Poetical Works with Poems Formerly Printed with His Or Attributed to Him, Volume 3G. Bell & sons, 1880 |
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Page 83
... sche ne hath why to pleyne . " ' For love is yet the moste stormy lyf , Right of hymself , that ever was begunne ; For ever some mystrust , or nice stryf , Si dette in braccio a amore sospirando , Le bellezze di Troilo imaginando ...
... sche ne hath why to pleyne . " ' For love is yet the moste stormy lyf , Right of hymself , that ever was begunne ; For ever some mystrust , or nice stryf , Si dette in braccio a amore sospirando , Le bellezze di Troilo imaginando ...
Page 154
... sche that shulde hise daies light : But , netheles , whanne that he speke might , Thus seide he yet , ' God woot , of this game , Whanne al is wist , thanne am I not to blame . ' Therwith for sorws that his hert shet , That from hise ...
... sche that shulde hise daies light : But , netheles , whanne that he speke might , Thus seide he yet , ' God woot , of this game , Whanne al is wist , thanne am I not to blame . ' Therwith for sorws that his hert shet , That from hise ...
Page 155
... Sche ofte him kiste ; and , schortly for to seyne , Him to revoken sche dide al hir peyne ; And , at the last , he gan his breeth to drawe , And of his swoun soone aftir that adawe ; And gan betir mynde and resoun to hir take ; But ...
... Sche ofte him kiste ; and , schortly for to seyne , Him to revoken sche dide al hir peyne ; And , at the last , he gan his breeth to drawe , And of his swoun soone aftir that adawe ; And gan betir mynde and resoun to hir take ; But ...
Page 156
... sche wolde wite anone , Of what man , and where , and also why , He jelous was , sithen ther was cause noone : And eke the signe that he tooke it by , That badde sche him to telle hir bisily ; Or ellis , certeyn , sche bare him on honde ...
... sche wolde wite anone , Of what man , and where , and also why , He jelous was , sithen ther was cause noone : And eke the signe that he tooke it by , That badde sche him to telle hir bisily ; Or ellis , certeyn , sche bare him on honde ...
Page 157
... sche gan to quake , Whanne sche him felt hir in hise armes foold : And Troylus , al hool of cares coolde , Gan thanke tho the bright goddis sevene ; Thus sundry peynes bringeth folk to hevene . Thus Troylus gan hir in armes streyne ...
... sche gan to quake , Whanne sche him felt hir in hise armes foold : And Troylus , al hool of cares coolde , Gan thanke tho the bright goddis sevene ; Thus sundry peynes bringeth folk to hevene . Thus Troylus gan hir in armes streyne ...
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Allas anone appears armes called cast cause Chaucer chere Cryseyde dede dere desire dethe doth doun drede eche ende faire falle floure Fortune frend fynde grace grete Harl hast hath herd herte hire holde honour joye knight lady lest leve lord lover manere means myght myn herte nece never nought nyght olde Pandare peyne pite pleyne poem quene quod reads rede ryghte says sche seyde seye seyne shal shold sone sore sorwe sothe speke swich ther therfor thing thou thought thow thynge toke told trewe trouthe Troylus tyme unto Venus wele whan whanne wher wight wise wist withoute withouten wolde wole wote wyse ywis
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Page 319 - That eyther hath in hevene or helle ybe, Ne may of hit noon other weyes witen, But as he hath herd seyd, or founde it writen ; For by assay ther may no man it preve.
Page 273 - But syn I se ther is no bettre way, And that to late is now for me to rewe, To Diomede algate I wol be trewe.
Page 300 - O yonge, fresshe folkes, he or she, In which that love up groweth with youre age, Repeyreth horn fro worldly vanyte, And of youre herte up casteth the visage To thilke God that after his ymage Yow made, and thynketh al nys but a faire This world, that passeth soone as floures faire.
Page 320 - I so gret affeccioun, As I seyde erst, whan comen is the May, That, in my bed ther daweth "' me no day, That I nam up and walkyng in the mede...
Page 32 - If no love is, O God, what fele I so? And if love is, what thing and which is he?
Page 374 - Wei wot men that a woman hath no myght. What ! shal she crye, or how shal she asterte That hath hire by the throte, with swerd at herte? She axeth grace, and seyth al that she can.
Page 416 - Compleyne I, for ye be my lady dere! I am so sory, now that ye be light; For certes, but ye make me hevy chere...
Page 299 - And in hymself he lough right at the wo Of hem that wepten for his deth so faste...
Page 201 - Slave, I have set my life upon a cast, And I will stand the hazard of the die: I think, there be six Richmonds in the field ; Five have I slain to-day, instead of him: — A horse ! a horse ! my kingdom for a horse ! [Exeunt.
Page 320 - I feyth and ful credence, And in myn herte have hem in reverence So hertely, that ther is game noon That fro my bokes maketh me to goon...