An OXFORD ANTHOLOGY of ENGLISH POETRY1935 |
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... heed was balled , that shoon as any glas , And eek his face , as he had been anoint . He was a lord ful fat and in good point ; 21 200 His eyen stepe , and rollinge in his heed , That stemed as a forneys of a leed ; His botes souple ...
... heed was balled , that shoon as any glas , And eek his face , as he had been anoint . He was a lord ful fat and in good point ; 21 200 His eyen stepe , and rollinge in his heed , That stemed as a forneys of a leed ; His botes souple ...
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... heed a Flaundrish bever hat ; His botes clasped faire and fetisly . His resons he spak ful solempnely , Souninge alway th'encrees of his win- ning . He wolde the see were kept for any thing 25 Bitwixe Middelburgh and Orewelle . Wel ...
... heed a Flaundrish bever hat ; His botes clasped faire and fetisly . His resons he spak ful solempnely , Souninge alway th'encrees of his win- ning . He wolde the see were kept for any thing 25 Bitwixe Middelburgh and Orewelle . Wel ...
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... heed . Hir hosen weren of fyn scarlet reed , Ful streite y - teyd , and shoos ful moiste and newe . Bold was hir face , and fair , and reed of hewe . She was a worthy womman al hir lyve , Housbondes at chirche - dore she hadde 460 fyve ...
... heed . Hir hosen weren of fyn scarlet reed , Ful streite y - teyd , and shoos ful moiste and newe . Bold was hir face , and fair , and reed of hewe . She was a worthy womman al hir lyve , Housbondes at chirche - dore she hadde 460 fyve ...
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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