Odd texts of Chaucer's minor poemsChaucer Society, 1880 - 296 pages |
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... Vpon a boke I - writte with letters old And therupon a certeyn thyng to lerne The long day I red full fast and zerne ( 4 ) zere .. ¶ For owt of old feldys as men sayne Comyth all thys new corne from 3ere to And out of old bokys in good ...
... Vpon a boke I - writte with letters old And therupon a certeyn thyng to lerne The long day I red full fast and zerne ( 4 ) zere .. ¶ For owt of old feldys as men sayne Comyth all thys new corne from 3ere to And out of old bokys in good ...
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... Vpon a ryuer / in a grene mede 175 179 [ leaf 97 ] 182 Ther as that swetnesse euermore Inow is Of flowrys / what blew 3elow and rede And cold wel stremys no - thynge dede That swymmyn full of smale fisshys lyght With fynys rede / and ...
... Vpon a ryuer / in a grene mede 175 179 [ leaf 97 ] 182 Ther as that swetnesse euermore Inow is Of flowrys / what blew 3elow and rede And cold wel stremys no - thynge dede That swymmyn full of smale fisshys lyght With fynys rede / and ...
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... vpon pilers a spere longe I saw a temple of brasse I - fowndyd stronge 231 ( 34 ) TA - bowte the temple daunsyd al way Women I - now of which sum ther were ffaire of them self / and sum of hem wer gay In kyrtles ał dyscheueled went they ...
... vpon pilers a spere longe I saw a temple of brasse I - fowndyd stronge 231 ( 34 ) TA - bowte the temple daunsyd al way Women I - now of which sum ther were ffaire of them self / and sum of hem wer gay In kyrtles ał dyscheueled went they ...
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... Vpon hys hede to sett of sundre hewe Garlandis full of fresshe flowrys newe / 259 ( 38 ) And in a priuey corner in disporte ffynd I venus and hyr porter richesse That was full noble and hauten of hyr porte Derk was that place / but ...
... Vpon hys hede to sett of sundre hewe Garlandis full of fresshe flowrys newe / 259 ( 38 ) And in a priuey corner in disporte ffynd I venus and hyr porter richesse That was full noble and hauten of hyr porte Derk was that place / but ...
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... vpon an hyH of flowrys Was sett thys noble goddesse Nature Of brawnchys were her hawles and hyr bowrys I - wrowte aftyr hyr crafte and hyr mesure Nethyr was fowle that cummyth of engendure That there ne was prest in hyr presence To ...
... vpon an hyH of flowrys Was sett thys noble goddesse Nature Of brawnchys were her hawles and hyr bowrys I - wrowte aftyr hyr crafte and hyr mesure Nethyr was fowle that cummyth of engendure That there ne was prest in hyr presence To ...
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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.