 Chaucer, thogh he kan but lewedly On metres and on rymyng craftily, Hath seyd hem in swich Englissh as he kan, Of olde tyme, as knoweth many a man. And if he have noght seyd hem, leve brother, In o book, he hath seyd hem in another. For he hath toold...  Chaucer: A Bibliographical Manual - Page 56by Eleanor Prescott Hammond - 1908 - 579 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Robert E. Lewis - Foreign Language Study - 1980 - 132 pages
...kingis rebelleb и descenciouns & batalles ben rered vp in it. (cl390) Chaucer CT.ML. B.50: Chaucer. . Hath seyd hem in swich Englissh as he kan Of olde tyme. (al393) Gower CA l.3390: This noble king. .Of Spaine be tho dales olde The kingdom hadde in governance.... | |
 | Robert E. Lewis - Foreign Language Study - 1960 - 132 pages
...Cuynde nab Closet ber-In Craftiliche [B: craftily] wib alle A loueli lemmon. (cl390) Chaucer CT.ML.B.48: Chaucer, thogh he kan but lewedly On metres and on rymyng craftily [vr. craftely],Hath seyd hem in swich Englissh as he kan. (al393) Gower CA l.1755: With no craft of... | |
 | Bernard Felix Hupp? - Literary Criticism - 1964 - 260 pages
...agreement. The Man of Law explains the difficulty he has in complying— with ironic reference to Chaucer: I kan right now no thrifty tale seyn That Chaucer,...kan Of olde tyme, as knoweth many a man; And if he have noght seyd hem, leve brother, In o book, he hath seyd hem in another. (II, 46-52) He then gives... | |
 | Hans Kurath, Sherman McAllister Kuhn, Robert E. Lewis - Foreign Language Study - 1970 - 132 pages
...pat who-so neuend )>at name Ihesu, He suld be staned to ded. (cl390) Chaucer CT.ML. B.50: Chaucer. . Hath seyd hem in swich Englissh as he kan Of olde tyme, as knoweth many a man. (cl395) Chaucer CT.Fkl. F.829: By procès, as ye knowen euerichoon, Men may so longe grauen in a stoon... | |
 | Robert E. Lewis, Sherman McAllister Kuhn - Foreign Language Study - 1972 - 132 pages
...moisty ale That he hath dronke, he speketh in his nose, And fneseth faste. (cl390) Chaucer CT.ML. B.47: Chaucer, thogh he kan but lewedly On metres and on...craftily, Hath seyd hem in swich Englissh as he kan. cl400 Wycl.Dominion 289: Antecristis clerkis. . aleggen. . to false sentense, fat secular men schulde... | |
 | Piero Boitani - Literary Criticism - 1986 - 326 pages
...that has not already been told by Chaucer: But nathelees, certeyn, I kan right now no thrifty talc seyn That Chaucer, thogh he kan but lewedly On metres...kan Of olde tyme, as knoweth many a man; And if he have noght seyd hem, leve brother, In o book, he hath seyd hem in another. (". 45-52) The Man of Law... | |
 | Dieter Mehl, Mehl Dieter - Literary Criticism - 1986 - 260 pages
...humorous reference to his alleged clumsiness in matters of metre and rhyme: But nathelees, certeyn, I kan right now no thrifty tale seyn That Chaucer,...kan Of olde tyme, as knoweth many a man; And if he have noght seyd hem, leve brother, In o book, he hath seyd hem in another. For he hath toold of loveris... | |
 | Laurel J. Brinton - Foreign Language Study - 1996 - 436 pages
...doubtless' (Chaucer, TC IV 71-72) d. "But nathclces, certcyn,/! kan right now no thrifty talc scyn/ That Chaucer, thogh he kan but lewedly/ On metres...craftily,/ Hath seyd hem in swich Englissh as he kan/ Of aide tymc, as knoweth many a man." 'But nevertheless, certainly, I can right now no suitable tale tell... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1928 - 760 pages
...now no thrifty tale seyn That Chaucer, thogh he kan but lewedly On metres and on rymyng craftily, 48 Hath seyd hem in swich Englissh as he kan Of olde tyme, as knoweth many a man. And if he have noght seyd hem, leve brother, In o book, he hath seyd hem in another; 52 For he hath toold of... | |
 | Christopher Cannon - Foreign Language Study - 1998 - 468 pages
...particular words have acquired such importance for poets and scholars alike - for six hundred years. I kan right now no thrifty tale seyn That Chaucer...englissh as he kan Of olde tyme as knoweth many a man. Introduction to the Man of Law's Tale (и, 46-50) ... | |
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