An OXFORD ANTHOLOGY of ENGLISH POETRY1935 |
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THE CANTERBURY TALES A MARCHANT was ther with a forked Noght o word. And , for to festne his hood under his chin , He hadde of gold y - wroght a curious pin : A love - knotte in the gretter ende ther was . His heed was balled , that ...
THE CANTERBURY TALES A MARCHANT was ther with a forked Noght o word. And , for to festne his hood under his chin , He hadde of gold y - wroght a curious pin : A love - knotte in the gretter ende ther was . His heed was balled , that ...
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... Ther wiste no wight that he was in dette , So estatly was he of his governaunce , With his bargaynes , and with his chevi- saunce . For sothe he was a worthy man with - alle , But sooth to seyn , I noot how men him calle . A CLERK ther ...
... Ther wiste no wight that he was in dette , So estatly was he of his governaunce , With his bargaynes , and with his chevi- saunce . For sothe he was a worthy man with - alle , But sooth to seyn , I noot how men him calle . A CLERK ther ...
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... ther - with - al he broghte us out of towne . A gentil MAUNCIPLE was ther of a temple , Of which achatours mighte take exemple For to be wyse in bying of vitaille For whether that he payde or took by taille , 570 Algate he wayted so in ...
... ther - with - al he broghte us out of towne . A gentil MAUNCIPLE was ther of a temple , Of which achatours mighte take exemple For to be wyse in bying of vitaille For whether that he payde or took by taille , 570 Algate he wayted so in ...
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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