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Page 149
... Thou glader of the mount of Citheroun , For thilke love thou haddest to Adeoun Have pité on my bitter teeres smerte , And tak myn humble prayer to thin herte . Allas ! I ne have no langage for to telle Theffectes ne the tormentz of myn ...
... Thou glader of the mount of Citheroun , For thilke love thou haddest to Adeoun Have pité on my bitter teeres smerte , And tak myn humble prayer to thin herte . Allas ! I ne have no langage for to telle Theffectes ne the tormentz of myn ...
Page 150
... thou brendest for desyre , 2320 Whan that thou usedest the gret bewté Of faire freissche Venus , that is so free , And haddest hir in armes at thy wille ; And though the ones on a tyme mysfille , 2390 When Vulcanus had caught the in his ...
... thou brendest for desyre , 2320 Whan that thou usedest the gret bewté Of faire freissche Venus , that is so free , And haddest hir in armes at thy wille ; And though the ones on a tyme mysfille , 2390 When Vulcanus had caught the in his ...
Page 151
... thou him bilight . Thow Martz schal kepe his knight , yet nevertheles Bitwixe you ther moot som tyme be pees ; Al be ye nought of oo complexioun , That ilke day causeth such divisioun . I am thi ayel , redy at thy wille ; 2470 Pypes ...
... thou him bilight . Thow Martz schal kepe his knight , yet nevertheles Bitwixe you ther moot som tyme be pees ; Al be ye nought of oo complexioun , That ilke day causeth such divisioun . I am thi ayel , redy at thy wille ; 2470 Pypes ...
Page 156
... Thou mayst ynowgh of other thinges seyn . " This dronken Miller spak ful sone ageyn , And seyde , " Leeve brother Osewold , 3090 Who hath no wyf , he is no cokewold . But I seye not therfore that thou art oon , Ther been ful goode wyves ...
... Thou mayst ynowgh of other thinges seyn . " This dronken Miller spak ful sone ageyn , And seyde , " Leeve brother Osewold , 3090 Who hath no wyf , he is no cokewold . But I seye not therfore that thou art oon , Ther been ful goode wyves ...
Page 158
... thou heende Nicholas , For. 2830 For in swich caas wommen can have such sorwe , Whan that here housbonds ben from hem ago , That for the more part they sorwen so , Or elles fallen in such maladye , That atte laste certeynly they dye ...
... thou heende Nicholas , For. 2830 For in swich caas wommen can have such sorwe , Whan that here housbonds ben from hem ago , That for the more part they sorwen so , Or elles fallen in such maladye , That atte laste certeynly they dye ...
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Page 158 - What is this world? What asketh men to have? Now with his love, now in his colde grave, Allone, withouten any compaignye...
Page 130 - 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 223 - Such notes as, warbled to the string, Drew iron tears down Pluto's cheek, And made hell grant what love did seek. Or call up him that left half told The story of Cambuscan bold...
Page 132 - For if he yaf, he dorste make avaunt, He wiste that a man was repentaunt. For many a man so hard is of his herte, He may nat wepe al-thogh him sore smerte. 230 Therfore, in stede of weping and preyeres, Men moot yeve silver to the povre freres.
Page 131 - 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 129 - And bathed every veyne in swich licour. Of which vertu engendred is the flour; Whan Zephirus eek with his swete breeth Inspired hath in every holt and heeth The tendre croppes...
Page 131 - Ful swetely herde he confessioun, And plesaunt was his absolucioun; He was an esy man to yeve penaunce Ther as he wiste...
Page 137 - WHILOM, 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 non under the sonne. Ful many a riche contre...
Page 118 - Meanwhile in 1374 he was appointed Comptroller of the Customs and Subsidy of Wools, Skins, and Tanned Hides...
Page 233 - My brother shal be warisshed hastily; For I am siker that ther be sciences By whiche men make diverse apparences Swiche as thise subtile tregetoures pleye; For ofte at feestes have I wel herd seye That tregetours withinne an halle large Have maad come in a water and a barge, And in the halle rowen up and doun.