An OXFORD ANTHOLOGY of ENGLISH POETRY1935 |
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... biforn his fader at the table . 100 A YEMAN hadde he , and servaunts namo At that tyme , for him liste ryde so ; And he was clad in cote and hood of grene ; A sheef of pecok - arwes brighte and kene Under his belt he bar ful thriftily ...
... biforn his fader at the table . 100 A YEMAN hadde he , and servaunts namo At that tyme , for him liste ryde so ; And he was clad in cote and hood of grene ; A sheef of pecok - arwes brighte and kene Under his belt he bar ful thriftily ...
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... biforn and in good stat . Now is nat that of God a ful fair grace , That swich a lewed mannes wit shal pace The wisdom of an heep of lerned men ? Of maistres hadde he mo than thryes ten , That were of lawe expert and curious ; Of which ...
... biforn and in good stat . Now is nat that of God a ful fair grace , That swich a lewed mannes wit shal pace The wisdom of an heep of lerned men ? Of maistres hadde he mo than thryes ten , That were of lawe expert and curious ; Of which ...
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ADAM lay ibowndyn aprille That fallyt bede bede side 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 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