An OXFORD ANTHOLOGY of ENGLISH POETRY1935 |
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... eyen greye as glas ; Hir mouth ful smal , and ther - to softe and reed ; But sikerly she hadde a fair forheed ; It was almost a spanne brood , I trowe ; For , hardily , she was nat undergrowe . Ful fetis was hir cloke , as I was war ...
... eyen greye as glas ; Hir mouth ful smal , and ther - to softe and reed ; But sikerly she hadde a fair forheed ; It was almost a spanne brood , I trowe ; For , hardily , she was nat undergrowe . Ful fetis was hir cloke , as I was war ...
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... eyen stepe , and rollinge in his heed , That stemed as a forneys of a leed ; His botes souple , his hors in greet estat . Now certeinly he was a fair prelat ; He was nat pale as a for - pyned goost . A fat swan loved he best of any ...
... eyen stepe , and rollinge in his heed , That stemed as a forneys of a leed ; His botes souple , his hors in greet estat . Now certeinly he was a fair prelat ; He was nat pale as a for - pyned goost . A fat swan loved he best of any ...
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... eyen narwe . As hoot he was , and lecherous , as a sparwe ; With scalled browes blake , and piled berd ; Of his visage children were aferd . Ther nas quik - silver , litarge , ne brim- stoon , Boras , ceruce , ne oille of tartre noon ...
... eyen narwe . As hoot he was , and lecherous , as a sparwe ; With scalled browes blake , and piled berd ; Of his visage children were aferd . Ther nas quik - silver , litarge , ne brim- stoon , Boras , ceruce , ne oille of tartre noon ...
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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