Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 24Percy Society, 1847 - English literature |
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... Thanne longen folk to gon on pilgrimages , And palmers for to seeken straunge strondes , To ferne halwes , kouthe in sondry londes ; And specially , from every schires ende Of Engelond , to Canturbury they wende , The holy blisful ...
... Thanne longen folk to gon on pilgrimages , And palmers for to seeken straunge strondes , To ferne halwes , kouthe in sondry londes ; And specially , from every schires ende Of Engelond , to Canturbury they wende , The holy blisful ...
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... thanne out of alle charité . Hire keverchefs weren ful fyne of grounde ; I durste swere , they weyghede ten pounde , That on the Sonday were upon hire heed . Hire hosen were of fyn scarlett reed , 450 Ful streyte y - teyed , and schoos ...
... thanne out of alle charité . Hire keverchefs weren ful fyne of grounde ; I durste swere , they weyghede ten pounde , That on the Sonday were upon hire heed . Hire hosen were of fyn scarlett reed , 450 Ful streyte y - teyed , and schoos ...
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... thanne his neighebour right as himselve . He wolde threisshe , and therto dyke , and delve , For Cristes sake , with every pore wight , Withouten huyre , if it laye in his might . His tythes payede he ful faire and wel , Bathe of his ...
... thanne his neighebour right as himselve . He wolde threisshe , and therto dyke , and delve , For Cristes sake , with every pore wight , Withouten huyre , if it laye in his might . His tythes payede he ful faire and wel , Bathe of his ...
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... Thanne wolde he speke , and crye as he were wood . And whan that he wel dronken hadde the wyn , Than wolde he speke no word but Latyn . A fewe termes hadde he , tuo or thre , That he hadde lerned out of som decree ; No wondur is , he ...
... Thanne wolde he speke , and crye as he were wood . And whan that he wel dronken hadde the wyn , Than wolde he speke no word but Latyn . A fewe termes hadde he , tuo or thre , That he hadde lerned out of som decree ; No wondur is , he ...
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... thanne with here scharpe speres stronge They foyneden ech at other wonder longe . Tho it semed that this Palamon In his fightyng were as a wood lyoun , And as a cruel tygre was Arcite : As wilde boores gonne they togeder smyte , That ...
... thanne with here scharpe speres stronge They foyneden ech at other wonder longe . Tho it semed that this Palamon In his fightyng were as a wood lyoun , And as a cruel tygre was Arcite : As wilde boores gonne they togeder smyte , That ...
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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...