The poetical works of Geoffrey Chaucer. To which are appended poems attr. to Chaucer. Ed. by A. Gilman, Volume 11880 |
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Page xciv
... Ther was a duc that hightè Theseus ; Of Atthenes he was lord and governour , And in his tymè swich a conquerour , That gretter was ther noon under the sonne Ful many a richè contree hadde he wonne ; That with his wysdom and his ...
... Ther was a duc that hightè Theseus ; Of Atthenes he was lord and governour , And in his tymè swich a conquerour , That gretter was ther noon under the sonne Ful many a richè contree hadde he wonne ; That with his wysdom and his ...
Page cxix
... ther noon eleccioun . . . Noght whan a roote is of a burthe yknowe ? That is , may not persons able to employ astrol- ogers , or " philosophres , " choose the time for their journeys , when the radix of a birth is known ? And also ...
... ther noon eleccioun . . . Noght whan a roote is of a burthe yknowe ? That is , may not persons able to employ astrol- ogers , or " philosophres , " choose the time for their journeys , when the radix of a birth is known ? And also ...
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... ther - on heng a brooch of gold ful sheene , On which ther was first write a crowned A , And after Amor vincit omnia . Another NONNE with hire hadde she 159 That was hire Chapeleyne , " and preestes thre . A MONK ther was a fair for the ...
... ther - on heng a brooch of gold ful sheene , On which ther was first write a crowned A , And after Amor vincit omnia . Another NONNE with hire hadde she 159 That was hire Chapeleyne , " and preestes thre . A MONK ther was a fair for the ...
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... ther as 10 profit sholde arise , Curteis he was and lowely of servyse , Ther nas no man nowher so vertuous . He was the beste beggere in his hous , 11 ( 252 T. ) 11 250 4 Romantic songs . 7 Better . 8 Female beggar . 1 Boast . 2 Cowl ...
... ther as 10 profit sholde arise , Curteis he was and lowely of servyse , Ther nas no man nowher so vertuous . He was the beste beggere in his hous , 11 ( 252 T. ) 11 250 4 Romantic songs . 7 Better . 8 Female beggar . 1 Boast . 2 Cowl ...
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... ther was of Oxenford also That un - to logyk hadde longe ygo , And leene was his hors as is a rake , And he nas nat right fat , I.undertake , But looked holwe and ther to sobrely ; Ful thredbare was his overeste courtepy For he hadde ...
... ther was of Oxenford also That un - to logyk hadde longe ygo , And leene was his hors as is a rake , And he nas nat right fat , I.undertake , But looked holwe and ther to sobrely ; Ful thredbare was his overeste courtepy For he hadde ...
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Page 12 - And if ther dide, certeyn so wrooth was she, That she was out of alle charitee. Hir coverchiefs...
Page cxxiii - Ful worthy was he in his lordes werre, And therto hadde he riden, no man ferre, As wel in Cristendom as in Hethenesse, And evere honoured for his worthynesse. At Alisaundre he was, whan it was wonne; Ful ofte tyme he hadde the bord bigonne Aboven alle nacions in Pruce; In Lettow hadde he reysed, and in Ruce, No cristen man so ofte of his degree.
Page cxxi - WHAN that Aprille with his shoures soote The droghte of March hath perced to the roote. And bathed every veyne in swich licour, Of which vertu engendred is the flour...
Page 10 - If that he faught, and hadde the hyer hond, By water he sente hem hoom to every lond.
Page 12 - Averrois, Damascien, and Constantyn, Bernard, and Gatesden, and Gilbertyn. Of his diete mesurable was he, For it was of no superfluitee, But of greet norissyng and digestible.
Page 7 - Sownynge in moral vertu was his speche, And gladly wolde he lerne and gladly teche.
Page cxxv - Under his belt he bar ful thriftily, 105 (Wel koude he dresse his takel yemanly: His arwes drouped noght with fetheres lowe) And in his hand he baar a myghty bowe.
Page cxxiv - Somtyme with the lord of Palatye Agayn another hethen in Turkye, And everemoore he hadde a sovereyn prys. And though that he were worthy, he was wys, And of his port as meeke as is a mayde; He nevere yet no vileynye ne sayde In al his lyf unto no maner wight; He was a verray parfit gentil knyght.
Page 25 - That ech of yow, to shorte with oure weye, In this viage shal telle tales tweye To Caunterbury-ward, I mene it so, And homward he shal tellen othere two, Of aventures that whilom han bifalle.
Page 3 - For if he yaf, he dorste make avaunt, He wiste that a man was repentaunt; For many a man so hard is of his herte, He may nat wepe, althogh hym soore smerte.