...gladly teche.' The reading of the six manuscripts is : — ' Of studie took he most cure and most heedc. Not oo word spak he more than was neede ; And that was seyd in form and reverence And schort and quyk, and ful of high sentence. Sounynge in moral vertu was...

...busily gan for the soules preye Of hem that yaf Mm1) wherwith to scoleye, Of studie took he most eure and most heede. Not oo word spak he more than was neede, And that was seid in forme and reverence, And schort and guyk, and ful of high sentence. Sownynge in moral vertu was his speche, And gladly wolde...

...spente, sno And busily gan for the soules pray Of hem that gaf him wherwith to scolay. Of studie tooke he most cure and most heede. Not oo word spak he more' than was neede ; And that was seyd in form and reverence, 305 And schort and quyk, and ful of high sentence. Sownynge in moral vertu...

...al that he rnighteof his frcndcs hente, On bookes and on Icn1yng he it spcnte, 1on Of hem that_yaf him wherwith to scoleye, Of studie took he most cure and most hecde. Not oo word spak he more than was nccde, And that was seid in forme and reverence 305 And schort...

...sawtrie. But al be that he was a philosophre, Yet hadde he but litel gold in cofre ; . . . Ol stndie took he most cure and most heede. Not oo word spak...was neede, And that was seid in forme and reverence And schort and quyk, and fnl of high sentence. Bownynge in moral vertu was his speche, And gladly wolde...

...and reverence, Ne makede him a spiced conscience. (2) Ful lowde he sang, Com hider, love, to me. (3) Not oo word spak he more than was neede. And that was seid in forme and reverence And schort and quyk, and ful of high sentence. 3. Give a short account of Chaucer's works other than...

...On bookes and on lernyng he it spente, 300 And busily gan for the soules preye Of hem that ^afjiinj wherwith to scoleye, •'• Of studie took he most cure and most heede. Not "06 word spak he more than was neede, And that was seid in forme and reverence 305 And schort and quyk,...

...did, namely, as an Of hem that y&i him wherwith to scolaye Of studie took he moste cure and heede. 305 Not oo word spak he more than was neede ; And that was seyd in form and reverence, And schort and quyk, and ful of heygh sentence. Sownynge in moral vertn...

...lemyng he it spente, And busily gan for the soûles prey e Of hem that gaf him wherwith to scoleye,3 be married to their Lord, and partake of his glories,...Joseph, St Peter and St Paul, and all the married sain And schort and quyk, and ful of high sentence. Sownynge in moral vertu was his speche, And gladly wolde...

...busily gan for the soules pray Of hem that yaf him whcrwith to scolay. Of studie took he most cure and heede. Not oo word spak he more than was neede ; And that was seyd in forme and reverence, And short, and quyk, and ful of heigh sentence. Sownynge8 in moral vertu...