Canterbury Tales

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Harrap, 1928 - 721 Seiten
 

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Seite 149 - Thanne longen folk to goon on pilgrimages. And palmeres for to seken straunge strondes. To feme halwes. kowthe in sondry londes; And specially from every shires ende Of Engelond to Caunterbury they wende. The hooly blisful martir for to seke. That hem hath holpen whan that they were seeke.
Seite 415 - But yet to me she wol nat do that grace, For which ful pale and welked is my face.
Seite 168 - He moste preche and wel affile his tonge To wynne silver, as he ful wel koude; Therfore he song the murierly and loude. Now have I toold you shortly in a clause Th'estaat, th'array, the nombre, and eek the cause Why that assembled was this compaignye In Southwerk, at this gentil hostelrye That highte the Tabard, faste by the Belle.
Seite 170 - And which of yow that bereth hym best of alle, That is to seyn, that telleth in this caas Tales of best sentence and moost solaas, Shal...
Seite 292 - As help me God, whan that I saugh hym go After the beere, me thoughte he hadde a paire Of legges and of feet so clene and faire That al myn herte I yaf unto his hoold.
Seite 170 - And we wol reuled been at his devys In heigh and lough ; and thus by oon assent We been acorded to his juggement. And therupon the wyn was fet anon ; We dronken and to reste wente echon 820 Withouten any lenger taryynge. Amorwe, whan that day gan for to sprynge, Up roos oure Hoost and was oure aller cok, And gadrede us togidre alle in a flok, And forth we riden, a litel moore than paas...
Seite 149 - And bathed every veyne in swich licour. Of which vertu engendred is the flour; Whan Zephirus eek with his swete breeth Inspired hath in every holt and heeth The tendre croppes...
Seite 153 - Hir nose tretys, hir eyen greye as glas, Hir mouth ful smal, and therto softe and reed; But sikerly she hadde a fair forheed; It was almoost a spanne brood, I trowe; For, hardily, she was nat undergrowe.
Seite 450 - I gabbe nat, so have I joye or blis,— Two men that wolde han passed over see, For certeyn cause, into a fer...
Seite 294 - By God, if wommen hadde writen stories, As clerkes han withinne hire oratories, They wolde han writen of men moore wikkednesse Than all the mark of Adam may redresse.

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