Chaucer, the Prologue, the Knightes Tale the Nonne Preestes Tale from the Canterbury TalesAt the Clarendon Press, 1892 - 262 pages |
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Page vii
... says Mr. Bond , have given him ' the benefit of society of the highest refinement , in personal attendance on a young and spirited prince of the blood . He would have had his imagination fed by scenes of the most brilliant court ...
... says Mr. Bond , have given him ' the benefit of society of the highest refinement , in personal attendance on a young and spirited prince of the blood . He would have had his imagination fed by scenes of the most brilliant court ...
Page ix
... says in Troilus , 6 Criseyde loveth the sone of Tydeus , And Troilus mot wepe in cares coldę . Swich is this world , whoso kan it biholde ! In ech estat is litil hertes reste ! God leve us for to take it for the beste ! ' ( Bk . V. st ...
... says in Troilus , 6 Criseyde loveth the sone of Tydeus , And Troilus mot wepe in cares coldę . Swich is this world , whoso kan it biholde ! In ech estat is litil hertes reste ! God leve us for to take it for the beste ! ' ( Bk . V. st ...
Page xv
... says that Chaucer ' lived to the period of grey hairs , and at length found old age his greatest disease . ' In Hoccleve's portrait of the poet he is represented with grey hair and beard . whom he addressed his treatise on the Astrolabe ...
... says that Chaucer ' lived to the period of grey hairs , and at length found old age his greatest disease . ' In Hoccleve's portrait of the poet he is represented with grey hair and beard . whom he addressed his treatise on the Astrolabe ...
Page xxviii
... say , it expressed grammatical relation by a change in the form of words , instead of employing auxiliary words . The circumstances which led to this conversion are well known , forming as they do a part of the history of the English ...
... say , it expressed grammatical relation by a change in the form of words , instead of employing auxiliary words . The circumstances which led to this conversion are well known , forming as they do a part of the history of the English ...
Page xxxvi
... says ; ' Who so that can him rede ' ( Prol . 1. 741 ) if that any one can read him . 8. Me and men are used like the French on , English one . Me , which must be distinguished from the dative me , was in use as an indefinite pronoun ...
... says ; ' Who so that can him rede ' ( Prol . 1. 741 ) if that any one can read him . 8. Me and men are used like the French on , English one . Me , which must be distinguished from the dative me , was in use as an indefinite pronoun ...
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Page 2 - In felawshipe, and pilgrims were they alle, That toward Caunterbury wolden ryde; The chambres and the stables weren wyde, And wel we weren esed atte beste.
Page 18 - Up-on his feet, and in his hand a staf. This noble ensample to his sheep he yaf, That first he wroghte, and afterward he taughte; Out of the gospel he tho wordes caughte; And this figure he added eek ther-to, That if gold ruste, what shal iren do?
Page 4 - With lokkes crulle, as they were leyd in presse. Of twenty yeer of age he was, I gesse. Of his stature he was of evene lengthe, And wonderly deliver, and greet of strengthe.
Page 21 - Now is nat that of God a ful fair grace, That swich a lewed mannes wit shal pace The wisdom of an heep of lerned men?
Page 107 - A yerd she hadde, enclosed al aboute With stikkes, and a drye dich with-oute, In which she hadde a cok, hight Chauntecleer, In al the land of crowing nas his peer.
Page 6 - But for to speken of hir 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. But soore 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 94 - What is this world? what asketh men to have? Now with his love, now in his colde grave Allone, with-outen any companye.
Page 26 - He may nat spare, al-thogh he were his brother; He moot as wel seye o word as another. Crist spak him-self ful brode in holy writ, And wel ye woot, no vileinye is it. 740 Eek Plato seith, who-so that can him rede, The wordes mote be cosin to the dede.
Page 6 - Hir nose tretys; hir eyen greye as glas; Hir mouth ful smal, and ther-to softe and reed; But sikerly she hadde a fair forheed; It was almost a spanne brood, I trowe; For, hardily, she was nat undergrowe.
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