 | Henry John Todd - Narrative poetry, English - 1810 - 466 pages
...men not dispitous, Ne of his speche dangerous ne digne, But in his teching discrete and benigne. 520 To drawen folk to heven, with fairenesse, By good...estat, Him wolde he snibben sharply for the nones. 525 A better preest I trowe that nowher non is. He waited after no pompe ne reverence, Ne maked him... | |
 | Henry John Todd - Narrative poetry, English - 1810 - 470 pages
...men not dispitous, Ne of his speche dangerous ne digne, But in his teching discrete and benigne. 520 To drawen folk to heven, with fairenesse, By good...estat, Him wolde he snibben sharply for the nones. 525 A better preest I trowe that nowher non is. He waited after no pompe ne reverence, Ne maked him... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - English poetry - 1810 - 766 pages
...sinful men not dispitous, Ne of his speche dangerous nc digne, Bat in his teaching discrete and henigne. To drawen folk to Heven, with fairenesse, By good ensample, was his besinesse: Bat it were any personc obstinat, What so he were of highe, or low estat, Him wolde he snibben sharply... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Authors, English - 1819 - 432 pages
...He was to sinful men not dispitous, Ne of his speche dangerous ne digne, But in his teching discrete and benigne. To drawen folk to heven, with fairenesse,...sharply for the nones. A better preest I trowe that nowher a non is. He waited after no pompe ne reverence, Ne maked him no spiced * conscience, But Cristes... | |
 | Thomas Campbell - Authors, English - 1819 - 420 pages
...He was to sinful men not dispitous, Ne of his speche dangerous ne digne, But in his teching discrete and benigne. To drawen folk to heven, with fairenesse,...were of highe, or low estat, Him wolde he snibben l sharply for the nones. A better preest I trowe that nowher2 non is. He waited after no pompe ne reverence,... | |
 | British poets - Classical poetry - 1822 - 388 pages
...He was to sinful men not dispitous, Ne of his speche dangerous ne digne, But in his teching discrete and benigne. To drawen folk to heven, with fairenesse,...sharply for the nones. A better preest I trowe that nowher non is. He waited after no pompe ne reverence, Ne maked him no spiced conscience, But Cristes... | |
 | William Hazlitt - English poetry - 1824 - 1062 pages
...to sinful men, not dispitous ; Ne of his speche dangerous ne digne ; But, in his teching, discrete / preeet I trowe that no wher non is. He waited after no pompe ne reverence, Ne maked him no spiced conscience... | |
 | John Johnstone (of Edinburgh.) - English poetry - 1828 - 600 pages
...was to sinful men not dispitous, Ne of his speche dangerous ne digne, But in his teaching discrete and benigne. To drawen folk to heven, with fairenesse,...he were of highe, or low estat Him wolde he snibben (a) sharply for the nones. A better preest, I trowe, that no wher (6) non is. He waited after no pompe... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1830 - 368 pages
...He was to sinful men not dispitous, Ne of his speche dangerous ne digne, But in his teching discrete and benigne. To drawen folk to heven, with fairenesse,...his besinesse : But it were any persone obstinat, 523 What so he were of highe, or low estat, a* Him wolde he snibben sharply for the nones. A better... | |
 | Geoffrey Chaucer - 1830 - 364 pages
...He was to sinful men not dispitous, Ne of his speche dangerous ne digne, But in his teching discrete and benigne. To drawen folk to heven, with fairenesse,...his besinesse : But it were any persone obstinat, 523 What so he were of highe, or low estat, sti Him wolde he snibben sharply for the nones. A better... | |
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But in his teching discrete and benigne. To drawen folk to heven, with fairenesse, By good ensample, was his besinesse : But it were any persone obstinat, What so he were of highe, or low estat, Him wolde he snibben sharply for the nones. 
