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Chaucer tells us , in the Legend of Good Women , that he had thus published the
Knightes Tale , – " - al the love of Palamon and Arcite , Of Thebes , though the
storie is knowen lite ; " as well as the life of St . Cecilia , or the Second Nonnes ...
Chaucer tells us , in the Legend of Good Women , that he had thus published the
Knightes Tale , – " - al the love of Palamon and Arcite , Of Thebes , though the
storie is knowen lite ; " as well as the life of St . Cecilia , or the Second Nonnes ...
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Thurgh girt with many a grevous blody wounde , Two yonge knightes liggyng by
and by , Bothe in oon armes clad ful richely : Of whiche two , Arcite hight that oon
, And that othur knight hight Palamon . Nat fully quyk , we fully deed they were ...
Thurgh girt with many a grevous blody wounde , Two yonge knightes liggyng by
and by , Bothe in oon armes clad ful richely : Of whiche two , Arcite hight that oon
, And that othur knight hight Palamon . Nat fully quyk , we fully deed they were ...
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... and squar as eny sparre , He cast his eyen upon Emelya , And therwithal he
bleynte and cryed , a ! As that he stongen were unto the herte . And with that crye
Arcite anon up sterte , And seyde , “ Cosyn myn , what eyleth the , That art so pale
...
... and squar as eny sparre , He cast his eyen upon Emelya , And therwithal he
bleynte and cryed , a ! As that he stongen were unto the herte . And with that crye
Arcite anon up sterte , And seyde , “ Cosyn myn , what eyleth the , That art so pale
...
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... Arcite gan espye 1110 1090 . - Saturne . According to the old astrological
system , this was a very uupropitious star to be born under . It may be observed ,
that in the present story there is a constant allusion to medieval astrology , which
...
... Arcite gan espye 1110 1090 . - Saturne . According to the old astrological
system , this was a very uupropitious star to be born under . It may be observed ,
that in the present story there is a constant allusion to medieval astrology , which
...
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And with that sight hire beauté hurt him so , That if that Palamon was wounded
sore , Arcite is hurt as moche as he , or more . And with a sigh he seyde pitously :
“ The freissche beauté sleeth me sodeynly Of hir that rometh yonder in the place
...
And with that sight hire beauté hurt him so , That if that Palamon was wounded
sore , Arcite is hurt as moche as he , or more . And with a sigh he seyde pitously :
“ The freissche beauté sleeth me sodeynly Of hir that rometh yonder in the place
...
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Page 4 - Somtyme with the lord of Palatye, Ageyn another hethen in Turkye : And evermore he hadde a sovereyn prys. And though that he were worthy, he was wys, And of his port as meke as is a mayde. He never yet no vileinye ne sayde 70 In al his lyf, un-to no maner wight. He was a verray parfit gentil knight.
Page 23 - PERSOUN of a toun ; But riche he was of holy thought and werk. He was also a lerned man, a clerk, That Cristes gospel trewely wolde preche ; His parisshens devoutly wolde he teche.
Page 8 - But sore weep she if oon of hem were deed, Or if men smoot it with a yerde Smerte: And al was conscience and tendre herte.
Page 25 - In a tabard he rood upon a mere. Ther was also a Reve and a Millere, A Somnour and a Pardoner also, A Maunciple and my-self ; ther were namo. The MILLER was a stout carl for the nones...
Page 11 - Ful swetely herde he confessioun, And plesaunt was his absolucioun; He was an esy man to yeve penaunce Ther as he wiste...
Page 33 - For this ye knowen al so wel as I, Whoso shal telle a tale after a man, He moot reherce as ny as evere he kan Everich a word, if it be in his charge, Al speke he never so rudeliche and large, Or ellis he moot telle his tale untrewe, Or feyne thyng, or fynde wordes newe.
Page 26 - Ther nas no dore that he nolde heve of harre, 550 Or breke it, at a renning, with his heed. His berd as any sowe or fox was reed, And ther-to brood, as though it were a spade. Up-on the cop...
Page 10 - And held after the newe world the space. He yaf nat of that text a pulled hen, That seith, that hunters been nat holy men...
Page 38 - WHYLOM, as olde stories tellen us, Ther was a duk that highte Theseus ; Of Athenes he was lord and governour, And in his tyme swich a conquerour, That gretter was ther noon under the sonne. Ful many a riche contree hadde he wonne ; What with his wisdom and his...
Page 44 - Than is the lilie on hire stalkes grene. And fresscher than the May with floures newe — For with the rose colour strof hire hewe, I not which was the...
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| Title | Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages: Edited from Original Manuscripts and Scarce Publications : Volume 22 Volume 24 of Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Percy Society |
| Author | Percy Society |
| Publisher | Percy Society, 1847 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 1 Nov 2006 |
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