An OXFORD ANTHOLOGY of ENGLISH POETRY1935 |
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... space , Er that I ferther in this tale pace , Me thinketh it acordaunt to resoun , To telle yow al the condicioun Of ech of hem , so as it semed me , And whiche they weren , and of what degree ; 40 And eek in what array that they were ...
... space , Er that I ferther in this tale pace , Me thinketh it acordaunt to resoun , To telle yow al the condicioun Of ech of hem , so as it semed me , And whiche they weren , and of what degree ; 40 And eek in what array that they were ...
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... space , In hope to stonden in his lady 15 grace . Embrouded was he , as it were a mede Al ful of fresshe floures , whyte and rede . 90 Singinge he was , or floytinge , al the day ; He was as fresh as is the month of May . Short was his ...
... space , In hope to stonden in his lady 15 grace . Embrouded was he , as it were a mede Al ful of fresshe floures , whyte and rede . 90 Singinge he was , or floytinge , al the day ; He was as fresh as is the month of May . Short was his ...
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... space . He yaf nat of that text a pulled hen , That seith , that hunters been nat holy men ; 180 Ne that a monk , whan he is cloisterlees , Is lykned til a fish that is waterlees ; This is to seyn , a monk out of his cloistre . But ...
... space . He yaf nat of that text a pulled hen , That seith , that hunters been nat holy men ; 180 Ne that a monk , whan he is cloisterlees , Is lykned til a fish that is waterlees ; This is to seyn , a monk out of his cloistre . But ...
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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