An OXFORD ANTHOLOGY of ENGLISH POETRY1935 |
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... toun : 220 For he had power of confessioun , As seyde him - self , more than a curat , For of his ordre he was licentiat . Ful swetely herde he confessioun , And plesaunt was his absolucioun ; He was an esy man to yeve penaunce Ther as ...
... toun : 220 For he had power of confessioun , As seyde him - self , more than a curat , For of his ordre he was licentiat . Ful swetely herde he confessioun , And plesaunt was his absolucioun ; He was an esy man to yeve penaunce Ther as ...
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... toun ; But riche he was of holy thoght and werk . He was also a lerned man , a clerk , That Cristes gospel trewely wolde preche ; His parisshens devoutly wolde he teche . Benigne he was , and wonder diligent , And in adversitee ful ...
... toun ; But riche he was of holy thoght and werk . He was also a lerned man , a clerk , That Cristes gospel trewely wolde preche ; His parisshens devoutly wolde he teche . Benigne he was , and wonder diligent , And in adversitee ful ...
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... toun men clepen Baldeswelle . 620 Tukked he was , as is a frere , aboute , And ever he rood the hindreste of our route . A SOMNOUR Was ther with us in that place , That hadde a fyr - reed cherubinnes face , For sawcefleem he was , with ...
... toun men clepen Baldeswelle . 620 Tukked he was , as is a frere , aboute , And ever he rood the hindreste of our route . A SOMNOUR Was ther with us in that place , That hadde a fyr - reed cherubinnes face , For sawcefleem he was , with ...
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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