Odd texts of Chaucer's minor poemsChaucer Society, 1880 - 296 pages |
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... feith Comyth all this new Ciens pat men lere But now to purpos as of this matere To rede forth yt gan me to delyte That all pe day me thought it but a lyte 4 7 11 14 18 21 25 28 4 PARLAMENT OF FOULES . нh . 4. 12 , PAR . - TEXT 51.
... feith Comyth all this new Ciens pat men lere But now to purpos as of this matere To rede forth yt gan me to delyte That all pe day me thought it but a lyte 4 7 11 14 18 21 25 28 4 PARLAMENT OF FOULES . нh . 4. 12 , PAR . - TEXT 51.
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... thought and besy hevynes For bothe I had thyng which pat I nold And eke I ne had that thyng pat I wold ( 14 ) But fynally my spryte at pe last For - wery of my labour aH þat day Toke rest that made me to slepe fast And in my slepe I met ...
... thought and besy hevynes For bothe I had thyng which pat I nold And eke I ne had that thyng pat I wold ( 14 ) But fynally my spryte at pe last For - wery of my labour aH þat day Toke rest that made me to slepe fast And in my slepe I met ...
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... thought On either half of full grete dyfference Of which I shall you seyne pe pleyn sentence 126 ( 19 ) Thorougħ me men gon ) in - to that blysful place Of hertis hele and dedly woundis cure Thorougħ me men goñ to be welle of grace Ther ...
... thought On either half of full grete dyfference Of which I shall you seyne pe pleyn sentence 126 ( 19 ) Thorougħ me men gon ) in - to that blysful place Of hertis hele and dedly woundis cure Thorougħ me men goñ to be welle of grace Ther ...
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... Ne it mysdeme in here thought Thurgh malicious intencon ) And he through presumpcon ) Or hate or scorne or through enuye Despyte or Iape or felonye 92 96 THE HOUSE OF FAME . PEPYS 2006 . 83 Mysdem PEPYS 182 PAR . - TEXT.
... Ne it mysdeme in here thought Thurgh malicious intencon ) And he through presumpcon ) Or hate or scorne or through enuye Despyte or Iape or felonye 92 96 THE HOUSE OF FAME . PEPYS 2006 . 83 Mysdem PEPYS 182 PAR . - TEXT.
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... thought ne dede O men have ye suche godlyhede In speche and neuer a dele in trowthe Alas that euer hadde rowth 332 Ony woman on a fals man Now I see well and tellen can We wretched women can no art For certegn for þo more part 336 Thus ...
... thought ne dede O men have ye suche godlyhede In speche and neuer a dele in trowthe Alas that euer hadde rowth 332 Ony woman on a fals man Now I see well and tellen can We wretched women can no art For certegn for þo more part 336 Thus ...
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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.