Specimens of the Lyrical, Descriptive, and Narrative Poets of Great Britain, from Chaucer to the Present Day:: With a Preliminary Sketch of the History of Early English Poetry, and Biographical and Critical Notices, |
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Page 44
... better envyned ( e ) man was no wher non . Withouten bake mete never was his hous , Of fish and flesh , and that so plenteous , It snewed ( f ) in his hous of mete and drinke , Of alle deintees that men coud of thinke , After the sondry ...
... better envyned ( e ) man was no wher non . Withouten bake mete never was his hous , Of fish and flesh , and that so plenteous , It snewed ( f ) in his hous of mete and drinke , Of alle deintees that men coud of thinke , After the sondry ...
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... better preest , I trowe , that no wher ( b ) non is . He waited after no pompe ne reverence , Ne maked him no spiced ( c ) conscience , But Cristès lore , and his apostles twelve , He taught , but first he folwed it himselve . With him ...
... better preest , I trowe , that no wher ( b ) non is . He waited after no pompe ne reverence , Ne maked him no spiced ( c ) conscience , But Cristès lore , and his apostles twelve , He taught , but first he folwed it himselve . With him ...
Page 51
... better than his lord pourchase . Ful riche he was ystored privily . His lord wel coude he plesen subtilly , To yeve and lene him of his owen good , And have a thank , and yet a cote and hood . ( a ) Free from debt . ( c ) Returns ...
... better than his lord pourchase . Ful riche he was ystored privily . His lord wel coude he plesen subtilly , To yeve and lene him of his owen good , And have a thank , and yet a cote and hood . ( a ) Free from debt . ( c ) Returns ...
Page 53
... better felaw shulde a man not find . He wolde suffre for a quart of wine , A good felaw to have his concubine A twelve month , and excuse him at the full . Ful prively a finch eke coude he pull . And if he found owhere a good felawe ...
... better felaw shulde a man not find . He wolde suffre for a quart of wine , A good felaw to have his concubine A twelve month , and excuse him at the full . Ful prively a finch eke coude he pull . And if he found owhere a good felawe ...
Page 65
... better than this tale of real life . The King sees the Lady Jane from his prison window at Windsor , walking in a garden with her ladies at a very early hour : - 3 X. The longe dayes and the nightis eke I would bewail my fortune in this ...
... better than this tale of real life . The King sees the Lady Jane from his prison window at Windsor , walking in a garden with her ladies at a very early hour : - 3 X. The longe dayes and the nightis eke I would bewail my fortune in this ...
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