The Canterbury tales of Chaucer, with notes by T. Tyrwhitt. [ed. by C.C. Clarke].1875 |
Términos y frases comunes
Absolon accented adown Alein allë anon Arcite armës Boccaccio bothë cæsura called Canterbury Canterbury Tales Chaucer Christ clerk creáture Custance Dame Decameron doth Du Cange Duke edition ellës Emily English eyen fair French French language friar gentle go'th Godde's Gower Harl hath heart holy honour John John of Gaunt king knight Knight's Tale lady language Latin lord lordës loven maken metre n'is never Nicholas nought Ormulum owen Palamon passage Petrarch poem poet poetry poorë pray probably PROLOGUE quod rhyme Robert of Brunne Roman de Rou saidë Saint Saxon sayn sayst shew Som'nour spake speak story suppose swived syllables tale tell tellen thee Theseida Theseus thine thing Thomas Chaucer translation unto verbs vers verse wife wight wise withouten word wordës wouldë yeoman youngë
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Página xl - Tis true I cannot go so far as he who published the last edition of him; for he would make us believe the fault is in our ears, and that there were really ten syllables in a verse where we find but nine...
Página 34 - I n'ot* which was the finer of them two), Ere it was day, as she was wont to do, She was arisen, and all ready dight*, For May will have no sluggardy a-night; The season pricketh every gentle heart, And maketh him out of his sleep to start, And saith, "Arise, and do thine observance.
Página 4 - Embrouded was he, as it were a mede Al ful of fresshe floures, whyte and rede. 90 Singinge he was, or floytinge, al the day ; He was as fresh as is the month of May.
Página 102 - Wincing she was, as is a jolly colt, Long as a mast, and upright as a bolt.
Página 48 - Is ridden to the fieldes him to play, Out of the court, were it a mile or tway : And to the grove, of which that I you told, By aventure his way...
Página 3 - And though that he was worthy he was wise, And of his port as meek as is a maid. He never yet no villainy9 ne said In all his life, unto no manner wight. He was a very perfect gentle knight.
Página 67 - And that, a sleeve embroider'd by his love. With Palamon, above the rest in place, Lycurgus came, the surly king of Thrace ; Black was his beard, and manly was his face: The...
Página xv - ... in many places unto the book that Gefferey chaucer had made. To whom I answered that I had made it accordyng to my copye and by me was nothyng added ne mynusshyd.