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... Melibee , ver . 1 3895- 13900 - The two additional ftanzas , which were first printed in ed . Urr . from mf . F. [ H. 1 , in Urry's lift , ] and which ferve to introduce The Frankelein's Tale next to The Clerkes , are evidently , I ...
... Melibee , ver . 1 3895- 13900 - The two additional ftanzas , which were first printed in ed . Urr . from mf . F. [ H. 1 , in Urry's lift , ] and which ferve to introduce The Frankelein's Tale next to The Clerkes , are evidently , I ...
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... fuccceding compilers of Les fept Sages and of Eroßto have from le- bers . Neither the Rory mentioned in the text , nor the two others which This Melibee answered unto his wif Prudence ; I purpose 24 140 THE TALE OF MELIBEUS .
... fuccceding compilers of Les fept Sages and of Eroßto have from le- bers . Neither the Rory mentioned in the text , nor the two others which This Melibee answered unto his wif Prudence ; I purpose 24 140 THE TALE OF MELIBEUS .
Page 141
John Bell. This Melibee answered unto his wif Prudence ; I purpose not ( quod he ) to werken by thy confeil for work of the Dolopatos , and therefore I prefume that it was in- ferted by Hebers , ( or the monk whofe Latin he tranflated ) ...
John Bell. This Melibee answered unto his wif Prudence ; I purpose not ( quod he ) to werken by thy confeil for work of the Dolopatos , and therefore I prefume that it was in- ferted by Hebers , ( or the monk whofe Latin he tranflated ) ...
Page 149
... Melibee had herd the wordes of his wif Pru- dence he fayd thus ; Ife wel that the word of Salomon is foth , for he faith that wordes that ben spoken dif- cretly by ordinaunce ben hopiecombes , for they yeven fweteneffe to the foule and ...
... Melibee had herd the wordes of his wif Pru- dence he fayd thus ; Ife wel that the word of Salomon is foth , for he faith that wordes that ben spoken dif- cretly by ordinaunce ben hopiecombes , for they yeven fweteneffe to the foule and ...
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... Melibee , this is to sayn , a man that drinketh hony . Thou haft dronke so muche hony of fwete temporel richeffes , and delices , and honours of this world , that thou art dronken , and haft forgotten Jefu Crift thy creatour : thou ne ...
... Melibee , this is to sayn , a man that drinketh hony . Thou haft dronke so muche hony of fwete temporel richeffes , and delices , and honours of this world , that thou art dronken , and haft forgotten Jefu Crift thy creatour : thou ne ...
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Page 206 - ne wiste I what ye mente. But now, Aurelie, I knowe your entente, By thilke god that yaf me soule and lyf, Ne shal I never been untrewe wyf In word ne werk, as fer as I have wit: I wol ben his to whom that I am knit; Tak this for fynal answer as of me.
Page 187 - But rather ete the flesh upon us two. Our flesh thou yaf ' us, take our flesh us fro, And ete ynough...
Page 89 - His tendre limmes, delicat to sight, Fro foules and fro bestes for to save. But she non answer of him mighte have, He went his way, as him no thing ne rought, But to Boloigne he tendrely it brought. This markis wondreth ever lenger the more Upon...
Page 161 - And by his side a naked swerd hanging : And up he rideth to the highe bord. In all the halle ne was ther spoke a word, For mervaille of this knight ; him to behold Ful besily they waiten yong and old.
Page 29 - But I to you be al so good and trewe As ever was wif sin that the world was newe, And but I be to-morwe as faire to seen As any lady, emperice, or quene, That is betwix the est and eke the west, Doth with my lif and deth right as you lest Cast up the curtein, loke how that it is.
Page 58 - A, yeve that covent half a quarter otes; And yeve that covent four and twenty grotes; And yeve that frere a peny, and let him go: Nay, nay, Thomas, it may no thing be so. What is a ferthing worth parted on twelve ? Lo, eche thing that is oned in himselve Is more strong than whan it is yscatered.
Page 165 - Poileis courser were; For certes, fro his tayl unto his ere Nature ne art ne coud him not amend In no degree, as all the peple wend. But evermore hir moste wonder was, How that it coude gon, and was of bras; It was of faerie, as the peple semed. Diverse folk diversely han demed; As many heds, as many wittes ben.
Page 105 - The gold of hem hath now so bad alayes With bras, that though the coine be faire at eye, It wolde rather brast atwo than plie. For which here, for the wives love of Bathe, Whos lif and al hire secte God maintene In high maistrie, and elles were it scathe, I wol with lusty herte fresshe and grene, Say you a song to gladen you, I wene: And let us stint of ernestful matere.
Page 41 - Sompnour shope him for to wende, They saw a cart that charged was with hay, Which that a carter drove forth on his way. Depe was the way, for which the carte stood ; The carter smote, and cried as he were wood, Heit, Scot ; heit, Brok ; what, spare ye for the stones ? The fend...