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... noon other wight , Complayn I , for ye be my lady dere ; I am so sory now that ye been lyght , For , certes , but yf ye make me hevy chere , Me were as leef be layd upon my bere . In 1398 ( May 4 ) letters of protection were ...
... noon other wight , Complayn I , for ye be my lady dere ; I am so sory now that ye been lyght , For , certes , but yf ye make me hevy chere , Me were as leef be layd upon my bere . In 1398 ( May 4 ) letters of protection were ...
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... noon , That for my bokes maketh me to goon , But yt be seldom on the holy day , Save , certeynly , whan that the monethe of May Is comen , and that I here the foules synge , And that the floures gynnen for to sprynge , Farwel my boke ...
... noon , That for my bokes maketh me to goon , But yt be seldom on the holy day , Save , certeynly , whan that the monethe of May Is comen , and that I here the foules synge , And that the floures gynnen for to sprynge , Farwel my boke ...
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... noon other deme I can , For certeynly withouten drede ( doubt ) , A cherle is demed by his dede , Of hie or lowe , as ye may see , Or of what kynrede that he bee . ' ( Romaunt of the Rose , II . 2187-2202 . ) ' Lok who that is most ...
... noon other deme I can , For certeynly withouten drede ( doubt ) , A cherle is demed by his dede , Of hie or lowe , as ye may see , Or of what kynrede that he bee . ' ( Romaunt of the Rose , II . 2187-2202 . ) ' Lok who that is most ...
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... noon holy men ; Ne that a monk , whan he is cloysterles , Is likned to a fissche that is watirles , 180 This is to seyn , a monk out of his cloystre . But thilke text hild he not worth an oystre . And I seide his opinioun was good ...
... noon holy men ; Ne that a monk , whan he is cloysterles , Is likned to a fissche that is watirles , 180 This is to seyn , a monk out of his cloystre . But thilke text hild he not worth an oystre . And I seide his opinioun was good ...
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... noon that can So moche of daliaunce and fair langage . He hadde i - mad many a fair mariage Of yonge wymmen , at his owne cost . Unto his ordre he was a noble post . Ful wel biloved and famulier was he With frankeleyns overal in his ...
... noon that can So moche of daliaunce and fair langage . He hadde i - mad many a fair mariage Of yonge wymmen , at his owne cost . Unto his ordre he was a noble post . Ful wel biloved and famulier was he With frankeleyns overal in his ...
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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.
Page 2 - An horn he bar, the bawdrik" was of grene; A forster was he, soothly, as I gesse.
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.