An OXFORD ANTHOLOGY of ENGLISH POETRY1935 |
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... CANTERBURY TALES * The Prologue Here biginneth the Book of the Tales of Caunterbury WHAN that Aprille with his shoures sote The droghte of Marche hath perced to the rote , And bathed every veyne in swich licour , Of which vertu ...
... CANTERBURY TALES * The Prologue Here biginneth the Book of the Tales of Caunterbury WHAN that Aprille with his shoures sote The droghte of Marche hath perced to the rote , And bathed every veyne in swich licour , Of which vertu ...
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THE CANTERBURY TALES THE CANTERBURY TALES. As wel in Cristendom as hethenesse , And ever honoured for his worthinesse . 50 At Alisaundre he was , whan it was wonne ; Ful ofte tyme he hadde the bord bigonne ® Aboven alle naciouns in Pruce ...
THE CANTERBURY TALES THE CANTERBURY TALES. As wel in Cristendom as hethenesse , And ever honoured for his worthinesse . 50 At Alisaundre he was , whan it was wonne ; Ful ofte tyme he hadde the bord bigonne ® Aboven alle naciouns in Pruce ...
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THE CANTERBURY TALES THE CANTERBURY TALES. His breed , his ale , was alwey after oon ; A bettre envyned man was no - wher noon . With - oute bake mete was never his hous , Of fish and flesh , and that so plentevous , It snewed in his ...
THE CANTERBURY TALES THE CANTERBURY TALES. His breed , his ale , was alwey after oon ; A bettre envyned man was no - wher noon . With - oute bake mete was never his hous , Of fish and flesh , and that so plentevous , It snewed in his ...
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ADAM lay ibowndyn aprille That fallyt bede berd bettre biforn brest cam also stylle CANTERBURY CANTERBURY TALES certeinly Chaucer chyld College of Wooster companye courtepy doon everich eyen ful fair Ful semely Ful wel Geoffrey Chaucer greet grene hadde Harrowing of Hell hath hauekės heed herte Hoere Houndės HOWARD FOSTER LOWRY knight kyng kyngės lady layd in stall lond lord lovede lullay lytyll prety nyghtyngale mayden mede mery mete Middle English moder namore no-wher noght noon nyght ordre OXFORD ANTHOLOGY pilgrimage plesaunt povre preest rood ryde seke seyde shal sholde sondry sone song spak stylle Ther swet swete swich syng ther-to Therfore Thomas Thomas à Becket Thomas Carew thou nim thow THYS endris tyme un-to up-on Wel coude wepe weren whan whyl whyt wiit WILLARD THORP William wiste with-outen wolde worthy wot not whome wyde wyll wyth ye wot yonge