The Prologue from Chaucer's Canterbury TalesHoughton Mifflin, 1899 - 61 pages |
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... London about the year 1340 , the thirteenth of Edward the Third's reign . His father John Chaucer had served in the king's household before settling down as a prosperous wine- merchant . Chaucer himself first appears in 1357 as a page ...
... London about the year 1340 , the thirteenth of Edward the Third's reign . His father John Chaucer had served in the king's household before settling down as a prosperous wine- merchant . Chaucer himself first appears in 1357 as a page ...
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... , skins , and leather , for the port of London . The duties of this important office removed him from the con- here of the court . Now his days were 1 Joy in the watching of tricky tradesmen and in the valua tion. INTRODUCTION.
... , skins , and leather , for the port of London . The duties of this important office removed him from the con- here of the court . Now his days were 1 Joy in the watching of tricky tradesmen and in the valua tion. INTRODUCTION.
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... London resound with loyal " long - live the - kings , " while the fountains ran wine to pledge the new king Richard II . Only four years later he shud . dered at the hideous yells of " Jakke Strawe and his meynee , " as a populace ...
... London resound with loyal " long - live the - kings , " while the fountains ran wine to pledge the new king Richard II . Only four years later he shud . dered at the hideous yells of " Jakke Strawe and his meynee , " as a populace ...
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... London and New York , 1895. This book is a convenient reprint in one volume of Professor Skeat's text . A concise introduction con- tains complete annals of Chaucer's life and valuable observations upon his works and language . Globe ...
... London and New York , 1895. This book is a convenient reprint in one volume of Professor Skeat's text . A concise introduction con- tains complete annals of Chaucer's life and valuable observations upon his works and language . Globe ...
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... London and New York , 1895 , combines to a rare degree scholarship and liter- ary quality . I know of no recent work at once so suggestive and useful . For the mature reader , Ten Brink's chapters on Chaucer in The History of Eng- lish ...
... London and New York , 1895 , combines to a rare degree scholarship and liter- ary quality . I know of no recent work at once so suggestive and useful . For the mature reader , Ten Brink's chapters on Chaucer in The History of Eng- lish ...
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The Prologue from Chaucer's Canterbury Tales Frank Jewett Mather,Geoffrey Chaucer No preview available - 2016 |
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