Odd texts of Chaucer's minor poemsChaucer Society, 1880 - 296 pages |
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... leaf 288. The English Vegecius in the MS , leaf 226 , bk , is signed Scriptus Rhodo per Johannem Neuton ) die 25 Octobris 1459. " ] 66 Of the assemble of pe byrdis on Seint Volantins day . [ This title is in the right margin , opposite ...
... leaf 288. The English Vegecius in the MS , leaf 226 , bk , is signed Scriptus Rhodo per Johannem Neuton ) die 25 Octobris 1459. " ] 66 Of the assemble of pe byrdis on Seint Volantins day . [ This title is in the right margin , opposite ...
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... seid he pou hast pe so well born ) [ leaf 289 , back ] 109 In lokyng of myñ old boke to - torn Of which macroby rought not A lyte That somdel of thy labour ' wold I quyte 112 10 PARLAMENT OF FOULES . нh . 4. 12 , PAR . - TEXT 57.
... seid he pou hast pe so well born ) [ leaf 289 , back ] 109 In lokyng of myñ old boke to - torn Of which macroby rought not A lyte That somdel of thy labour ' wold I quyte 112 10 PARLAMENT OF FOULES . нh . 4. 12 , PAR . - TEXT 57.
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... / I mene the goshauke that doth 1 To byrdys for hys outragiose rauyne [ leaf 99 , back ] pyne [ 1 The next 30 lines are much faded in the MS , and doubtful . ] 336 20 PARLAMENT OF FOULES . Hh . 4. 12 , PAR . - TEXT 72.
... / I mene the goshauke that doth 1 To byrdys for hys outragiose rauyne [ leaf 99 , back ] pyne [ 1 The next 30 lines are much faded in the MS , and doubtful . ] 336 20 PARLAMENT OF FOULES . Hh . 4. 12 , PAR . - TEXT 72.
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... leaf 83. ] ( ñ is printed for n . ) The prologe of .ix . goode Wymmen . Fx . lines . thousande tymes / I haue herd telle ther ys Ioy in heuene / and peyne in helle 3 and I acord wel / that it ys so 4 But netheles yet / wot I wel also 4 ...
... leaf 83. ] ( ñ is printed for n . ) The prologe of .ix . goode Wymmen . Fx . lines . thousande tymes / I haue herd telle ther ys Ioy in heuene / and peyne in helle 3 and I acord wel / that it ys so 4 But netheles yet / wot I wel also 4 ...
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... [ leaf 446 ] 1948 195 Of old story er swich strif was be - gunne 196 80 But wherfore that I spak to 3eue credence To bokys olde & don hem reuerence 97 98 82 Gg . lines . * Hire chere is pleynly sprad 28 PROLOGUE TO THE LEGENDE . CAMBR ...
... [ leaf 446 ] 1948 195 Of old story er swich strif was be - gunne 196 80 But wherfore that I spak to 3eue credence To bokys olde & don hem reuerence 97 98 82 Gg . lines . * Hire chere is pleynly sprad 28 PROLOGUE TO THE LEGENDE . CAMBR ...
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Allas ANELIDA AND ARCITE beaute BODLEY boke bounte Chaucer's COMPLEYNTE corr dede deeth dere DETHE OF BLAUNCHE Dido drede Eneas erth euery euyr fals ffor flour Forto fynde gode grace grene grete hath haue hede herd hert hire HOUSE OF FAME Iasone koude kynde kyng lady leaf LEGEND loue lyff maner mede mercy myght myħt myn herte mynde neuer neuyr nought PARLAMENT OF FOULES PEPYS peyne pite quene quod quoth rede ryght saugh sche seide seyde seyn shal shuld sith slepe sone sonne sorow sorwe soth speke sustre swete Thanne ther therfore Theseus thou thow thyn thynge toke trewe trouthe tyme vnto vpon wele whan whanne wheche wolde wole WOMEN wote wyff wyse wyst wyth wytte yiff þat
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Page 33 - And somme songen clere Layes of love, that joye it was to here, 140 In worship and in preysinge of hir make; And for the newe blisful somers sake, Upon the braunches ful of blosmes softe, In hire delyt they turned hem ful ofte, And songen, "Blessed be Seynt Valentyn, For on this day I chees yow to be myn, 146 Withouten repentyng, myn herte swete!
Page 35 - Hire swoote breth, and made hem for to sprede, As god and goddesse of the floury mede; In...
Page 108 - I leve as wel, so God me spede, Hem that write of this matere, As though I knew her places here; And eke they shynen here so bryghte, 1015 Hyt shulde shenden al my syghte, To loke on hem.
Page 27 - And evere shal, til that myn herte dye. Al swere I nat, of this I wol nat lye; Ther loved no wight hotter in his lyve.
Page 31 - ... of hewe 104 *Constreyned me / with so gledy desire *That in myn herte / I feele yet the fire *That made me to ryse / er yt wer day 89 § And was now / the firste morwe of May 108 *With...
Page 227 - He farde thus evil! there he sete, I went and stood right at his fete, And grette him, but he spake nought, But argued with his owne thought, And in his wit disputed fast, Why, and how his life might last, Him thought his sorrowes were so smart, And lay so cold upon his herte.
Page 29 - And am ful glad yf I may fynde an ere Of any goodly word that ye han left.
Page 52 - 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.
Page 213 - For this conclusionrc [mlfinuht] 6. (AD 1369) FEOM BODLEY MS. 638. [In Note 1, p. 34, of my Trial- Forewords, I said, — relying on the examination of the two MSS. by a Chaucer-friend— that this Bodley 638 was copied from the Fairfax 16. Further comparison of the two MSS. has led me to doubt this as regards Chaucer's Blaunche. Compare these differences : — F. to fore, 190; swete hert, 206 ; Ful, 324; fille, 374; B.