...I will follow neither of them. Our countryman, in the end of his Characters, before the CANTEBBURY TALES, thus excuses the ribaldry, which is very gross,...player. Or elles he moste tellen his tale untrewe, Or feinen thinges, or fiuden wordes newe. He may not spare, although he were his brother; He moste as...

...delicacy for which the sacrifice had been made. Chaucer observes with great naivete, " Whoso shall tell a tale after a man, " He moste reherse as neighe as...charge^ " All speke he never so rudely and so large :?-•And indeed the age of Chaucer, like that of Juvenal, allowed of such liberties. Other times,...

...delicacy for which the sacrifice had been made. Chaucer observes with great naivete, " Whoso shall tell a tale after a man, " He moste reherse as neighe as...charge, " All speke he never so rudely and so large : — And indeed the age of Chaucer, like that of Juvenal, allowed of such liberties. Other times,...

...from many celelrated Manuscripts. By Thomas Johncs. Who so shall telle a tale after a man, He mosie reherse, as neighe as ever he can, Everich word, if...charge, All speke he never so rudely and so large; Or else he moste tellen his tale untrewe, Or feinen thinges, or linden wordes ncwe. CHAUCER'S PKOLOGUE....

...sacrifice had been made. Chaucer observes with great naivete, " Whoso shall tell a tale after a man, " lie moste reherse as neighe as ever he can " Everich word,...charge, " All speke he never so rudely and so large :" — And indeed the age of Chaucer, like that of Juvenal, allowed of such liberties. Other times,...

...made. Chaucer observes with great naivete, " Whoso shall tell a tale after a man, " He moste rcherse as neighe as ever he can " Everich word, if it be...charge, " All speke he never so rudely and so large :"— And indeed the age of Chaucer, like that of Juvenal, allowed of such liberties. Other times,...

...with great naivete, " Whoso shall tell a tale after a man, " He moste reherse as neighe as ever be can " Everich word, if it be in his charge, " All speke he never so rudely and so large :" — And indeed the age of Chaucer, like that of Juvenal, allowed of such liberties. Other times,...

...: Who so shall telle a tale after a man, He moste reherse as neighe as ever he can, Everich worde, if it be in his charge, All speke he never so rudely and so large j Or elles he moste teilen his tale untrewc, Or feinen thinges, or finden wordes newe. CHAUCER'S rRcrlocuE....

...To tellen you hir wordes, and hir chere : Ne though I speke hir wordes proprely, For this ye knoweu al so well as I, Who so shall telle a tale after a...charge, ' All speke he, never so rudely and so large : Or elles he moste tellen his tale untrewe, Or feinen thinges, or finden wordes newe : He may not...

...chere : Ne though I speke hir wordes proprely, For this ye knowen al so well as I, Who so shall tulle a tale after a man, He moste reherse as neighe as...charge, All speke he, never so rudely and so large : Or elles he moste tellen his tale untrewe, Or feinen thinges, or finden wordes newe : He may not...