Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 24Percy Society, 1847 - English literature |
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... Arcite , thou schal not so . I loved hir first , and tolde the my woo As to my counseil , and to brother sworn To forther me , as I have told biforn . For which thou art i - bounden as a knight To helpe me , if it lay in thi might , Or ...
... Arcite , thou schal not so . I loved hir first , and tolde the my woo As to my counseil , and to brother sworn To forther me , as I have told biforn . For which thou art i - bounden as a knight To helpe me , if it lay in thi might , Or ...
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... Arcite : That if so were , that Arcite were founde Evere in his lyf , by daye or night , o stound In eny contré of this Theseus , 1190 1200 1210 1202. - in helle . An allusion to the classic story of Theseus and Pirithous . And he were ...
... Arcite : That if so were , that Arcite were founde Evere in his lyf , by daye or night , o stound In eny contré of this Theseus , 1190 1200 1210 1202. - in helle . An allusion to the classic story of Theseus and Pirithous . And he were ...
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... Arcite ! The deth he feleth thorugh his herte smyte ; He weepeth , weyleth , cryeth pitously ; To slen himself he wayteth pryvyly . He seyde , " Allas the day that I was born ! Now is my prisoun werse than was biforne : Now is me schape ...
... Arcite ! The deth he feleth thorugh his herte smyte ; He weepeth , weyleth , cryeth pitously ; To slen himself he wayteth pryvyly . He seyde , " Allas the day that I was born ! Now is my prisoun werse than was biforne : Now is me schape ...
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... Arcite was agoon , Such sorwe maketh , that the grete tour Resowneth of his yollyng and clamour . The pure feteres of his schynes grete Weren of his bitter salte teres wete . " Allas ! " quod he , " Arcita , cosyn myn , Of al oure strif ...
... Arcite was agoon , Such sorwe maketh , that the grete tour Resowneth of his yollyng and clamour . The pure feteres of his schynes grete Weren of his bitter salte teres wete . " Allas ! " quod he , " Arcita , cosyn myn , Of al oure strif ...
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... Arcite is exiled upon his heed For evere mo as out of that contré , Ne nevere mo he schal his lady see . Now lovyeres axe I this question , Who hath the worse , Arcite or Palamon ? That on may se his lady day by day , But in prisoun he ...
... Arcite is exiled upon his heed For evere mo as out of that contré , Ne nevere mo he schal his lady see . Now lovyeres axe I this question , Who hath the worse , Arcite or Palamon ? That on may se his lady day by day , But in prisoun he ...
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Adam adoun agayn Allas anon anoon answerde Arcite brother byforn Canterbury Canterbury Tales Chaucer clerk companye Constaunce counseil couthe cowde Crist dede deth doon dore doth doughter doun edition Emelye fader fair fals felawe fynde gentil Goddes goon goth gret grete Harl hath heed heere heih herte hire hond hous housbond knight kyng leet lenger litel loked lond lord lyve maner moche myller noon nought Palamon Piers Ploughman prisoun quod sche ryde saugh sayde sayn schal schapen sche schortly schulde sette seyde Gamelyn seye seynt sone sorwe soth spak speke sterte tale tale of Gamelyn Thanne thay Thebes ther therfore therto Theseus thing thou schalt thre thurgh thyn toun trewe tyme Tyrwhitt unto Venus watir whan wher whil wight withouten wolde womman woot wyde yeer yonge
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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...