 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...  The Canterbury Tales of Geoffrey Chaucer - Page 130by Geoffrey Chaucer - 1853 - 226 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - Christian pilgrims and pilgrimages - 1872 - 384 pages
...worthy, he was wys, And of his port as meke as is a mayde. He nevere _yit no vileinye ne sayde 70 In ill his lyf, unto no maner wight. He was a verray perfight gentil knight. But for to tellen_you of his array, His hors was good, but he ne was nought gay. Of fustyan he werede a gepoun... | |
 | William Bodham Donne - 1872 - 232 pages
...anticipation of the Knight in the Canterbury Tales : — "And though that he was worthy, he was wys : And of his port as meke as is a mayde : He never yit no vilonye ne sarde, In al his lyf unto no manner wight : He was a verry perfit gentil knight." No chance of extricating... | |
 | John Pendleton Kennedy - American fiction - 1872 - 590 pages
...hethen in Turkie : And evermore he haddc a sovereine pris. And though that he was worthy he was wise, And of his port as meke as is a mayde, He never yet no vilaine ne sayde In alle his lif, unto no manere wight. He waa a veray parfit gentil knight.''... | |
 | Edward Lewes Cutts - Civilization, Medieval - 1872 - 596 pages
...In listes thrics, and ever slaine his fo. * * * . . * * • And tho that he was worthy he was wise, And of his port as meke as is a mayde ; He never yet no vilanie had sayde In alle his lif unto any manere wyht, He was a very parfit gentle knight.... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer, Stephen Haskins Carpenter - English language - 1872 - 342 pages
...was worthy, he was wys, And of his port as meke as is a mayde. He nevere _yit no vilonye ne sayde 70 In al his lyf, unto no maner wight. He was a verray perfi^t gentil knight. But for to telle you of his array, His hors was good, but he ne was nought gay.... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - English literature - 1873 - 478 pages
...à table découpant devant son père2. » — Plus 1 . — Though that he was worthy he was wise ; And of his port, as meke as is a mayde : He never yet no yilainie ne sayde, In ail his lif, unto no manere wight, He was a veray parfit gentil knight,... | |
 | William Henry Davenport Adams - Bishops - 1873 - 388 pages
...loved chivalrie, Truthe and honour, fredom and curtesie. . . . Though that he was worthy, he was wise ; And of his port, as meke as is a mayde : He never yet in vilainie ne sayde, In all his life, unto no manere wight ; He was a veray parfit gentil knight."... | |
 | Alexander Monfries - 1875 - 152 pages
...hethene in Turkye : And everemore he hadde a sovereyn prys. And though that he was worthy he was wys, And of his port as meke as is a mayde. He never yit no vilonye ne sayde 70 In al his lyf unto no maner wight. He was a verray per%At gentil knight. But for to telle you of... | |
 | Theodore Martin - Great Britain - 1875 - 446 pages
...quality of forbearance and self-control in the Prince, Like Chaucer's Knight — He never yet no villanye ne sayde, In al his lyf, unto no maner wight ; He was a verray perfight gentil knight. mission to inquire whether advantage might not be taken of the rebuilding of the Houses of Parliament... | |
 | Augustus Henry Keane - English language - 1875 - 216 pages
...negatives in Srxxon'and Early English being used to strengthen the negation. Thus Chaucer : — He nevir yit no vilonye ne sayde In al his lyf unto no maner wight. Prologue to Cant. Tales. 4. Drihten, a common word for Lord in AS It seems to have unaccountably disappeared... | |
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