An OXFORD ANTHOLOGY of ENGLISH POETRY1935 |
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... noon . With - oute bake mete was never his hous , Of fish and flesh , and that so plentevous , It snewed in his hous of mete and drinke , Of alle deyntees that men coude thinke . After the sondry sesons of the yeer , So chaunged he his ...
... noon . With - oute bake mete was never his hous , Of fish and flesh , and that so plentevous , It snewed in his hous of mete and drinke , Of alle deyntees that men coude thinke . After the sondry sesons of the yeer , So chaunged he his ...
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... noon him lyk To speke of phisik and of surgerye ; For he was grounded in astronomye . He kepte his pacient a ful greet del In houres , by his magik naturel.38 Wel coude he fortunen the ascendent Of his images for his pacient . He knew ...
... noon him lyk To speke of phisik and of surgerye ; For he was grounded in astronomye . He kepte his pacient a ful greet del In houres , by his magik naturel.38 Wel coude he fortunen the ascendent Of his images for his pacient . He knew ...
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... noon auditour coude on him winne . 47 take triple toll 48 Refers to the proverb ' An honest miller hath a golden thumb . ' As millers go , he was honest , and he was expert in judging flour . 49 sette hir , etc. , fooled them all Wel ...
... noon auditour coude on him winne . 47 take triple toll 48 Refers to the proverb ' An honest miller hath a golden thumb . ' As millers go , he was honest , and he was expert in judging flour . 49 sette hir , etc. , fooled them all Wel ...
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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