The Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer: With Poems Formely Printed Withhis Or Attributed to HimG. Bell and Sons, 1906 |
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... atte beste . And schortly , whan the sonne was3 to reste , So hadde I spoken with hem everychon , That I was of here felawschipe anon , And made forward ' erly to aryse , To take oure weye ther as I yow devyse . ' But natheles , whiles ...
... atte beste . And schortly , whan the sonne was3 to reste , So hadde I spoken with hem everychon , That I was of here felawschipe anon , And made forward ' erly to aryse , To take oure weye ther as I yow devyse . ' But natheles , whiles ...
Page 78
... atte siege hadde he be Of Algesir , ' and riden in Belmarie . " At Lieys was he , and at Satalie , * Whan they were wonne ; and in the Greete ' see At many a noble arive® hadde he be . At mortal batailles hadde he ben fitene , And ...
... atte siege hadde he be Of Algesir , ' and riden in Belmarie . " At Lieys was he , and at Satalie , * Whan they were wonne ; and in the Greete ' see At many a noble arive® hadde he be . At mortal batailles hadde he ben fitene , And ...
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... atte Bowc , For Frensch of Parys was to hire unknowe . At mete wel i - taught was sche withalle ; Sche leet no morsel from hire lippes falle , Ne wette hire fyngres in hire sauce deepe . Wel cowde sche carie a morsel , and wel keepe ...
... atte Bowc , For Frensch of Parys was to hire unknowe . At mete wel i - taught was sche withalle ; Sche leet no morsel from hire lippes falle , Ne wette hire fyngres in hire sauce deepe . Wel cowde sche carie a morsel , and wel keepe ...
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... atte hond With grys , ' and that the fynest of a lond . And for to festne his hood undur his chyn He hadde of gold y - wrought a curious pyn : A love - knotte in the gretter ende ther was His heed was ballid , and schon as eny glas ...
... atte hond With grys , ' and that the fynest of a lond . And for to festne his hood undur his chyn He hadde of gold y - wrought a curious pyn : A love - knotte in the gretter ende ther was His heed was ballid , and schon as eny glas ...
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... atte parvys , Ther was also , ful riche of excellence . Discret he was , and of gret reverence : He semed such , his wordes were so wise , Justice he was ful often in assise , By patent , and by pleyn commissioun ; For his science , and ...
... atte parvys , Ther was also , ful riche of excellence . Discret he was , and of gret reverence : He semed such , his wordes were so wise , Justice he was ful often in assise , By patent , and by pleyn commissioun ; For his science , and ...
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