An OXFORD ANTHOLOGY of ENGLISH POETRY1935 |
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... WHAN that Aprille with his shoures sote The droghte of Marche hath perced to the rote , And bathed every veyne in swich licour , Of which vertu engendred is the flour ; Whan Zephirus eek with his swete breeth Inspired hath in every holt ...
... WHAN that Aprille with his shoures sote The droghte of Marche hath perced to the rote , And bathed every veyne in swich licour , Of which vertu engendred is the flour ; Whan Zephirus eek with his swete breeth Inspired hath in every holt ...
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... whan it was wonne ; Ful ofte tyme he hadde the bord bigonne ® Aboven alle naciouns in Pruce . ? в In Lettow hadde he reysed and in Ruce , No Cristen man so ofte of his degree . In Gernade at the sege eek hadde he be Of Algezir , and ...
... whan it was wonne ; Ful ofte tyme he hadde the bord bigonne ® Aboven alle naciouns in Pruce . ? в In Lettow hadde he reysed and in Ruce , No Cristen man so ofte of his degree . In Gernade at the sege eek hadde he be Of Algezir , and ...
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... whan she dronken hadde hir draughte . Ful semely after hir mete she raughte , And sikerly she was of greet disport , And ful plesaunt , and amiable of port , And peyned hir to countrefete chere Of court , and been estatlich of manere ...
... whan she dronken hadde hir draughte . Ful semely after hir mete she raughte , And sikerly she was of greet disport , And ful plesaunt , and amiable of port , And peyned hir to countrefete chere Of court , and been estatlich of manere ...
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ADAM lay ibowndyn aprille That fallyt bede bede side 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