The prologue to the Canterbury tales: the Knightes tale, the Nonnes prestes tale

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Macmillan, 1901 - 221 من الصفحات
 

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الصفحة 135 - For Seint Paul seith that al that writen is, To oure doctrine it is y-write y-wis ; Taketh the fruyt and lat the chaf be stille.
الصفحة 28 - And wel I woot, as ye goon by the weye, Ye shapen yow to talen and to pleye...
الصفحة 28 - Now, lordynges, trewely, Ye been to me right welcome, hertely; For by my trouthe, if that I shal nat lye, I saugh nat this yeer so myrie a compaignye Atones in this herberwe as is now. 765 Fayn wolde I doon yow myrthe, wiste I how.
الصفحة 135 - but god yeve him meschaunce, That is so undiscreet of governaunce, That jangleth whan he sholde holde his pees.' Lo, swich it is for to be recchelees, And necligent, and truste on flaterye. But ye that holden this tale a folye, As of a fox, or of a cok and hen, Taketh the moralitee, good men.
الصفحة lxxxi - Everich, for the wisdom that he can, Was shaply for to been an alderman. For catel hadde they ynogh and rente, And eek hir wyves wolde it wel assente; And elles certeyn were they to blame. 375 It is ful fair to been y-clept ma dame, And goon to vigilyes al bifore, And have a mantel roialliche y-bore.
الصفحة 24 - Thanne wolde he speke, and crye as he were wood. And whan that he wel dronken hadde the wyn, Than wolde he speke no word but Latyn. A fewe termes hadde he, two or...
الصفحة 7 - And heeld after the newe world the space. He yaf nat of that text a pulled...
الصفحة 116 - And he answerde, and seyde thus: "Madame, I pray yow that ye take it nat agrief. By God, me mette I was in swich meschief Right now, that yet myn herte is soore afright. Now God," quod he, "my swevene recche aright, And kepe my body out of foul prisoun!
الصفحة 134 - In al his drede, un-to the fox he spak, And seyde, ' sire, if that I were as ye, Yet sholde...
الصفحة 1 - Bifil that in that seson on a day. In Southwerk at the Tabard as I lay Redy to wenden on my pilgrymage To Caunterbury with ful devout corage.

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