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... terms . On the 1st of December , Chaucer was dismissed from his offices of Comptroller of Wool , Woolfells and Leather , and of Comptroller of Petty Customs , and others were appointed in his place " . The loss of his emoluments reduced ...
... terms . On the 1st of December , Chaucer was dismissed from his offices of Comptroller of Wool , Woolfells and Leather , and of Comptroller of Petty Customs , and others were appointed in his place " . The loss of his emoluments reduced ...
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... term of two years , to sue or arrest him on any plea except it were connected with land . Five months later ( Oct. 18 ) the king made him a grant of a tun of wine a - year for life . Next year Henry Bolingbroke , son of John of Gaunt ...
... term of two years , to sue or arrest him on any plea except it were connected with land . Five months later ( Oct. 18 ) the king made him a grant of a tun of wine a - year for life . Next year Henry Bolingbroke , son of John of Gaunt ...
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... term , that is , persons of plebeian rank ) were necessarily prone to be guilty of base and unworthy actions ; and ... terms of praise as ' grand translateur , noble Geoffroy Chaucier ! ' But it is to the Canterbury Tales that Chaucer ...
... term , that is , persons of plebeian rank ) were necessarily prone to be guilty of base and unworthy actions ; and ... terms of praise as ' grand translateur , noble Geoffroy Chaucier ! ' But it is to the Canterbury Tales that Chaucer ...
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... terms with each member of the company . The host of the inn , ' Harry Bailly , ' made one more , and presided over this ' merry company ' during their journey to and from Canterbury . At his suggestion it was agreed that each pilgrim ...
... terms with each member of the company . The host of the inn , ' Harry Bailly , ' made one more , and presided over this ' merry company ' during their journey to and from Canterbury . At his suggestion it was agreed that each pilgrim ...
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... terms . But Chaucer , with few exceptions , employed only such terms as were in use in the spoken language , and stamped them with the impress of his genius , so that they became current coin of the literary realm . • The period in ...
... terms . But Chaucer , with few exceptions , employed only such terms as were in use in the spoken language , and stamped them with the impress of his genius , so that they became current coin of the literary realm . • The period in ...
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