Chaucer's Canterbury PilgrimageWilliam Blackwood and Sons, 1892 - 283 pages |
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Page 31
... horse he sat , Uppon his heed a Flaundrisch bevere hat ; His botés clapséd faire and fetysly . His resons he spak ful solempnély , Sownynge alway thencres of his wynnynge . He wolde the see were kept for eny thinge Betwixé Middelburgh ...
... horse he sat , Uppon his heed a Flaundrisch bevere hat ; His botés clapséd faire and fetysly . His resons he spak ful solempnély , Sownynge alway thencres of his wynnynge . He wolde the see were kept for eny thinge Betwixé Middelburgh ...
Page 60
... horse , which , like a good cavalier , he kept in the best possible condition , yet he himself was far from being in gala attire.1 He wore an old battered coat of mail , and I noticed that the fustian tunic which was over it was soiled ...
... horse , which , like a good cavalier , he kept in the best possible condition , yet he himself was far from being in gala attire.1 He wore an old battered coat of mail , and I noticed that the fustian tunic which was over it was soiled ...
Page 66
... horse , and he had many such in his stables at home . For he dearly loved hunting ; and , in fact , made it the chief business of his life . He was always the foremost in the chase ; and , as he had bells on his horse's bridle , you ...
... horse , and he had many such in his stables at home . For he dearly loved hunting ; and , in fact , made it the chief business of his life . He was always the foremost in the chase ; and , as he had bells on his horse's bridle , you ...
Page 71
... horse , and as he went , he spoke in pompous tones , and let everybody know how prosperous he had been in his business . He declared loudly that no considerations of expense or trouble ought to prevent the passage between England and ...
... horse , and as he went , he spoke in pompous tones , and let everybody know how prosperous he had been in his business . He declared loudly that no considerations of expense or trouble ought to prevent the passage between England and ...
Page 73
... horse he rode was in as poor condition as himself ; 2 and his clothing was thin and threadbare - for all the money that he could make , or that he gratefully received from the friends who loved him , was spent in purchasing those much ...
... horse he rode was in as poor condition as himself ; 2 and his clothing was thin and threadbare - for all the money that he could make , or that he gratefully received from the friends who loved him , was spent in purchasing those much ...
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