Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages: The Canterbury tales of Geoffrey ChaucerPercy Society, 1847 - English literature |
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... told by the pilgrims , but also to describe their journey , And all the remnant of their pilgrimage [ ver . 726 ] ; including , probably , their adventures at Canterbury as well as upon the road . If we add , that the tales , besides ...
... told by the pilgrims , but also to describe their journey , And all the remnant of their pilgrimage [ ver . 726 ] ; including , probably , their adventures at Canterbury as well as upon the road . If we add , that the tales , besides ...
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... told on their return . These are printed by Urry from a manuscript of which I have not been able to trace the subsequent history , and , if it should not previously be found , I shall reprint them from Urry's edition , correcting the ...
... told on their return . These are printed by Urry from a manuscript of which I have not been able to trace the subsequent history , and , if it should not previously be found , I shall reprint them from Urry's edition , correcting the ...
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... told , - ' Hys crouper heeng al ful of belles , And his peytrel , and his arsoun , Three myle myghte men hear the sown . " Wycliffe , in his Triloge , inveighs against the priests of his time for their " fair hors , and joly and gay ...
... told , - ' Hys crouper heeng al ful of belles , And his peytrel , and his arsoun , Three myle myghte men hear the sown . " Wycliffe , in his Triloge , inveighs against the priests of his time for their " fair hors , and joly and gay ...
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... told you schortly in a clause , Thestat , tharray , the nombre , and eek the cause Why that assembled was this companye In Southwerk at this gentil ostelrie , 700 710 720 That highte the Tabbard , faste by the Belle . 32 THE CANTERBURY ...
... told you schortly in a clause , Thestat , tharray , the nombre , and eek the cause Why that assembled was this companye In Southwerk at this gentil ostelrie , 700 710 720 That highte the Tabbard , faste by the Belle . 32 THE CANTERBURY ...
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... told yow fully the manere , How wonnen was the regne of Femenye , By Theseus , and by his chivalrye ; And of the grete bataille for the nones Bytwix Athenes and the Amazones ; And how asegid was Ypolita The faire hardy quyen of Cithea ...
... told yow fully the manere , How wonnen was the regne of Femenye , By Theseus , and by his chivalrye ; And of the grete bataille for the nones Bytwix Athenes and the Amazones ; And how asegid was Ypolita The faire hardy quyen of Cithea ...
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Absolon Adam adoun agayn Allas anon anoon answerde Arcite brother byforn Canterbury Canterbury Tales Chaucer clerk companye Constaunce counseil couthe cowde Crist dede deth doon dore doth doughter doun edition Emelye fader fair fals felawe fynde gentil Goddes goon goth gret grete Harl hath heed heere heih herte hire hond hous housbond knight kyng lady leet lenger litel loked lond lord lyve maner meller moche noon nought Palamon Piers Ploughman prisoun quod sche ryde saugh sayde sayn schal schapen schortly schulde sette seyde Gamelyn seye seynt sone sorwe soth spak speke sterte tale tale of Gamelyn Thanne thay Thebes ther therfore therto Theseus thing thou schalt thre thurgh thyn toun trewe tyme Tyrwhitt unto watir whan wher whil wight withouten wolde womman woot wyde yeer yonge
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Page 4 - Somtyme with the lord of Palatye, Ageyn another hethen in Turkye : And evermore he hadde a sovereyn prys. And though that he were worthy, he was wys, And of his port as meke as is a mayde. He never yet no vileinye ne sayde 70 In al his lyf, un-to no maner wight. He was a verray parfit gentil knight.
Page 23 - PERSOUN 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 parisshens devoutly wolde he teche.
Page 8 - But sore weep she if oon of hem were deed, Or if men smoot it with a yerde Smerte: And al was conscience and tendre herte.
Page 26 - Ther nas no dore that he nolde heve of harre, 550 Or breke it, at a renning, with his heed. His berd as any sowe or fox was reed, And ther-to brood, as though it were a spade. Up-on the cop...
Page 25 - In a tabard he rood upon a mere. Ther was also a Reve and a Millere, A Somnour and a Pardoner also, A Maunciple and my-self ; ther were namo. The MILLER was a stout carl for the nones...
Page 11 - Ful swetely herde he confessioun, And plesaunt was his absolucioun; He was an esy man to yeve penaunce Ther as he wiste...
Page 33 - For this ye knowen al so wel as I, Whoso shal telle a tale after a man, He moot reherce as ny as evere he kan Everich a word, if it be in his charge, Al speke he never so rudeliche and large, Or ellis he moot telle his tale untrewe, Or feyne thyng, or fynde wordes newe.
Page 86 - Ligurge him-self, the grete king of Trace; Blak was his berd, and manly was his face. The cercles of his eyen in his heed, They gloweden...
Page 38 - WHYLOM, as olde stories tellen us, Ther was a duk that highte Theseus ; Of Athenes he was lord and governour, And in his tyme swich a conquerour, That gretter was ther noon under the sonne. Ful many a riche contree hadde he wonne ; What with his wisdom and his...
Page 27 - That were of lawe expert and curious; Of which ther were a doseyn in that hous Worthy to been stiwardes of rente and lond Of any lord that is in Engelond, To make him live by his propre good...