Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 24Percy Society, 1847 - English literature |
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... ladies in attendance on the queen , who is said to have been the eldest daughter of Sir Payne Roet , king - of - arms of Guienne , and sister of Katherine , widow of Sir Hugh Swynford , and subsequently wife of John of Gaunt , duke of ...
... ladies in attendance on the queen , who is said to have been the eldest daughter of Sir Payne Roet , king - of - arms of Guienne , and sister of Katherine , widow of Sir Hugh Swynford , and subsequently wife of John of Gaunt , duke of ...
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... lady grace . Embrowdid was he , as it were a mede Al ful of fresshe floures , white and reede . Syngynge he was , or flowtynge , al the day ,, He was as fressh as is the moneth of May . Schort was his goune , with sleeves long and wyde ...
... lady grace . Embrowdid was he , as it were a mede Al ful of fresshe floures , white and reede . Syngynge he was , or flowtynge , al the day ,, He was as fressh as is the moneth of May . Schort was his goune , with sleeves long and wyde ...
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... ladies ' eyes in the time of Chaucer . Tale , is described- " With camoys nose , and eyghen gray as glas . " 160. - a broch . In 1845 a brooch , of the form of an A , represented in the accompany . ing cut , was found in a field in ...
... ladies ' eyes in the time of Chaucer . Tale , is described- " With camoys nose , and eyghen gray as glas . " 160. - a broch . In 1845 a brooch , of the form of an A , represented in the accompany . ing cut , was found in a field in ...
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... lady's steed , - " Her wanton palfrey all was overspread With tinsel trappings , woven like a wave , Whose bridle rung with golden bells and bosses brave . " 173. - The reule . The rules of St. Maure and St. Benet were the oldest forms ...
... lady's steed , - " Her wanton palfrey all was overspread With tinsel trappings , woven like a wave , Whose bridle rung with golden bells and bosses brave . " 173. - The reule . The rules of St. Maure and St. Benet were the oldest forms ...
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... ladies at this time , which appear in the illuminations to be composed of large quantities of heavy wadding , and the satirist takes the liberty of exaggerating a little . 459. - moyste . One of the Cambridge MSS . reads softe , which ...
... ladies at this time , which appear in the illuminations to be composed of large quantities of heavy wadding , and the satirist takes the liberty of exaggerating a little . 459. - moyste . One of the Cambridge MSS . reads softe , which ...
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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...