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... gold ful schene , On which was first i - writen a crowned A , And after that , Amor vincit omnia . Anothur NONNE also with hire hadde sche , That was hire chapelleyn , and PRESTES thre . A MONK ther was , a fair for the maistrie , An ...
... gold ful schene , On which was first i - writen a crowned A , And after that , Amor vincit omnia . Anothur NONNE also with hire hadde sche , That was hire chapelleyn , and PRESTES thre . A MONK ther was , a fair for the maistrie , An ...
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... gold y - wrought a curious pyn [ ne ] : A love - knotte in the gretter ende ther was . His heed was ballid , and schon as eny glas , And eek his face as he hadde be anoynt . He was a lord ful fat and in good poynt ; His eyen steep , and ...
... gold y - wrought a curious pyn [ ne ] : A love - knotte in the gretter ende ther was . His heed was ballid , and schon as eny glas , And eek his face as he hadde be anoynt . He was a lord ful fat and in good poynt ; His eyen steep , and ...
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... gold in cofre ; 300 But al that he might [ e ] gete , and his frendes sende On bookes and his lernyng he it spende , And busily gan for the soules pray [ e ] Of hem that yaf him wherwith to scolay [ e ] Of studie took he most [ e ] cure ...
... gold in cofre ; 300 But al that he might [ e ] gete , and his frendes sende On bookes and his lernyng he it spende , And busily gan for the soules pray [ e ] Of hem that yaf him wherwith to scolay [ e ] Of studie took he most [ e ] cure ...
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... gold in phisik is a cordial , Therfore he lovede gold in special . A good WIF was ther of byside BATHE , But sche was somdel deef , and that was skathe . Of cloth makyng she hadde such an haunt , 445 hem of Ypris and of Gaunt . 450 455 ...
... gold in phisik is a cordial , Therfore he lovede gold in special . A good WIF was ther of byside BATHE , But sche was somdel deef , and that was skathe . Of cloth makyng she hadde such an haunt , 445 hem of Ypris and of Gaunt . 450 455 ...
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... gold ruste , what schulde yren doo ? For if a prest be foul , on whom we truste , No wondur is a lewid man to ruste ; * * * * * Wel oughte a prest ensample for to yive , 485 490 495 ли 500 505 By his clennesse , how that his scheep ...
... gold ruste , what schulde yren doo ? For if a prest be foul , on whom we truste , No wondur is a lewid man to ruste ; * * * * * Wel oughte a prest ensample for to yive , 485 490 495 ли 500 505 By his clennesse , how that his scheep ...
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Page 6 - For if he yaf, he dorste make avaunt, He wiste that a man was repentaunt. For many a man so hard is of his herte, He may nat wepe al-thogh him sore smerte. 230 Therfore, in stede of weping and preyeres, Men moot yeve silver to the povre freres.
Page 4 - The reule of seint Maure or of seint Beneit, By-cause that it was old and som-del streit, This ilke monk leet olde thinges pace, And held after the newe world the space. He yaf nat of that text a pulled hen, That seith, that hunters been nat holy men...
Page 6 - And everich hostiler and tappestere Bet than a lazar or a beggestere; For un-to swich a worthy man as he Acorded nat, as by his facultee, To have with seke lazars aqueyntaunce.
Page 25 - And telle he moste his tale as was resoun, By forward and by co'mposicioun, As ye han herd ; what...
Page 156 - The man indeed ought not to cover his head, because he is the image and glory of God ; but the woman is the glory of the man.
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Page xlviii - But natheles, whyl I have tyme and space, Er that I ferther in this tale pace, Me thinketh it acordaunt to resoun, To telle yow al the condicioun Of ech of hem, so as it semed...
Page 21 - For this ye knowen al so wel as I, Whoso shal telle a tale after a man, He moot reherce as ny as evere he kan Everich a word, if it be in his charge, Al speke he never so rudeliche and large, Or ellis he moot telle his tale untrewe, Or feyne thyng, or fynde wordes newe.
Page 24 - And shortly for to tellen, as it was, Were it by aventure, or sort,*
Page 11 - ... me, That on his shyne a mormal hadde he! For blankmanger, that made he with the beste. A Shipman was ther, wonynge fer by weste; For aught I woot, he was of Dertemouthe.