dramatic, is carrying on a tradition that Chaucer practised before him : And ye that holden this tale a folye, — As of a fox,...a cok and hen, — Taketh the moralite, good men. And that was the way they went at it for centuries, always pretending, always driven to pretend, that... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages - 1872 - 384 pages
...his pees.' Lo, such it is for to be reccheles, 615 And necgligent, and truste on flaterie. But j/e that holden this tale a folye, As of a fox, or of a cok and hen, Taketh the moralitd therof, goode men. For seint Poul saith, that al that writen is, 620 To oure doctrine it is... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1880 - 766 pages
...this tale a folye, — 9050 As of a fox, or of a cok and hen, — Taketh the moralite, goode men ; For Seint Paul seith that al that writen is, To oure doctrine it is ywrite ywis ; (15,448 T.) Taketh the fruyt and lat the chaf be stille. Now, goode God, if that it be thy wille,... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - English poetry - 1879 - 738 pages
...this tale a folye, — 9050 As of a fox, or of a cok and hen, — Taketh the moralite, goode men ; For Seint Paul seith that al that writen is, To oure doctrine it is ywrite ywis ; (15,448 T.) Taketh the fruyt and lat the chaf be stille. Now, goode God, if that it be thy wille,... | |
 | Brainerd Kellogg - American literature - 1882 - 492 pages
...scholde holde his pees." Lo, such it is for to be recencies" And necgligent and truste on flaterie. But ye that holden this tale a folye, As of a fox or of a cok and hen, Taketh the moralite therof, goode men. For seint Poul saith that al that writen is To cure doctrine3 it is i- write i-wys.... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - Clarendon Press series - 1889 - 334 pages
...governaunce, That iangleth whan he sholde holde his pees.' 615 Lo, swich it is for to be recchelees, And necligent, and truste on flaterye. But ye that...folye, As of a fox, or of a cok and hen, Taketh the moralitee therof2, good men. 620 For seint Paul seith, that al that writen is, (4631) To our doctryne... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - Reading - 1889 - 334 pages
...governaunce, That iangleth whan he sholde holde his pees.' 615 Lo, swich it is for to be recchelees, And necligent, and truste on flaterye. But ye that...folye, As of a fox, or of a cok and hen, Taketh the moralitee therof*, good men. 610 For seint Paul seith, that al that writen is, (4631) To our doctryne... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - Canterbury (England) - 1889 - 332 pages
...governaunce, That iangleth whan he sholde holde his pees.' 615 Lo, swich it is for to be recchelees, And necligent, and truste on flaterye. But ye that...folye, As of a fox, or of a cok and hen, Taketh the moralitee therof2, good men. 620 For seint Paul seith, that al that writen is, (4631) To our doctryne... | |
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