 | Geoffrey Chaucer, Stephen Haskins Carpenter - English language - 1872 - 342 pages
...if it were deed or bledde. 145 Of smale houndes hadde sche, that sche fedde With rosted fleissh, or mylk and wastel breed. But sore wepte sche if oon...yerde smerte : And al was conscience and tendre herte. 150 Ful semely hire wymple i-pynched was ; Hire nose tretys ; hire eyen greye as glas ; Hire mouth... | |
 | Alexander Monfries - 1875 - 152 pages
...if it were deed or bledde. 145 Of smale houndes hadde sche, that sche f edde With rostud fleissh, or mylk and wastel breed. But sore wepte sche if oon of hem were deed, 134. cuppe, AS cuppa. 136. raught, pret. of recl,e, AS raecan (pret. rcehte) to reach, as of AS hrcecan... | |
 | Robert Chambers, Robert Carruthers - Authors, English - 1876 - 870 pages
...of hire conscience, Sehe was so charitable and so pitons, Sehe wolde weepe if that sehe sawe a mous tower had stood.' He adds : ' If of court-life you knew the good, You sehe, that sehe fedde With rested fleissh, or mylk and wastel breed.' But sore wept sehe if oon of... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1876 - 470 pages
...speken of hire conscience, She was so charitable and so pilous, She wold£ weepe if that she sawe a mous Caught in a trappe, if it were deed or bledde. Of smale houndes hadde she, that she fedde With rested fleissh, or mylk, or wastel breed.11 But sore wepte she if oon of hem... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1877 - 178 pages
...of hire conscience, Sche was so charitable and so pitous§ Sche wolde weepe if that sche sawe a mous Caught in a trappe, if it were deed or bledde. Of...breed. || But sore wepte sche if oon of hem were deed, And she was calléd Madame Eglantine. Full well she sang the services divine, Entunéd through her... | |
 | William Shakespeare - 1878 - 176 pages
...switch, and is thus the same as the German gerte, Old English yard. Cp. Chaucer's Prologue, 148 : ' But sore wepte sche if oon of hem were deed, Or if men smot it with a yerde smerte,' referring to the Prioress and her pet dogs. Figuratively, gird comes to mean, as here, the lash, sarcasm,... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1880 - 766 pages
...hire conscience, She was so charitable and so pitous She wolde wepe if that she saugh a mous K aught in a trappe, if it were deed or bledde. Of smale houndes hadde she that she fedde With rosted flessh, or milk and wastel breed;' But soore wepte she if any of hem... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1879 - 754 pages
...hire conscience, She was so charitable and so pitous She wolde wepe if that she saugh a mous Kaught in a trappe, if it were deed or bledde. Of smale houndes hadde she that she fedde With rosted flessh, or milk and wastel breed ; 7 But soore wepte she if any of hem... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1879 - 712 pages
...hire conscience She was so charitable and so pitous She wolde wepe / if that she saugh a Mous Kaught in a trappe / if it were deed or bledde Of smale houndes / hadde she fat she fedde With rested flessh / or Milk / and wastel breed But score wepte she / if any of hem... | |
 | Thomas Humphry Ward - 1880 - 628 pages
...speken of hir conscience, Sche was so charitable and so pitous, Sche wolde weepe if that sche saw a mous Caught in a trappe, if it were deed or bledde. Of smale houndes hadde sche, that sche fedde With rosted flessh, or mylk and wastel breed3. But sore weep sche if oon of hem were deed, Or if men smot... | |
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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. 
