Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer: Canterbury tales.- v. 3. Troylus and Cryseyde, etc.-v. 4. Romaunt of the rose, etcG. Bell, 1885 |
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... prest , ' let your man goon For quyksilver , that we it hadde anoon ; And let him bringe ounces tuo or thre ; And whan he cometh , as faste schul ye see A wonder thing , which ye saugh never er this . ' ' Sire , ' quod the prest , ' it ...
... prest , ' let your man goon For quyksilver , that we it hadde anoon ; And let him bringe ounces tuo or thre ; And whan he cometh , as faste schul ye see A wonder thing , which ye saugh never er this . ' ' Sire , ' quod the prest , ' it ...
Page 45
... prest ; and bad him hye These coles for to couchen al above The croislet ; for in tokenyng I the love , ' Quod this chanoun , ' thin oughne handes tuo Schal wirche al thing which that schal be do . ' ' Graunt mercy , ' quod the prest ...
... prest ; and bad him hye These coles for to couchen al above The croislet ; for in tokenyng I the love , ' Quod this chanoun , ' thin oughne handes tuo Schal wirche al thing which that schal be do . ' ' Graunt mercy , ' quod the prest ...
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... prest no thing , allas ! He demed alle the colis i - liche goode , For of the sleight he no thing understood . And whan this alcamister saugh his tyme , ' Rys up , sire prest , ' quod he , ' and stonde by me ; 1 St. Gile was a native of ...
... prest no thing , allas ! He demed alle the colis i - liche goode , For of the sleight he no thing understood . And whan this alcamister saugh his tyme , ' Rys up , sire prest , ' quod he , ' and stonde by me ; 1 St. Gile was a native of ...
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... prest it nought aspyde ; And in his sleeve agayn he gan it hyde ; And fro the fuyr he took up his mateere , And into the ingot put it with mery cheere ; And into the watir - vessel he it cast , Whan that him list , and bad this prest as ...
... prest it nought aspyde ; And in his sleeve agayn he gan it hyde ; And fro the fuyr he took up his mateere , And into the ingot put it with mery cheere ; And into the watir - vessel he it cast , Whan that him list , and bad this prest as ...
Page 48
... prest him busyeth in al that he can To doon as this chanoun , this cursed man , Comaunded him , and faste blew the fuyr , For to come to theffect of his desyr . And this chanoun right in the mene while Al redy was this prest eft to ...
... prest him busyeth in al that he can To doon as this chanoun , this cursed man , Comaunded him , and faste blew the fuyr , For to come to theffect of his desyr . And this chanoun right in the mene while Al redy was this prest eft to ...
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Page 187 - I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds ; I will be like the Most High. Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit.