Poetical Works with Poems Formerly Printed with His Or Attributed to Him, Volume 3G. Bell & sons, 1880 |
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... wele , and afftirward oute of joye , My purpose is , or I parte you froye.1 2 Thesiphone , thou holpe me for tendite These woful wordes , that wepyth as I write . To the clepe I , thou goddesse of turmente ! Thou cruel wighte , that ...
... wele , and afftirward oute of joye , My purpose is , or I parte you froye.1 2 Thesiphone , thou holpe me for tendite These woful wordes , that wepyth as I write . To the clepe I , thou goddesse of turmente ! Thou cruel wighte , that ...
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... wele byseyn the moost and eke the lest , Ye , both for the seson and eke for the fest . Among the which was this Cryseyda , In wydowis abyte blake ; but natheles , Right as our chef letter is now A , and the history which now goes under ...
... wele byseyn the moost and eke the lest , Ye , both for the seson and eke for the fest . Among the which was this Cryseyda , In wydowis abyte blake ; but natheles , Right as our chef letter is now A , and the history which now goes under ...
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... wele to be so ; For altherwysest han therwith be plesyd , And they that han be althermoost in wo , With love have bene comfortyd and esyd ; And oft it hath the crewel hert apesyd , And worthy folk made worthier of name , And causith ...
... wele to be so ; For altherwysest han therwith be plesyd , And they that han be althermoost in wo , With love have bene comfortyd and esyd ; And oft it hath the crewel hert apesyd , And worthy folk made worthier of name , And causith ...
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... wele , that men myght in her gesse Honour , astate , and womanly noblesse . Tho Troylus , right wondur wele withalle , Gan for to lyke her mevyng and her chere , Which sumdel deynous was , for she lete falle Hor loke a lytil on syde ...
... wele , that men myght in her gesse Honour , astate , and womanly noblesse . Tho Troylus , right wondur wele withalle , Gan for to lyke her mevyng and her chere , Which sumdel deynous was , for she lete falle Hor loke a lytil on syde ...
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... wele for wele , but scorne for good servys ; In feith your ordre3 is reulyd in good wys . ' In no certeyn bene alle your observaunces , But hit a sely fewe poyntis be , Ne no thing askith so grete attendaunces , As doth your lay , * and ...
... wele for wele , but scorne for good servys ; In feith your ordre3 is reulyd in good wys . ' In no certeyn bene alle your observaunces , But hit a sely fewe poyntis be , Ne no thing askith so grete attendaunces , As doth your lay , * and ...
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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...